Poutine, Power & Portable PCs on TechtalkRadio | EP 486

The crew is back together for TechtalkRadio Episode 486: Poutine, Power & Portable PCs! Andy Taylor, Shawn DeWeerd and Justin Lemme catch up on severe weather, Gen Con adventures and Shawn's travels — including a trip to Canada that somehow leads to Andy getting an education on the Canadian favorite, poutine. Shawn shares his experience with an Anker SOLIX home battery backup and portable solar panels, while Justin talks about taking a practical approach to emergency preparedness by slowly stocking water, food, lighting and other essentials. Andy gets hands-on with the latest ASUS Zenbook Duo, featuring two 14-inch 3K OLED displays, a removable Bluetooth keyboard, Intel Core Ultra 9 processor, 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. The guys also discuss rising RAM and storage prices and why building your own PC may not be the bargain it once was. A listener's inherited Windows 10 laptop sparks a conversation about wiping an old PC, moving to Windows 11 or giving Linux Mint a try. Andy also shares the story of troubleshooting a laptop with just 9MB of storage remaining! Plus, Andy checks out the new folding Logitech MobiFold Bluetooth mouse, and Justin explains why his job in IT occasionally involves slinging hot dogs and serving Dippin' Dots. It's tech, troubleshooting, preparedness, gadgets, poutine and plenty of laughs with Andy, Shawn and Justin on TechtalkRadio!