Windows Mixed Reality Dell Visor Review! Block Ads That Mine Cryptocurrency, Online Privacy Upgrade!

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01:05 Dell Visor Windows Mixed Reality Review
Just months after launch almost ALL of the Windows Mixed Reality headset got cheap: Dell’s Visor with Controllers is $289, down form $449! Is a Windows Mixed Reality headset as good as Oculus Rift or HTC Vive??? (And what kind of GPU will you need to run it???) Watch the video to find out!
https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Virtual-Reality-Controllers-Compatible/dp/B077R65C4D
http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/the-dell-visor/apd/536-bbbr/gaming

11:52 DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials!!!
RP emailed, “DuckDuckGo spreads their wings. “Privacy, simplified.” Well, I guess users will have to see about that.” We review the features in DuckDuckGo’s new Privacy Essentials extension in the video!
https://duckduckgo.com
https://spreadprivacy.com/privacy-simplified/

16:18 Cryptomining Ad Blockers
@JBf00LZ tweets, “should we be worried about a trend that will replace ads with web-based cryptocurrency miners? Are chrome ext like minerBlock worth using?” With CPU sucking ads on sites as big as YouTube, running MinerBlock or NoCoin on your browser is an excellent idea! (Make sure you don’t download a fake!)
https://twitter.com/JBf00LZ/status/956999281075826688
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/01/now-
even-youtube-serves-ads-with-cpu-draining-cryptocurrency-miners/
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/minerblock/emikbbbebcdfohonlaifafnoanocnebl?hl=en
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/no-coin-block-miners-on-t/gojamcfopckidlocpkbelmpjcgmbgjcl
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-minerblock-extension-repeatedly-playing-videos-in-the-background/

20:58 Firefox Quantum
While we’re talking browsers, Firefox Quantum is an EPIC update to Mozilla’s Firefox. If you gave up on Firefox ’cause performance sucked…. they fixed if. Give it a shot!
https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2017/11/14/introducing-firefox-quantum/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

22:32 What to do before you wipe, sell, or return that PC!
We go over the list of what to back up, remove, or check before you wipe or reset your old machine. Tools we mention in the video include Windows Back up using File History, Macrium Reflect Free, how to Reset Windows 10, Belarc Advisor, Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder, DBAN and Blanco Drive Eraser!
https://www.howtogeek.com/74623/how-to-use-the-new-file-history-feature-in-windows-8/
https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12415/windows-10-recovery-options
https://www.belarc.com/products_belarc_advisor
https://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/
https://dban.org

30:11 GPU Pricing Update
Woo-hoo, my 1070 is down to $899??? Also, last week, we looked on Dell for Nvidia GTX powered machines and found one $3000 machine. Turns out if you go through Alienware.com… there are more Nvidia GTX 1060/1070/1080 options.
https://camelcamelcamel.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-08G-P4-6173-KR/product/B01GX5YWAO?context=search
http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-desktop-computers/sc/desktops?appliedRefinements=7705
http://www.dell.com/en-us/gaming/alienware
http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/cty/pdp/spd/alienware-aurora-r7-desktop

34:09 Do Something Analog
Like John, who emailed [email protected], “As much as I love my video gaming (been doing it since the Atari 2600 and Commodore 64 were new) sometimes I need to do something more creative. Our dog was really awful at trying to get to the cats’ food. I had had enough and designed a new “kitty city.” Photos of this epic build in the video!

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