Michael is a Podcaster, Marketer, Designer, and Writer. He has been a Linux Enthusiast for almost 20 years and contributed to a wide variety of projects. Michael currently creates educational and informational content with TuxDigital.com and a weekly Linux News podcast called “This Week in Linux“.
Michael is not really a hardware enthusiast at the moment so why is he on a hardware podcast? Michael wants to be a Hardware Addict, he's always been more comfortable on the software side of tech but wants expand his horizons. So if you are in the same situation as Michael, you can join him in going from Padawan to Hardware Jedi.
Michael Tunnell has hosted 79 Episodes.
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31: Fully Upgradable Modular Laptop by Framework, Awaken Your Inner Hardware Geek!
March 12th, 2021 | 52 mins 59 secs
In this episode, we’re going to discuss a laptop that's made to last. Not just built well but fully modular to upgrade the machine as your heart desires. Oh...and it's not some gigantic 8 inch thick monstrosity either. We then head to the camera corner where Wendy will discuss a Zeiss camera with Adobe Lightroom built in?!?
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30: Starlink Using Satellites To Bring High Speed Internet To Everyone!
February 26th, 2021 | 53 mins 4 secs
In this episode, we’re going to discuss Starlink, a new internet service for the entire globe. If you’re sick and tired of only having one ISP…you won’t want to miss this discussion. Then we head to Camera Corner where Wendy takes us through the camera menu. The most elusive of all menus besides the old VCR.
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29: Lookout Apple, AMD & Samsung Are Coming For Your SoC Lunch! Sony Alpha 1 In The Camera Corner!
February 12th, 2021 | 38 mins 26 secs
In this episode, we’re going to discuss a partnership between AMD and Samsung that’s going to have Apple using their cash to wipe away their jealousy tears. Can you say Radeon inside? Then we head to Camera Corner where Wendy discusses a camera so amazing, it has her drooling for a chance to get her hands on it.
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28: Our Coverage Of CES 2021's Best Tech Innovations
January 29th, 2021 | 49 mins 17 secs
In this episode, we’re going to discuss all of our favorite tech of CES 2021. Last episode we discussed Lenovo’s new AR device but this week, we cover all the other gadgets that caught our attention this year. Then we head to Camera Corner where Wendy discusses a community question about printing your photographs.
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27: CES 2021 - Are The Days Of Dual Monitors A Thing Of The Past? AR Says Yes!
January 15th, 2021 | 37 mins 21 secs
In this episode, we’re going to discuss a recent product unveiling at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2021 by Lenovo targeting the AR world and answering the question; are the days of our two or three or more monitors sitting on our desk a thing of the past? Then we head to Camera Corner where Wendy discusses Graphics Tablets.
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26: Why Is All Hardware Out Of Stock? GDDR In Your Desktop? Plus HDR Photography
January 1st, 2021 | 36 mins 45 secs
In this episode, we’re going to discuss why there is no hardware in stock anywhere and deliver you a brain filler on one of the alleged culprits GDDR Memory. Then we head to Camera Corner where Wendy discusses creating HDR images.
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25: AMD's SMT vs Intel's Hyper-threading & Answering Your Camera Questions
December 18th, 2020 | 34 mins 1 sec
In this episode, we’re going to discuss a listeners question regarding simultaneous multi-threading or SMT. If you’ve ever wondered whether hyper-threading or SMT doubles your multi-core workload and whether there are there specific workloads that would benefit more from the hyper-threading...this episode is for you! We’re going to unravel these threads for you right here on this show. Then we head to Camera Corner where Wendy answers a question from the community about megapixels.
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24: 2020 Hardware Gift Guide For The Geek In Your Life!
December 4th, 2020 | 55 mins 38 secs
In this episode, we’re going to discuss our favorite hardware of 2020. This is the episode you want to play in front of your family members so you get the perfect gift for the holidays. No more ties or robes...nay, we need circuits, transistors, and switches. Then we head to Camera Corner where Wendy answers your community questions.
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23: Apple's One More Thing ARM Silicon Flop & Canon's 250MP Monster
November 20th, 2020 | 51 mins 24 secs
In this episode, we’re going to discuss Apple's One More Thing event and whether there is anything of interest in their latest offering of Apple Silicon. Does this move away from Intel and AMD helpful to just Apple or the consumer...what does this mean for the PC market as we know it? We'll get into all of that. Then we head to Camera Corner where Wendy discussed a 250MP Canon Monster and a community member request is fulfilled.
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22: AMD Zen 3 To Center Your Chi & Radeon 6000 Series - A Full AMD Extravaganza!
November 6th, 2020 | 49 mins 18 secs
In this episode, we discuss AMD’s Radeon 6000 series, and we cover the complete AMD Zen 3 CPU line-up. A complete episode dedicated to AMD and all the Lisa Su jaw dropping moments that will have you needing a bib to catch the drool. We have a lot to cover and not nearly enough time so let’s get into it.
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21: Apple's iPhone 12 gets 5G, 5nm & Convergence with Homepod Mini
October 23rd, 2020 | 57 mins 44 secs
In this episode, we’re going to discuss Apple event that occured Oct 13th which includes a new 5G iPhone, Homepod Mini and lots of camera talk we need Wendy to interpret. We cover all four new iPhone devices and the new 5nm A14 including iPhone 12, 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max.
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20: AMD's Big Navi Market Disruption & Nvidia Boost Clock Woes : Plus Minimum PC Specs For Photography
October 9th, 2020 | 43 mins 53 secs
In this episode, we’re going to discuss AMD’s new Big Navi line, they’ve conveniently leaked some specs that have us all on the edge of our seats, and we will cover Nvidia’s very unfortunate issues with GPU Boost on their brand-new GPU’s. Next we head to the popular Camera Corner with Wendy where we discuss minimum PC specs for image editing.