I can't help but think that generative "AI"s will hit a practical limit in terms of both the datasets they need to improve (nominal improvements in output require inordinate increases in data) and the resources (both computing and electrical power) needed to generate that output. In simple terms, it will come down to cost vs benefit. The costs will only increase exponentially, whilst the benefits will be in smaller increments. (Computerphile did a video about this.)
@@fredsmith1970A rather small product promoting video production will set you back around $10k. I’ve seen a 100% AI generated video that looked impressive and that also was the opinion of some professional videographers I know. I don’t think AI will replace videographers, at least not 100%. Video and film makers will (and already do) use AI for their productions.
@@fredsmith1970 it has already hit a practical limit. it's still powerful for people who put in the legwork, but the stupid and lazy will still find no real use for it.
Congratulations on another successful year of your channel, Christopher! More than 1,000,000 subs! An amazing feat...and well-deserved because of your excellent content! Cheers!
I really, really hope that 2025 will be the year that more people switch to Linux and that newer, nicer computers deemed unable to run Windows 11 wind up in the second-hand market rather than a landfill. Also, it's always good to see more stuff from you. There is never such a thing as too much Chris. :)
yeah I plan transitioning to Mint towards the end of the month, when I got my end of year time off of work got a dual boot set up already but have not yet made the call to cull windoof 11
VMWARE Workstation is now free for Linux and Windows. You can run Linux and run VMWARE WS on it and Windows in a VM. So best of all worlds. AND, WS runs better than WSL2 over-all. WS can run *BSD, Linux, Solaris, OpenVMS, Windows, just about anything X86-based.
@@Doesntcompute2k As the original poster said, used hardware capable of running Linux extremely well but can't run Windows 11 is extremely cheap at the moment. If you can afford to do it, then putting Linux on a separate computer is always the best way to do it - and the easiest way for Linux beginners.
@@Chiaros There is plenty of it. Here in the UK, the "sweet spot" currently are HP, Lenovo or Dell Small Form Factor PCs with 3rd or 4th generation Core i5 or i7 CPUs and usually a minimum of 4GB RAM that you can pick up on "your favourite auction site" for prices starting as low as £20-£30, if you keep an eye open.
Thanks for your videos this year so far, and hopefully if we are all still here in 2025 and not atomised, then 2025 looks like another banger, as the young people like to say...
Even if you talked absolute rubbish i would still watch, just for the joy of watching something thats not interrupted every few minutes with mindless adverts. The fact that you DONT talk rubbish, and are very informative, is the icing on the cake!😀
Thank you Chris for all your hard work & the excellent video content that you produce for us to enjoy on the channel! I’m looking forward to what 2025 will bring in the mini pc space as well. I looked at the cost of an extended esu for Win 10 home user & it mentioned $30 for a year, beyond that? The education version starts at $1 then doubles each year for a 3 year period of support, time switch to Linux on an old Win 10 machine!! Something for the tea fund, enjoy the 🦆🦆🦆quack quack!!
@alanthornton3530 I'm doing just fine and enjoying the leftovers and not having to cook! Tomorrow or at some point in the week ahead, I gotta put our Christmas tree up. What a jump between holidays!
Good Morning Mr. Barnatt!! I subscribed to your other you tube channel this morning and thoroughly enjoyed your 2024 update!I got up early as I have to go to work playing a Christmas show this afternoon! I'll catch up on your other channel when I get home this evening!! I look forward to spending 52 Sundays a year with you explaining computers!! Thanks for all you do and God Bless You!!
First, thank you for your videos! Also a very exciting topic for 2025 are silent PCs with passive cooling. This year I bought a refurbished silent mini pc which serves me as a home server and also this episode of explaining computers I am watching on a completely silent Chromebook connected to a 4K Monitor. The APUs are getting stronger and stronger while consuming less power. Chris, I hope you keep your eye on this topic too :)
Another excellent update. As always, I appreciate your transparency and willingness to share your thoughts. I agree wholeheartedly with your reservations about the current wave of AI applications, thank you for saying what others most often do not.
Another great year. Looking forward to next with your great work. But what happened to the end of year reflective walk in the park, with flask, sandwiches chat with the ducks, and being chased by seagulls at the beach, that were treated to every year ? LOL
I'm excited to hear about the new channel! I quite enjoy the presentation style and quality of comment here. I look forward to what we have in the coming year (and may it be more growth in RISC V hardware, software and support.)
It's been a difficult year for most people, but having your videos to look forward to makes life that little bit better. I have subscribed to your new channel and am looking forward to lots more videos in the new year. A very early Merry Christmas and an even earlier Happy New Year!!! See you again real soon. Take care and stay safe, Joe
Thank you for the update! You definitely spread your fire on to me when it comes to Risc V and I really consider to get one of the milk v board, even though I'm not a developer and more of a tinkerer. Maybe you could record a video about the Titan Flasher? I think this would be a great place to start for new users of this architecture. Anyway, keep it up and see you soon!
Mr. Barnatt, your TH-cam channel is a late discovery. I began my career in 1975 and find that your expertise still informs and enhances my enjoyment of the art and science of Computers. Thank you, and best wishes for the year to come.
Thanks Chris. It wasn't that long ago when you expressed concerns about the channels future and, hey presto over a million subscribers ! I think I speak for everyone who have been watching this channel for years have appreciated the no nonsense, intelligent, calm, measured presentation. Just carry on what you're doing. 👍
Congratulations for another great year on EC ! Always a pleasure to have notifications about new videos on the channel (not to mention lots of useful infos in them). P.S. And even congrats on one of the constants of the channel: the (all black) garment 🙂
The new channel is very interesting, and I did enjoy the steam model. But what is more important is the duck video on the new channel that needs further investigation 😉 Seriously though, it looks like exciting times for you on TH-cam.
Chris, looking forward to another exciting year 2025. I've enjoyed the journey so far and always will. I've subscribed to the new channel and look forward to viewing it's content. Your loyal friend always. 🤠👍
Thanks so much Chris @ExplainingComputers for the enlightening update on THIS channel. I'll be sure to check out your NEW channel also, right after I finish typing out this comment. Keep up the good work ... looking forward to that content you mentioned for 2025. See you then =)
Another great channel update Chris! Thanks for reminding me about the PI 5 case you reviewed this year. I will start saving my pennies to purchase one. Although I did test/install/purchase some of the things you reviewed, that one slipped through the cracks. Will you be doing anymore videos on installing Win11 on non-compliant PC's? That process may evolve yet again in 2025. I am looking forward to all the wondrous tech your will be presenting in 2025. Thanks completing another informative (and humorous) year. Take Good Care Chris!
I will say, you can explain things very well. & I may be one that goes back to Linux when W-10 is done. I was going to build a W-11 rig, but my youngest sister needed a new computer, so I sent her all my components & her oldest son put it together for her. :-) I may also try a SBC, as my computing needs are much smaller now. At 63, eMail, letters, cards... most can be done on my phone with reading glasses. Thank you for your videos, even those above my pay grade. :) Godspeed in 2025.
Thank you, Christopher for keeping it old school and yet being so thoroughly modern. This channel encapsulates the best of what I love about computing.
Chris, the outstanding content of your videos has made an impression on the viewing public and your community will continue to grow. The TH-cam plaque is well-deserved. Please accept this humble thanks for getting me through the decision process for switching from Windows to Linux (Linux Mint). I look forward to another year of learning from you!
Perfect timing that this came out just as I finished watching the Steam Engine and Rotocasting video on your new channel. I'll have to slowly migrate to Photopea like you in the future as it's a bit of a pain to keep rebooting to Windows from Linux just for Photoshop. If I do end up using it enough I may end up paying for it. With Windows 10 ending support next year it feels like a good time to migrate more to Linux though I will keep a Windows 10 LTSC install just in case, but I can see some software slowly dropping Windows 10 support in a few years despite the embedded and enterprise versions still not having their support dropped since the mainstream uses the regular Home & Pro editions. I await for the "AI" trend to die down as its littered with marketing speak and slapping the name along with NPUs on hardware that doesn't benefit most users with the increase in price aside from the pockets of shareholders of big tech companies. Search engines trying to providing summaries and answers with "AI" is laughable since it tends to be wrong (looking at your Google and TH-cam).
Good luck with the new channel, will pop in and take a look. Computing in the 2020's presents everyone with a simple binary choice: 1. You decide that you don't care to know too much about how modern computers and the Internet actually work, you're not concerned about data privacy and your own PII being used nefariously by big corporations and you therefore stick with closed OS platforms and hardware running Windows, MacOS, iOS or Google Android, or 2. You decide that you want to put in some time and effort to learning how modern Open Source OSes like Linux, FreeBSD and AOSP (Android Open Source Project) work, you migrate yourself to those systems and change your workflow to not be so dependent on "free" services (where you and your data) are the product, and you probably end up feeling really good about "taking back control" of your computing life and maybe discover a really fun hobby at the same time.
Thanks for a great channel, calm and clear (not like some other tech channels!) and concise information. I worked in IT for 25 years as everything from desktop support in the days of DOS 6 and Windows 3.1 (and 3.11) and NT 3.5, right up to being an IT project manager and along the way IT manager and Infrastructure manager for a global company. Unfortunately I've been too ill to work the last few years but I have tried to keep my hand in. I use a mix of mini PCs and older hardware to try and keep up-to-date. Currently have a 3 node Proxmox cluster running on 2 old Dell PCs and a Ryzen 5500u mini PC and it's working well. Have high availability running and have a mix of Windows and Linux hosts running a NAS, media server (Plex), an unofficial gaming server for a popular MMORPG (just for me and my daughter) and even using GPU passthrough so I can connect remotely using Parsec to a low end gaming PC on my frequent hospital trips (currently having chemo). I think I do have more fun setting the systems up than actually using them though. The point of this post is that I'm looking forward to both the glut of old hardware and seeing what developments happen in the mini PC market
Photopea is since years my reference for photoshop alternative. Also contributed with subscription. Just note that you need some good computing power to run it smoothly
I've subscribed, without any hesitation. Thanks for all the content! You are the most 'English' TH-camr for me. I learn not just about technology, but also about the language.
Regarding unsupported PC hardware running Windows, I think people will do what they've been doing for years with unsupported Android phones: just keep on using them.
Mini PCs make a lot of sense now that we're moving beyond big honking hard drives and optical drives that once had to be housed inside a chassis. Everything is so miniaturized now, including even PSUs, that desktop computing is indeed possible without significant compromises in a tiny form factor. I've been moving that way myself, using a desktop PC case instead of a tower for my Linux gaming PC and an M4 Mac mini for work. I have an M1 mini plugged into my TV. The big machines just aren't really necessary any longer, and I like that. It's space-efficient and cost-efficient. I plan to have some fun with a Pi 5 as well by having it hooked up to a very small hub + display unit and a small speaker to sit by my PC and let me watch things while I game. I have a Pi 4 acting as a web server. I have yet another Mac mini hooked to a USB drive enclosure acting as my NAS. I love being able to do fun things with small computers.
My highlight for 2024 was trying the SteamOS clone Bazzite on a regular desktop computer. SteamOS has been great on a handheld, but it probably makes even more sense as a lounge room gaming box hooked up to a TV. It's truly bizarre using your desktop computer as a console -- it's like using a DVD player instead of playing a DVD on your PC, it just _feels_ different.
Hi Chris, new subscriber. Your videos are incredibly informative and helpful and have helped me upgrade an old 2013 laptop using windows 8.1 to Linux mint cinnamon. Congratulations on the new channel I hope it is as popular as this, all the best for Christmas and looking forward to the new year. Thanks
Thank you for the update! I looking forward to watching your new channel; tech has gotten boring. I'm planning to retire soon and one of the thing I'd like to learn how to do is make videos like you.
Aaah where it all began. Love the new channel mate and never would have found it without my 30 plus year love of computers (my first ever being the Vic-20) thank you for all you do Chris. Now everybody go check the new channel, the steam engine is particularly interesting.
I agree with your Photopea approach. I also like to use it a lot on my Windows and Linux machines. It's really impressive that it has the familiarity of Photoshop with the File Compatibilty being excellent. (Unless I need Photoshop for some specific things, Photopea do the majority of work I needed it to be) I'm highly considering purchasing the annual subscription and support the developer
I subscribed to your new channel Chris, I look forward to even more content from your good self. You are always producing interesting content. Good luck with the new channel.
Very interested in what you have to say on your new channel. I've been following you for some time - I appreciate your straight forward approach that makes many things look simple (because they are) where others are into establishment and complexity. I'm old. I got started with computers back in 1964 - the first significant system I uaws was a CDC 3600 which was HUGE. It occupied the entire 4th floor of a 7 story university building. I used FORTRAN 4 (card punch and card readers).
as of today, i became a member of your youtube channel, it made sense after consuming your excellent content for well over 5 years by now. Keep up the informative yet entertaining content, and congratulations for the 9 years which i hope could go on for 9 years more!
Great to hear your option about current AI developments. It is just what I expected to be happening. We only have to wait for the W12 release with Co-Pilot built in, and then wait another year (or two) before MS starts removing these features, because no one is using them... Do you remember Cortana?😂 Indeed let me pick from the search results, I am still smart enough to do that meself. I don't need a AI generated summary. AI in Co-Pilot is fun now for coverting small datasets (for instance into a table or csv), quick script building, or generating a sql query, a excel formula or data stripping. I cannot find other useful use cases at this moment. Happy Holidays Christoph!
To be honest, I'm not that interested in all this gear. But there is something very special in your clean, calm, collected, structured talking and content that keeps me returning and watching them. Thank you!
Look forward to checking out the new channel. Will be interested to see Harmony OS rolled out for PC, was hoping that the Kaspersky OS would make the jump but seems stuck on the IoT level of OS
Your insight serves you well Luke - er I mean Christopher, as usual well thought out, clear and concise. It'll be interesting to see what happens with W12 and the massive tsunami of windows rejected computers. Have a great Xmas and a technologically interesting new year. Gazza
Congratulations, please don't stop. There are few things in the world more precious than a good, engaged and capable Professor. We own you!
*owe 😃
@@alihart Unless the commenter actually feels some kind of parasocial ownership.
@@thescrewfly ...no, just poor English, Brazilian here. Sorry, we OWE you, we have no ownership at all over this beautiful channel and Professor!
@@bigfootpegrande Your English is much better than my--or likely most people on this comment section's--Portuguese. :)
Couldn't have said it better myself
Thankyou for not having a sponsor segment. AI bubble will definitely burst at some point.
I can't help but think that generative "AI"s will hit a practical limit in terms of both the datasets they need to improve (nominal improvements in output require inordinate increases in data) and the resources (both computing and electrical power) needed to generate that output.
In simple terms, it will come down to cost vs benefit. The costs will only increase exponentially, whilst the benefits will be in smaller increments. (Computerphile did a video about this.)
@@fredsmith1970A rather small product promoting video production will set you back around $10k.
I’ve seen a 100% AI generated video that looked impressive and that also was the opinion of some professional videographers I know.
I don’t think AI will replace videographers, at least not 100%. Video and film makers will (and already do) use AI for their productions.
@@fredsmith1970 it has already hit a practical limit. it's still powerful for people who put in the legwork, but the stupid and lazy will still find no real use for it.
@@cat-le1hf No it hasn't and yes they will.
AI is just guna get better its in its infancy right now and words arent going to change that.
Compliments on the new channel and wishing it will have the same luck like E.C . 😊
Thanks. :)
Congratulations on another successful year of your channel, Christopher! More than 1,000,000 subs! An amazing feat...and well-deserved because of your excellent content! Cheers!
Congratulations Christopher, and a BIG THANKYOU for your videos!
Never missed one! You deserve great success!
Greetings from PORTUGAL !! 🇵🇹
Greetings from the UK!
I really, really hope that 2025 will be the year that more people switch to Linux and that newer, nicer computers deemed unable to run Windows 11 wind up in the second-hand market rather than a landfill.
Also, it's always good to see more stuff from you. There is never such a thing as too much Chris. :)
yeah I plan transitioning to Mint towards the end of the month, when I got my end of year time off of work
got a dual boot set up already but have not yet made the call to cull windoof 11
VMWARE Workstation is now free for Linux and Windows. You can run Linux and run VMWARE WS on it and Windows in a VM. So best of all worlds. AND, WS runs better than WSL2 over-all. WS can run *BSD, Linux, Solaris, OpenVMS, Windows, just about anything X86-based.
Can't wait to pick up some upgrades second-hand
@@Doesntcompute2k As the original poster said, used hardware capable of running Linux extremely well but can't run Windows 11 is extremely cheap at the moment. If you can afford to do it, then putting Linux on a separate computer is always the best way to do it - and the easiest way for Linux beginners.
@@Chiaros There is plenty of it. Here in the UK, the "sweet spot" currently are HP, Lenovo or Dell Small Form Factor PCs with 3rd or 4th generation Core i5 or i7 CPUs and usually a minimum of 4GB RAM that you can pick up on "your favourite auction site" for prices starting as low as £20-£30, if you keep an eye open.
Greetings. This new channel of yours definitely fun. Another stop worth making.
Looking forward to the new content and many more years of EC.
Good on ya, Chris. Making phenomenal content.
Danke und Congrats to the second channel.
Thanks for your support. :)
Thanks for your videos this year so far, and hopefully if we are all still here in 2025 and not atomised, then 2025 looks like another banger, as the young people like to say...
It will doubtless slap, be lit, and have a veritable cornucopia of rizz!
Greetings my friend. I really must make a FreeBSD video in 2025. :)
@@ExplainingComputers Or perhaps a playlist of FreeBSD? :) It's a good OS (this from an OpenBSD/NetBSD guy)!
Even if you talked absolute rubbish i would still watch, just for the joy of watching something thats not interrupted every few minutes with mindless adverts. The fact that you DONT talk rubbish, and are very informative, is the icing on the cake!😀
Thank you Chris for all your hard work & the excellent video content that you produce for us to enjoy on the channel! I’m looking forward to what 2025 will bring in the mini pc space as well. I looked at the cost of an extended esu for Win 10 home user & it mentioned $30 for a year, beyond that? The education version starts at $1 then doubles each year for a 3 year period of support, time switch to Linux on an old Win 10 machine!! Something for the tea fund, enjoy the 🦆🦆🦆quack quack!!
Hi, Alan! :D
@@Praxibetel-Ix Hi Ford are you OK & still enjoying the remnants of Thanksgiving? I'm just off to watch Chris's other video on rotocasting :)
@alanthornton3530 I'm doing just fine and enjoying the leftovers and not having to cook! Tomorrow or at some point in the week ahead, I gotta put our Christmas tree up. What a jump between holidays!
Thanks for your support. :)
@@Praxibetel-Ix Getting in practice for the big day only 24 sleeps :)
Sunday greetings!!
Greetings!
Monday greetings here in New Zealand (GMT+12) ... greetings!
Chris is the kind of guy who screws in the case screws in proper order.
See, It's the little things like that make me respect the man.
Good Morning Mr. Barnatt!! I subscribed to your other you tube channel this morning and thoroughly enjoyed your 2024 update!I got up early as I have to go to work playing a Christmas show this afternoon! I'll catch up on your other channel when I get home this evening!! I look forward to spending 52 Sundays a year with you explaining computers!! Thanks for all you do and God Bless You!!
Love that thumbnail. Best I've ever seen on TH-cam!
Thanks. I really wanted to draw viewers in today! :)
First, thank you for your videos! Also a very exciting topic for 2025 are silent PCs with passive cooling. This year I bought a refurbished silent mini pc which serves me as a home server and also this episode of explaining computers I am watching on a completely silent Chromebook connected to a 4K Monitor. The APUs are getting stronger and stronger while consuming less power. Chris, I hope you keep your eye on this topic too :)
Woohoo! Excited for the new channel. Keep up the great work :)
Thanks!
Thanks for your support, most appreciated. :)
Another excellent update. As always, I appreciate your transparency and willingness to share your thoughts. I agree wholeheartedly with your reservations about the current wave of AI applications, thank you for saying what others most often do not.
Another great year. Looking forward to next with your great work.
But what happened to the end of year reflective walk in the park, with flask, sandwiches chat with the ducks, and being chased by seagulls at the beach, that were treated to every year ? LOL
All the very best to you and yours in '25!
Thanks
Thanks for your support. :)
Already subbed to the new channel. Always look forward to the quality content you provide, Chris.
Much appreciated!
I'm excited to hear about the new channel!
I quite enjoy the presentation style and quality of comment here.
I look forward to what we have in the coming year (and may it be more growth in RISC V hardware, software and support.)
It's been a difficult year for most people, but having your videos to look forward to makes life that little bit better. I have subscribed to your new channel and am looking forward to lots more videos in the new year.
A very early Merry Christmas and an even earlier Happy New Year!!!
See you again real soon.
Take care and stay safe,
Joe
Thanks Joe. Merry Xmas!
Another year gone by, and what a pleasure it's been! All the best for the Christmas period and New Year!!
Thank you for the update!
You definitely spread your fire on to me when it comes to Risc V and I really consider to get one of the milk v board, even though I'm not a developer and more of a tinkerer.
Maybe you could record a video about the Titan Flasher? I think this would be a great place to start for new users of this architecture.
Anyway, keep it up and see you soon!
[pauses video, runs off and subscribes to new channel]
Merry Xmas to us!
Thanks!
Mr. Barnatt, your TH-cam channel is a late discovery. I began my career in 1975 and find that your expertise still informs and enhances my enjoyment of the art and science of Computers. Thank you, and best wishes for the year to come.
Thanks for watching. :)
Herzlichen Dank für deine tollen Videos und die viele Arbeit, die darin steckt. Ich wünsche dir weitere 10 Jahre und schon heute frohe Feiertage.
Congrats on the new channel - will definitely subscribe - looking forward to the new content
Essential viewing here, and I can't wait to see more content on your new channel!
Thanks. :)
An absolute highlight of every sunday. Thank you so much for all the fantastic content over the years.
Thanks Chris. It wasn't that long ago when you expressed concerns about the channels future and, hey presto over a million subscribers ! I think I speak for everyone who have been watching this channel for years have appreciated the no nonsense, intelligent, calm, measured presentation. Just carry on what you're doing. 👍
Congratulations for another great year on EC ! Always a pleasure to have notifications about new videos on the channel (not to mention lots of useful infos in them).
P.S. And even congrats on one of the constants of the channel: the (all black) garment 🙂
Merry christmas Chris. I found your RPi and OMV videos very helpful this year.
The new channel is very interesting, and I did enjoy the steam model. But what is more important is the duck video on the new channel that needs further investigation 😉
Seriously though, it looks like exciting times for you on TH-cam.
Thank you Mr. Barnatt for your contributions. I look forward to your new endeavors.
Chris, looking forward to another exciting year 2025. I've enjoyed the journey so far and always will. I've subscribed to the new channel and look forward to viewing it's content. Your loyal friend always. 🤠👍
Thanks Richard.
Thanks so much Chris @ExplainingComputers for the enlightening update on THIS channel. I'll be sure to check out your NEW channel also, right after I finish typing out this comment. Keep up the good work ... looking forward to that content you mentioned for 2025. See you then =)
Another great channel update Chris! Thanks for reminding me about the PI 5 case you reviewed this year. I will start saving my pennies to purchase one. Although I did test/install/purchase some of the things you reviewed, that one slipped through the cracks. Will you be doing anymore videos on installing Win11 on non-compliant PC's? That process may evolve yet again in 2025. I am looking forward to all the wondrous tech your will be presenting in 2025. Thanks completing another informative (and humorous) year. Take Good Care Chris!
Just subscribed to your new channel. I am now being inundated with Chris videos and I love it.
I'm afraid it will not stop -- until next Sunday! Thanks for watching.
@@PC4USE1 You can never have too much Chris. :)
Congratulations on hitting a million subs Chris. Not many channels hit that & it shows large numbers of people get something from your content.
Thanks for this years' content Chris! Agreed with predictions, and subscribed to the new channel! :D
Awesome, thank you!
I will say, you can explain things very well. & I may be one that goes back to Linux when W-10 is done. I was going to build a W-11 rig, but my youngest sister needed a new computer, so I sent her all my components & her oldest son put it together for her. :-) I may also try a SBC, as my computing needs are much smaller now. At 63, eMail, letters, cards... most can be done on my phone with reading glasses. Thank you for your videos, even those above my pay grade. :) Godspeed in 2025.
Looking forward to another year of Explaining Computers! Always interesting content in my opinion.
Thanks Chris. Onwards and upwards.
Thank you, Christopher for keeping it old school and yet being so thoroughly modern. This channel encapsulates the best of what I love about computing.
So happy I stumbled into your channel years ago. You're a very pleasant presenter.
Well done Chris keep doing what you are doing. You keep things simple and easy to digest.
Congratulations Professor Barnatt. I am a subscribed follower and I enjoy your computer videos. Keep up the good work, sir.
Congratulations on your new channel
Chris, the outstanding content of your videos has made an impression on the viewing public and your community will continue to grow. The TH-cam plaque is well-deserved. Please accept this humble thanks for getting me through the decision process for switching from Windows to Linux (Linux Mint). I look forward to another year of learning from you!
Glad to hear that you made it to Linux Mint! :)
Perfect timing that this came out just as I finished watching the Steam Engine and Rotocasting video on your new channel.
I'll have to slowly migrate to Photopea like you in the future as it's a bit of a pain to keep rebooting to Windows from Linux just for Photoshop. If I do end up using it enough I may end up paying for it.
With Windows 10 ending support next year it feels like a good time to migrate more to Linux though I will keep a Windows 10 LTSC install just in case, but I can see some software slowly dropping Windows 10 support in a few years despite the embedded and enterprise versions still not having their support dropped since the mainstream uses the regular Home & Pro editions.
I await for the "AI" trend to die down as its littered with marketing speak and slapping the name along with NPUs on hardware that doesn't benefit most users with the increase in price aside from the pockets of shareholders of big tech companies. Search engines trying to providing summaries and answers with "AI" is laughable since it tends to be wrong (looking at your Google and TH-cam).
Thank you for the update, thanks for keeping us informed!
Thank you, Mr. Barnatt!
(I'm excited about your new channel, but not so much about Windows 12. 😝)
Good luck with the new channel, will pop in and take a look.
Computing in the 2020's presents everyone with a simple binary choice:
1. You decide that you don't care to know too much about how modern computers and the Internet actually work, you're not concerned about data privacy and your own PII being used nefariously by big corporations and you therefore stick with closed OS platforms and hardware running Windows, MacOS, iOS or Google Android, or
2. You decide that you want to put in some time and effort to learning how modern Open Source OSes like Linux, FreeBSD and AOSP (Android Open Source Project) work, you migrate yourself to those systems and change your workflow to not be so dependent on "free" services (where you and your data) are the product, and you probably end up feeling really good about "taking back control" of your computing life and maybe discover a really fun hobby at the same time.
Christopher, you offer the clearest, most well presented teaching materials on the web! Keep it up!
Thanks. :)
Thanks for a great channel, calm and clear (not like some other tech channels!) and concise information. I worked in IT for 25 years as everything from desktop support in the days of DOS 6 and Windows 3.1 (and 3.11) and NT 3.5, right up to being an IT project manager and along the way IT manager and Infrastructure manager for a global company. Unfortunately I've been too ill to work the last few years but I have tried to keep my hand in. I use a mix of mini PCs and older hardware to try and keep up-to-date. Currently have a 3 node Proxmox cluster running on 2 old Dell PCs and a Ryzen 5500u mini PC and it's working well. Have high availability running and have a mix of Windows and Linux hosts running a NAS, media server (Plex), an unofficial gaming server for a popular MMORPG (just for me and my daughter) and even using GPU passthrough so I can connect remotely using Parsec to a low end gaming PC on my frequent hospital trips (currently having chemo). I think I do have more fun setting the systems up than actually using them though. The point of this post is that I'm looking forward to both the glut of old hardware and seeing what developments happen in the mini PC market
Photopea is since years my reference for photoshop alternative. Also contributed with subscription. Just note that you need some good computing power to run it smoothly
So glad the channel is still growing! Looking forward to seeing more excellent content in 2025!
I've subscribed, without any hesitation. Thanks for all the content! You are the most 'English' TH-camr for me. I learn not just about technology, but also about the language.
Thank you so much Chris for another year of great content of E.C and congrats for the new channel, looking forward for all your new projects!
And hello once more, we look forward to many more of these, thank you Chris..Oh yes, I've got some binge watching to do on a certain new channel..🤔🙂
I'm super excited about your new channel!
Regarding unsupported PC hardware running Windows, I think people will do what they've been doing for years with unsupported Android phones: just keep on using them.
Some sleigh bells on the intro music wouldn't have gone a miss there!
Mini PCs make a lot of sense now that we're moving beyond big honking hard drives and optical drives that once had to be housed inside a chassis. Everything is so miniaturized now, including even PSUs, that desktop computing is indeed possible without significant compromises in a tiny form factor. I've been moving that way myself, using a desktop PC case instead of a tower for my Linux gaming PC and an M4 Mac mini for work. I have an M1 mini plugged into my TV. The big machines just aren't really necessary any longer, and I like that. It's space-efficient and cost-efficient.
I plan to have some fun with a Pi 5 as well by having it hooked up to a very small hub + display unit and a small speaker to sit by my PC and let me watch things while I game. I have a Pi 4 acting as a web server. I have yet another Mac mini hooked to a USB drive enclosure acting as my NAS. I love being able to do fun things with small computers.
My highlight for 2024 was trying the SteamOS clone Bazzite on a regular desktop computer. SteamOS has been great on a handheld, but it probably makes even more sense as a lounge room gaming box hooked up to a TV. It's truly bizarre using your desktop computer as a console -- it's like using a DVD player instead of playing a DVD on your PC, it just _feels_ different.
Thanks for continuing to put out insightful, informative videos that get right to the point and respect the viewer.
Straight to the point, professional with "minimal" style
New channel sounds great, looking forward to viewing 👍
Hi Chris, new subscriber. Your videos are incredibly informative and helpful and have helped me upgrade an old 2013 laptop using windows 8.1 to Linux mint cinnamon. Congratulations on the new channel I hope it is as popular as this, all the best for Christmas and looking forward to the new year.
Thanks
Thank you for the update! I looking forward to watching your new channel; tech has gotten boring. I'm planning to retire soon and one of the thing I'd like to learn how to do is make videos like you.
I just love your videos Chris, so factual and succinct - no BS or waffle. I also cherish your dry sense of humour!
I wish you the best with your new channel! I would like to see you presenting the Opensuse Tumbleweed sometime.
Aaah where it all began. Love the new channel mate and never would have found it without my 30 plus year love of computers (my first ever being the Vic-20) thank you for all you do Chris. Now everybody go check the new channel, the steam engine is particularly interesting.
Another excellent video. Thanks and best wishes for your new channel.
Thanks. :)
I agree with your Photopea approach.
I also like to use it a lot on my Windows and Linux machines. It's really impressive that it has the familiarity of Photoshop with the File Compatibilty being excellent.
(Unless I need Photoshop for some specific things, Photopea do the majority of work I needed it to be)
I'm highly considering purchasing the annual subscription and support the developer
Congratulations on your new channel, already subbed. Looks very interesting. God bless.
I'm glad to contribute to 1/1,060,000 of your success
Me too. :)
Congratulations and best wishes.
I subscribed to your new channel Chris, I look forward to even more content from your good self. You are always producing interesting content. Good luck with the new channel.
Thanks. :)
Very interested in what you have to say on your new channel. I've been following you for some time - I appreciate your straight forward approach that makes many things look simple (because they are) where others are into establishment and complexity. I'm old. I got started with computers back in 1964 - the first significant system I uaws was a CDC 3600 which was HUGE. It occupied the entire 4th floor of a 7 story university building. I used FORTRAN 4 (card punch and card readers).
as of today, i became a member of your youtube channel, it made sense after consuming your excellent content for well over 5 years by now. Keep up the informative yet entertaining content, and congratulations for the 9 years which i hope could go on for 9 years more!
Thanks for becoming a channel member. :) As you have probably discovered, there are a lot of member-only videos there now.
Great to hear your option about current AI developments. It is just what I expected to be happening.
We only have to wait for the W12 release with Co-Pilot built in, and then wait another year (or two) before MS starts removing these features, because no one is using them... Do you remember Cortana?😂
Indeed let me pick from the search results, I am still smart enough to do that meself. I don't need a AI generated summary.
AI in Co-Pilot is fun now for coverting small datasets (for instance into a table or csv), quick script building, or generating a sql query, a excel formula or data stripping. I cannot find other useful use cases at this moment.
Happy Holidays Christoph!
Thanks for this video. Without your videos I probably wouldn't be in robotics today :)
Personally I am looking forward to you showing us how to revive an old iPad or Fire tablet with a Linux distro in 2025! Keep up the good work!
THAT THUMBNAIL THOUGH!!!
I never do thumbs like this . . . but have now! :)
🗣️ ExplainingComputers channel update 🗣️
@@ExplainingComputers I love it! :D
@@bfapple WOOOOOOOO!!!!
Always so informative.
To be honest, I'm not that interested in all this gear. But there is something very special in your clean, calm, collected, structured talking and content that keeps me returning and watching them. Thank you!
OMG, your outro has changed! My head nearly exploded! I hope you bring back the old one next time! LOL
Great overview! Can’t wait for some new RISC-V boards reviews in 2025 👍🏻
Mr Barnett - looking forward to retro computing 👍
Congratulations! Your one of the most wholesome channels still on YT. Keep it up!
Thank you Chris! I have subbed to your shiny new channel.
Awesome thank you!
Look forward to checking out the new channel. Will be interested to see Harmony OS rolled out for PC, was hoping that the Kaspersky OS would make the jump but seems stuck on the IoT level of OS
Hey Professor, I Look Forward To Your Videos Every Sunday Morning. Thanks For Another Year Of Great Stuff! (Comment #186)
Thanks!
Your insight serves you well Luke - er I mean Christopher, as usual well thought out, clear and concise. It'll be interesting to see what happens with W12 and the massive tsunami of windows rejected computers. Have a great Xmas and a technologically interesting new year. Gazza