![]() “I think being really individual and being creative and being out there on your own is part of what the females are looking for.” There are many “different ways of getting it right - of being a good artist, both in their musical performance, but also in the crafting of these tools,” he says. “Each one has developed his own idea as to what makes a special drumstick,” says Heinsohn. Some preferred short and stubby drumsticks, while others made longer, thinner ones. Drumstick length varied more from bird to bird than would be expected by random chance. Like a musician smashing a guitar at the end of a concert, male cockatoos toss their instruments to the ground after a display.Ĭomparing instruments discarded by 12 individual cockatoos revealed what the researchers interpret as evidence for individual preference in their instrument designs. This led the team to 70 display trees, where the scientists collected a total of 227 drumsticks and 29 seed pod instruments discarded by the birds. Over two years, the researchers wandered Australia’s Kutini-Payamu National Park and surrounding Aboriginal lands listening for the calls of displaying male cockatoos. ![]() Heinsohn and his colleagues wanted to see if these rocker birds express their singular style through their instruments, too. Some like to do it really slowly, some go very quickly, and then others throw in little flourishes.” “And the males all have their own drumming signatures. “Those tapping displays actually have all the hallmarks of human music using instruments,” says conservation biologist Rob Heinsohn of the Australian National University in Canberra. Appleby As part of their mating ritual, male palm cockatoos craft individualized percussion instruments - either sticks or seed pods - to drum against their trees. As part of their mating ritual, male palm cockatoos craft individualized percussion instruments - either sticks or seed pods - to drum against their trees. Add in the birds’ dramatic black and red plumage and tall, spiked crests and you’ve got perhaps the closest nature can come to a rock concert. As part of the display, he crafts the instrument himself and the female watches as he snaps off tree branches and whittles them just so. He sings, twirls and drums rhythmically against the tree, often using a percussion instrument, a stick or seed pod, clutched in his left foot ( SN: 6/28/17). These striking, endangered birds live in parts of northern Australia and New Guinea, and they craft and use tools not to find food, but to find a mate - a rarity that stands out even in primate company.Ī male palm cockatoo puts on a musical mating display from trees in his territory. Wild palm cockatoos are a fabulous and fascinating exception. For instance, her team found that wild-caught Goffin’s cockatoos ( Cacatua goffiniana) held temporarily in a research aviary, wielded sophisticated toolkits for foraging ( SN: 2/10/23). And “most parrots that have been studied using tools have been studied in captivity,” Auersperg says. ![]() Unlike primates, most parrots aren’t known to use tools in the wild. Like us and our primate cousins, parrots have big, clever brains, complex social lives and extended childhoods spent learning from their parents. If humans were birds, we might be something like parrots.
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![]() I've never done anything quite like this color party, and I'm really, really happy that I did.Īndrew is caked in colored powder, and he is very happy.Īfter everything was over, it was time to clean up. We danced, jumped, screamed, fought for the freebies being thrown from the stage, and got progressively more and more caked with color. When it was fired at the audience, people went crazy. Everything about him screamed, "Korean-American," but I enjoyed it.Įvery so often, the MCs would toss packets of color powder into the crowd and do a "Color Countdown": on zero, everyone attack each other with colored powder! The end of the race definitely didn't mean the end of the messiness.Īlso, someone had managed to get ahold of a fire extinguisher and had filled it with orange powder. After that, there was a performance by a member of the K-Pop old guard known as Brian Joo. Some ladies up on stage led the crowd in awkwardly suggestive dances that they billed as "Sexy Zumba". The dance party! I had my phone in a plastic bag to protect it from the powder. What did we do for the rest of the time? Take pictures and party! Up near the starting line, they had set up a stage and were blasting dance music, so of course everyone flocked to it. Nope, the "run", stops and all, took no more than forty-five minutes. Photo courtesy Katelynīut that wasn't the end. Thanks, corporate sponsors!įulbrighters at the finish line! Note the prevalence of green. And once there, hey! Free Vitamin Water and 물티슈. All of us ended up quite green by the time we reached the finish line. You could just grab a handful of powder and smear it into somebody else's hair. And at the last station, which was green, was chaos. We rolled around on the ground to pick up more yellow. So we hung back and joined the crowds of people haphazardly flinging colored powder into everyone else's faces.īy the time we got to the yellow station, we were just looking for ways to get as messy as possible, not gonna lie. Then, we realized that our pace was actually preventing us from getting as colorful as we wanted to be! While sweating helped the color stick (as did generally being wet: I was intensely purplified when some dudes brought water guns, poured purple powder into the tanks, and went for it), running too quickly through the coloring stops did not. My friends and I were determined to get some exercise out of this and jogged almost the entire thing, stopping only for water at first. Oh, just rolling around in yellow powder, no big deal. So many people were just casually walking along the race route, only picking up their pace to a jog before they entered a "coloring" stop and pranced around while they got covered in more colored powder. Well, the hundreds of other participants - most of them Korean - didn't really feel the same way. ![]() I mean, I've never done any kind of race before this was my first 5k, so I wanted to make it count and, you know, actually run. The $35 registration fee got me a t-shirt, a pair of sunglasses (to look cool and to protect my eyes at the same time!), and a chance to have a wild, crazy time with my friends.įellow Fulbrighters and me (yellow sunglasses) before we began! Look at how clean our skin and shirts are. and Canada, arriving in Asia just this past year. The Incheon race was organized by Color Me Rad, which has taken the event all around the U.S. ![]() During the race, participants are covered with colored powder - literally as they are running - various times, until they finish the race with their clothes, limbs, and faces tinted green, blue, pink, purple, and yellow! You start off with a clean white tee and finish looking like, well, like I do in these photos. So, what made it special?Īnswer: the "color" part*. When I told my Korean friends I was doing a 달리기, they invariably replied, "Oh, a 마라톤/marathon?" Well, no, not quite that much. ![]() Last weekend, I went to Incheon, a city way up north, next to Seoul, for an event known as a "color run". You might be wondering about the photo above - what happened? Did my friends and I fall into a garbage truck? Have we been painting murals? Did we somehow grow mold on our t-shirts while out for a run? Nah, none of those are nearly exciting enough. 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They also have a fire pit which is nice to sit and warm up at with some hot cocoa after a midnight soak. It would cost you $50 for 2 people to enter the pools just one time so if you just stay the night at the resort you get way more benefits and you'd pay about as much as if you stayed off property and than paid for entrance to the pools. It is a little pricey but if you just stay one night it is totally worth it. Spent one night at the Springs Resort where they have 23 hot spring pools you can soak in 24 hours a day if you are a resort guest. It is such a beautiful magical place full of nature we just had to stop. The people are friendly, they have cute shops, awesome food, amazing beer, the worlds deepest hot springs and the San Juan River. ![]() Pagosa Springs is such an awesome small town in the Rockies. Stumbled upon this town accidentally on a road trip. Suddenly their affliction was cured! They called the cauldron.Pag-Osah."Healing Waters", and the great Spring became a sacred place of peace and healing. They saw this as the gods' answer to their prayers and began to bath their sick bodies with the warm water. The next morning they awoke to the sounds of bubbling water coming from beneath the coals of their burned out ceremonial fires. They worshiped, prayed and danced until they all fell asleep from exhaustion. A plea to the gods was in order and the tribe gathered along the banks of the San Juan River to participate in prayer ceremonies and fire dances. The ancient native legend about the discovery of The Spring tells of a plague which devastated the tribe and thwarted the concoctions and powers of the Medicine Men. Mediterranean bathhouse, lockers, showers, towel/robe rentals, swim attire mandatory. Offering 23 naturally hot therapeutic mineral pools and a mineral water lap pool fed by the World's Deepest Geothermal Hot Spring. The Springs Resort & Spa is located on the banks of the San Juan River in downtown Pagosa Springs. Only military flights and being allowed to operate in the country to evacuate diplomats and civilians even as hundreds of Afghans continued to wait at the tarmac for their turn. "Airlines normally using Afghan airspace and IATA are maintaining constant coordination and communication through the standard contingency protocols and sharing information via the IATA Global Tactical Operations Portal," it added.ĪLSO READ | Air India can’t operate Kabul flight as airspace shuts downĪfter the chaos at the Kabul international airport earlier in the day, the US military has taken control of the air traffic control and the technical area. "This standard protocol for managing such situations combines the resources of ICAO and IATA in the regions involved, all affected States, and Eurocontrol," the IATA said. The IATA said it is participating in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Coordinated Contingency Coordination Team (CCT), which has been activated. ![]() ![]() "The use of alternative routes through these states will support safe and secure operations, but will have time, operational and fuel impacts upon airlines," the global airlines body added.ĪLSO READ | UN chief's message of 'restraint' to Taliban with a reminder to the world "Traffic through Afghan airspace is lower than usual because of reduced demand due to Covid-19, the IATA said, adding that the countries near Afghanistan have indicated they can accommodate additional traffic. However, thousands of people gathered at the airport, the only exit points out of the country not in control of the Taliban yet, in a last-ditch effort to leave the war-torn nation.Īirlines have advised IATA that they are avoiding the airspace. Join NowĮarlier on Monday, the Afghan authorities shut its airspace for civilian flights and allowed the airfield at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan's capital Kabul only for military use.ĪLSO READ | Military evacuation flights resume, total anarchy in Kabul ![]() Stay tuned with breaking news on HT Channel on Facebook. ![]() Cook the steak as indicated in the recipe card.Before searing the steak, preheat your oven to 375☏ degrees.If your flank steak is between 1 to 1 ¼" thick, do this: Thinner flank steaks are best for quick cooking on the stovetop, but if you cannot find one, there is a fix. If it is thicker than ¾", it will very likely be rare if you use the indicated cook times in this recipe. The thickness of your flank steak matters. Serve Tacos al Carbon rolled in flour tortillas with desired toppings and sides!įor even more big, beefy flavor try our carne guisada next! A WORD ON FLANK STEAK.Slice the beef as thin as possible, cutting against the grain.Sear the beef for 6-7 minutes on the first side, flip and sear 4-5 minutes more.Ready a skillet over medium-high to high heat and add oil.Make the marinade and marinate the flank steak.Some restaurants serve it with a bonus side of queso and guacamole, but almost all will include the standard Mexican side salad of shredded lettuce and pico de gallo. Sides and Toppings - Tacos al Carbon traditionally comes with a side of Spanish Rice and Charro Beans. ![]() A simple marinade of lime juice, cilantro, garlic, and oil is perfect for getting the most flavor out of your steak. The Marinade - The steak served at Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants is usually marinated before cooking, and it's a step well worth taking.Flour Tortillas - Tacos al Carbon comes standard with flour tortillas, but if you have a gluten allergy, you can (of course) sub in corn tortillas.You'll want your flank steaks to be no more than ¾" thick for this recipe, so go for thinner cuts of beef over the great big, thick ones! Plus, it's way easier to fit in a cast iron pan. It's not as tough as skirt steak but still boasts that great big beefy flavor we know and love. The Steak - Yes, fajitas are typically made with skirt steak, but for your homemade rendition, you should go with flank steak.Want to try your hand at a traditional Mexican dish? Try Pozole Rojo next! TACOS AL CARBON INGREDIENTS Often, Mexican restaurants are preparing the beef over commercial flat tops, and their patrons are none the wiser.įor the home cook, by far the simplest preparation method is to cook/sear the beef in a cast iron skillet. However, this is not necessarily the case for Tacos al Carbon. ![]() Tacos al Carbon translates to "grilled taco" or "meat over charcoals," which makes perfect sense if we recall its fajita origins of skirt steak over an open flame. If you love Tacos al Carbon, you definitely need to check out our Steak Burritos as well! WHAT DOES TACOS AL CARBON MEAN? The difference is that Tacos al Carbon comes plated as assembled tacos, whereas fajitas come over a bed of cooked onions and peppers, and land on the table in a sizzling cast-iron platter with tortillas on the side. They are usually rolled with flour tortillas, and if you're really lucky, come equipped with its very own side of queso on the plate. Tacos al Carbon are essentially assembled fajita tacos, and they have the same main components: fajita beef (or chicken), tortillas, with a Mexican salad of pico de gallo and shredded lettuce served on the side. ![]() The Mexican cowboys would cook the skirt steak over coals and this is where the beef fajita tradition began. Ranch owners would give throwaway cuts to the Mexican ranchhands and cowboys as part of their pay - throwaway cuts like skirt steak. The history of fajitas has been traced back to the 1930s in the ranchlands of South and West Texas. And, both dishes are about as Tex-Mex as it gets in origin. Ninfa Rodriguez Laurenzo (a native of Rio Grande Valley in South Texas) is responsible for the beloved dish, Tacos al Carbon, which she proudly began serving at her famous Tex-Mex restaurant Ninfa's.Īs some might have guessed, Tacos al Carbon is an evolution of the sizzling spectacle you can hear coming a mile away - fajitas. How to make the absolute best rendition in your very own home - no grill and no charcoal necessary!.Tacos al Carbon - what it means and how it's served.The evolution of a Tex-Mex favorite and how Tacos al Carbon came to be.In addition to a new family-favorite Tex-Mex Recipe, we'll also cover: Want more beefy Tex-Mex Recipes for your at-home menu? Tex-Mex Beef Enchiladas, Beef Empanadas, and Steak Quesadillas belong on your dinnertime radar! Slice the beef, wrap it in flour tortillas, and serve it with a medley of favorite fajita toppings like guacamole, pico de gallo, shredded cheese, and sour cream. The beef cooks quickly on the stovetop and the dish comes together fast! Making this the perfect weeknight dinner! An easy preparation for the best Tacos al Carbon, made at home and indoors! Featuring full-flavored flank steak marinated in a simple cilantro-lime marinade. ![]() If you are dry camping regularly for more than a weekend with a family a gas absorption fridge is best. The class b tends to be a touring machine and compressor fridges perform amazing in this environment. The b class has the ability to recharge a large battery system with an extra alternator and solar. They work amazing with a large battery system 200 amphr minimum. We have been using 12v fridges in class b vans for years. If you open and close the fridge door constantly it will not go a weekend on a standard battery. Their claims fall short if you use real world conditions. Claiming they can go a weekend on a standard battery. RV manufacturers boast the performance of 12V fridges in testing. The downside is they aren’t great at camping without hookups. They are much safer as there is not lp flame. They don’t require exterior venting or chimney. They cool much quicker and don’t have to be perfectly level. My opinion is the latest generation of RV refrigeration is 12 V compressor not absorption. Please educate me if I am wrong, but for what I described, a 12v fridge would be bad, right? Seems like it would just be good for if you are going to have shore power, or if you have a good solar system and are not going to be in the trees the whole time. Of course the popup can last over a week off of just one battery because all I am using is the occasional light and the water pump, so I figured I would run a generator on a new trailer just to top off the battery if needed, but I don't want to run it the whole time just for the fridge. ![]() Whatever trailer I get, I don't want to invest in a bunch of solar because most places we go have a lot of trees anyways. I understand that they have more room inside and are less complex and efficient, but what am I missing? If you are going to a place that has power, you would plug in a propane refrigerator anyways when you get there, right? And with either one, you can run the fridge off of 12 v or off of the propane while you are travelling to the site. I just can't imagine not having a propane fridge in a new trailer. Even with the tiny fridge in the popup, we are able to go to remote places for a week without worrying about getting ice, as we can keep the food in it. My goal is to keep a new trailer in the 25' range or so, so we can continue going to forest campgrounds and ones with no power. ![]() I have been looking to upgrade from a popup the last few years and notice that most new RV's come with 12v fridges. ![]() ![]() However, our system is much more likely to catch actual issues ( learn more). How quickly are alerts about texts sent?ĭue to the large volume of data the algorithms are analyzing, not just for keywords, but actual conversational context, the analysis is not instant. Here’s some tips on how to talk to your child about Bark. This includes a copy of the alarming content, as well as recommended actions to help you handle the situation. While families don’t get access to every single message a child sends, Bark does send alerts for issues like bullying, self-harm, and sexual predators detected in your kid's communications ( learn more). Can I see a comprehensive list of all my kid's texts and pictures? This includes the Apple Messages app, the Google Messages app, Samsung Messages app, and the Messages app we have pre-installed on the Bark Phone.įor information on what Bark covers on your kid's social media and email apps, click here. What texting apps are covered?īark monitors text conversations on the default text app of your kid's phone. Yes! Bark monitors iMessages on iPhones and iPads when you follow these steps. If Bark finds a potential issue in a text, we alert you via email, text message, or in-app along with a snippet of the conversation. ![]() Here's how to set up text monitoring on your children's iPhones, iPads, Androids, and the Bark Phone. It collects diagnostic and crash data to ensure these services operate smoothly.Absolutely! Customers on the Bark Premium plan can monitor text messages, including pictures, audio, or video attached to them. These are the possible ways your messages will send:Ĭarrier Services provides services to support RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging in Google Messages. The Send icon in the compose bar displays the method your message will be sent. Important: If you choose the option to send as “SMS with a link,” your media could be accessible by a public link not controlled by Google.įind out if your message is sent by mobile data, SMS, or MMS.Tip: If you can't find "RCS chats," tap Chat features.Tap your profile picture or icon Messages s ettings.If you tried unsuccessfully to send a message over Wi-Fi or mobile data, you can choose how to resend a message: Turn specific features in RCS chats on or off Let others know you've read their messages Check that you're connected to the internet. Disconnected: RCS chats are temporarily unavailable.If verification takes more than a few minutes, next to the status, tap Retry. Setting up: Google Messages is verifying your phone number.Connected: RCS chats are ready to use with other people who have them turned on.If you can't find "RCS chats," tap Chat features. To find your status, go to Settings RCS chats. Change messaging apps on the same phone and aren't receiving messages.Lose or break your phone but still have your phone number.Used your phone number with an old phone and don't receive text messages on your new phone.You can also use the Google Messages deactivation web portal to turn off RCS chats.If you’re not connected, tap Verify your number.If you can't find "RCS chats," tap Chat features.At the top right, tap your profile picture or icon Messages settings.If your carrier supports RCS but your device isn’t automatically set up for RCS chats, you may get a notification to "Do more with Google Messages." If you get this notification: To learn how to use dual SIM settings, contact your device manufacturer. Manage your default call SIM in your System settings. RCS chats are available for your default or preferred call SIM at this time and may be available for other SIMs later. Important: You may occasionally receive a text from Jibe Mobile from Google to verify your phone number. You might be asked to provide your phone number. If your carrier and device aren’t automatically set up for RCS chats, you may be offered RCS chats. When RCS chats are turned on, you can send messages over Wi-Fi and use other features. Learn about Rich Communication Services messaging. With Rich Communication Services or RCS, a modern industry standard for messaging, you can have a more dynamic and secure conversation with someone than SMS or MMS. ![]() In terms of fuel economy, both vehicles offer 19 mpg in city driving conditions and 21 combined - but the Edge ST offers slightly better highway gas mileage. But the SQ5 offers a bit more grunt from under the hood, with its 3.0-liter engine producing 349 hp and 369 lb-ft - 14 hp more than the ST, but 11 lb-ft less torque. Just be aware, the Edge ST feels more like a glorified Edge Sport, just ST-ish.Ī $10,000 difference in price is what sets these two SUVs apart right at the outset, with the Audi naturally coming in as the more expensive, premium crossover. Perhaps if your family is growing and the Fiesta or Focus just isn't large enough, you might consider upgrading. It is so unlike either of the old ST cars, it makes us question why Ford didn't just take a break from the ST name until an all-new Edge was ready to go on sale. If you are currently a Fiesta ST or Focus ST owner and you want to keep your business within the Ford family, the Edge will be a bitter disappointment - just go with a new Mustang instead if you want more performance. It is only when we compare the Edge ST to its ST forbearers when it all starts to fall apart. ![]() We can imagine someone walking into the dealership shopping for an SUV and walking out with an Edge ST simply because it isn't too much more expensive than the less powerful Edge Titanium. If you think of the ST as simply the most luxurious and quickest Edge in the lineup, it starts to make sense. So if you are the sort of person with children who enjoy a bit of acceleration in a straight line, perhaps the Edge ST could be the SUV for you.ĭepending on your outlook, the 2019 Edge ST is either a fine SUV or an affront to Ford's ST name. You end up sacrificing a bit of ride comfort for straight-line acceleration, which is the only area the Edge ST feels impressive. ST-branded cars are meant to be the most enjoyable in the Ford lineup and sadly, the Edge ST falls short. Sport mode sharpens the throttle response a bit but the most noticeable change is a loud, pumped-in engine sound that you will either love or hate. There is also a Sport Mode, which can be activated via the 'S' button on the rotating shifter. Ford has beefed up the suspension a bit, but the Edge still feels massive from behind the wheel and the tall ride height completely ruins any connection you might have felt with it. The steering is lifeless, offering no more engagement than a run-of-the-mill SUV. Anyone who has driven either a Fiesta ST or Focus ST will come away from the Edge ST with a frown on their face. The ST bodywork writes checks the Edge's aging platform can't cash. Ford Motor Company reserves the right to modify the terms of this plan at any time.On paper, the Edge ST should make up for its transmission's shortcomings by offering a fun driving experience. See your Ford or Lincoln Dealer for complete details and qualifications. 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Welcome A/Z Plan Participant Now you can view exclusive price savings on our Build & Price shopping tool. ![]() And the mouse input latency was also noticeably worse. In CS:GO, for example, the load times were far superior on Windows 10, which is a poor start for the latest OS. To see if it was all down to the architectural shift on Intel's side, independent of the OS, the Comet Lake i9 CPU was once again pitted against itself on Windows 11 and the results suggested Windows 10 was mostly better, at least in the aspects of performance that deal with latencies. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Intel's collaboration with Microsoft seemed to help as the flagship Intel 13th gen (hybrid) processor was found to often be slightly better under Windows 11, due to special OS scheduler optimizations. The general trend showed better snappiness and lower latencies on the older chip. Interestingly, in a lot of scenarios, the older CPU pulled up a victory. YouTuber Tech YES City (TYC) recently published a video talking about the performance differences they observed when an Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake i9-13900K CPU was put up against a Core i9-10850K (10th Gen, Comet Lake). The company claimed improved Shell performance, among various other things. Gaming aside, Microsoft earlier this year, also summarized the general performance improvements and optimizations it delivered. Click the Visual effects page on the right side. To disable the Windows 11 animation effects, use these steps: Open Settings. There was barely anything much to separate the two. You can simply disable the animation effects. ![]() Ironically, this video was released just a week or so after a Windows 11 vs 10 evaluation showed that the former was not really better. This was later fixed with an update in December of 2022, and about a month after that, the company released a somewhat awkward video explaining, again, how Windows 11 (22H2 this time) was great for gaming. General performance aside, there were bugs too, which the tech giant had to acknowledge and block the 22H2 feature update. However, tests, since the early days of the original Windows 11 21H2 release, have shown that certain features on the new OS do hurt the performance, at least when gaming, which is why Microsoft itself has recommended disabling them. ![]() For example, when DirectStorage became generally available on PCs, the company promised an "amazing experience" on Windows 11. Windows 11 makes it easy to position windows into pre-set layouts thanks to a feature called Snap. There’s probably a better way to do this but this works for now.Microsoft has time and again iterated how it believes Windows 11 is the best OS for gaming, and in general. The script file itself is copied to the local disk along with SDIO and then the Task Sequence runs the script after OS deployment.Ī Windows Firewall rule is created to allow SDIO to connect to the internet, SDIO itself is run to update the indexes and then after a 10 second wait period it is run again to install the drivers. SDIO-Auto-Install - PowerShell Script To Run SDIOīelow is my script for running SDIO. Back when Microsoft had a mobile strategy, it made sense to have an app that would work with your GPS. The device must have internet access to get the required drivers and also the storage and network drivers which is a requirement of deploying an OS across the network with MDT. C:\scripts) before running SDIO-Auto-Install.ps1. Applications) and then copied to the local disk of the device (eg. To use SDIO with MDT using my script, SDIO must be present on the MDT server somewhere (eg. Windows Update is “fine” at getting most drivers but still misses some or gets very old versions, SDIO gets up to date and in a lot of cases better drivers than Windows update. Snappy Driver works with both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP Drivers are downloaded through Snappy Driver Installer in what are called driverpacks, which are just collections (packs) of drivers for various hardware like sound devices, video cards, etc. I guess all the spyware and telemetry, combined with overprotective and bloated. That’s not a light or fast distro anymore, it’s snappy ) Still, looks bad for windows when it gets beaten by a sluggish behemoth distro. If you have large fleets of the same types of PC/Laptop then using MDT to deploy those drivers from a central store is still best in my opinion. Windows 11 Pro, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS after installation of the Linux 5.18 Stable kernel. The snapping and windowing experiences are due for an AI upgrade to revamp the UX soon. Snappy Driver Installer Origin (SDIO) supports automation and running scripts and so I thought it would be perfect for use with MDT when deploying lots of different types of devices with various drivers. Windows 11 is set for a significant upgrade in the fall, and one of the new features could be AI-powered Snap. You can find out more about Snappy Driver Installer Origin and download it here. ![]() Snappy Driver Installer Origin is a great utility for finding and installing or updating drivers. |
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