The Sams Report

On this edition of the Sams Report, the PC is going through a renaissance, Microsoft reports record earnings yet again, and Xbox gets nailed in the UK.

On this edition of the Sams Report, Xbox takes up all the space, Surface enters with the SE, and the questions make the show.

On this edition of the Sams Report, Windows is doing well, Data Centers are not, and Surface Go goes dark.

On this edition of the Sams Report, it's CES hype week, what version of Windows runs on the foldable, and a closer look at Ubisoft coming to Game Pass.

On this, year-end, edition of the Sams Report, taking a look back at the hardware and software I used in 2021.

- 3 primary computers

- Primary

- 7900X | 2070 Super | 32 GB of Ram - would love to upgrade this machine in the near future

- Seconday - Podcast box - 7700K - 16GB of RAM, 1080

- Laptop - Surface Laptop Studio

- Keyboard - DuckyOne 2- Ducky One 2 Skyline Double Shot PBT Mechanical Keyboard

- Logitech MX Master 3 - have two of these mice

- Logitech C920

- Sofware

- Notion for organization - become a big fan of this app

- Start11/Fences

- xSplit

- Affinity Photo

- Premier Elements and Davinci Resolve for video editing

- After Affects as needed

- Spotify / Teams / Tweet deck

- OneDrive

- Ambient Weather WS-2902C

Mobile

- iPhone 13 Pro

Audio

- Blue Yeti Mic

- Sony XM4s

Xbox

- Series X

- Elite Series 2

- RIG 800LX - would like to upgrade at some point to something that uses USB-C

- LG C9

On this edition of the Sams Report, settings continue to migrate, Windows 11 plays cat and mouse, and Halo has meaningful updates.

On this edition of the Sams Report, Office gets an odd discount, Teams breaks 911, and Halo is here.

On this episode of the Sams Report, ARM has a new flagship, Xbox has new control data, and Windows has a revision.

On this edition of the Sams Report, Microsoft goes for the SE, Xbox design lab gets updated, and a new laptop enters the arena.

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Intel is back, Forza looks good, and the metaverse doesn't need legs.