So I have read about (and experienced) the slowness that Windows 11 can have while doing basic UI operations such as opening file explorer or the right click menu. On my little Ryzen 5 mini pc it’s pretty noticeable but on my work laptop it’s horrendous. Based on specs alone my work laptop with its 32Gb of RAM and the Intel Core-i7 12700H should fly through the UI but something else is happening. When plugged in its ok, while on battery its a mess, with janky slow window resizing and lag all through out.
\nNow my work laptop has all of the standard IT management and security software on it that one would expect from a large business (they even disable the fingerprint reader!). I couldn’t name all of the little program icons in the system tray related to security or the dozens upon dozens of group policies deployed to it. Not to mention it has Bitlocker enabled of course. Its my conjecture that this is the difference between the two computers.
\nI wonder if anyone in my IT organization has ran a performance profile on a standard software load out to see how much they are sapping from the computer? I suppose it doesn’t factor into their decisions and that’s probably the correct path. But considering a work provided computer is one of the primary ways the general public experiences Windows it has to behoove Microsoft to try and reduce this effect. They have made some big promises about fixing Windows performance this year. I hope they can also improve in the IT management software ecosystem along with it.
\n", "date_published": "2026-04-14T08:23:38-04:00", "url": "https://somenerv82.com/2026/04/14/whats-going-on-with-windows.html", "tags": ["Tech"] }, { "id": "http://somenerv82.micro.blog/2026/04/12/a-k-display-is-fine.html", "title": "A 4K Display is fine, good in fact!", "content_html": "This article from Matt Birchler brought up a point I meant to relay when I bought a 4k monitor for my Mac Mini. I kept hearing the usual pundits say that the only real solution for the Mac was something “Retina” i.e. a 27" 5K Display. Looking at the prices of those I couldn’t justify spending more than my Mac Mini for a monitor. So I went with a Dell S2725qs and guess what? Its good! Is the 5k clearer? Probably but I have not seen one in person. Would it be double the cost clearer? Hell no.
\nAs I move back into the Mac ecosystem after years away, I have been content to buy Apple’s lower end products despite the FOMO that you’ll hear from a very vocal subset of the Apple community. In each case so far I have been content with my choices, in fact when I purchase an iPad later this year its going to be the base model, it will suite might needs without fail.
\n\n", "date_published": "2026-04-12T18:12:22-04:00", "url": "https://somenerv82.com/2026/04/12/a-k-display-is-fine.html", "tags": ["Apple"] }, { "id": "http://somenerv82.micro.blog/2026/04/12/the-claude-mac-app-is.html", "title": "Claude App", "content_html": "The Claude Mac app is not a good app. It practically demands that you keep it open and will refuse to close when I shutdown my Mac. I understand they want you to be able to access Claude at a moments notice but that is very user hostile.
\n", "date_published": "2026-04-12T13:28:42-04:00", "url": "https://somenerv82.com/2026/04/12/the-claude-mac-app-is.html", "tags": ["Apple"] } ] }