WSL2 offers improved performance over version 1 by providing more direct access to the host hardware drivers. Recent “Insider Dev Channel” builds of Win10 even allows access to the Windows NVIDIA display driver for GPU computing applications for WSL2 Linux applications! The performance improvements with WSL2 are largely because this version is running as a privileged virtual machine on to of MS Hyper-V. This means that at least low level support for the Hyper-V virtualization layer needs to be enabled to use it. In particular, the Windows feature “VirtualMachinePlatform” must be enabled for WSL2. We tested to see if there was any negative application performance impact.

Best Workstation PC for SOLIDWORKS (Summer 2020)
A short article covering some of the best computer system configurations for design in SOLIDWORKS.

Best Workstation PC for Adobe After Effects (Summer 2020)
After Effects can be a power hungry application, requiring a powerful workstation with plenty of system memory in order to keep you in your creative process. In this post, we will go over a few of our recommendations in the summer of 2020 for the best PC for Adobe After Effects for a range of budgets.

Best Workstation PC for AutoCAD (Summer 2020)
A short article covering some of the best computer system configurations for design in AutoCAD.

Windows 10 Event Viewer Basics
The Windows 10 Event Viewer is a powerful diagnostic tool used to identify and solve system instability and crashes.

Case Study with Adam Miller from La Croix Church
Adam has worked at La Croix Church for about six years, with about a year and a half break in 2018 when he stepped away to pursue his own video production company. He currently works full-time on staff as a Video Producer creating original video content, along with a couple of other staff members.
Note: How To Install JupyterLab Extensions (Globally for a JupyterHub Server)
The current JupyterHub version 2.5.1 does not allow user installed extension for JupyterLab when it is being served from JupyterHub. This should be remedied in version 3. However, even when this is “fixed” it is still useful to be able to install extensions globally for all users on a multi-user system. This note will show you how.

Best Workstation PC for Adobe Premiere Pro (Summer 2020)
Depending on the type of footage you work with, the hardware requirements for Premiere Pro can range from a fairly moderate system, to an incredibly powerful one. In this post, we will go over a few of our recommendations for the best PC for Adobe Premiere Pro for a range of budgets.

Best Workstation PC for RealityCapture (Summer 2020)
A short article covering some of the best computer system configurations for photogrammetry in RealityCapture.

Best Workstation PC for Metashape (Summer 2020)
A short article covering some of the best computer system configurations for photogrammetry in Metashape.




