In the Shell

The essential but often overlooked components that power our tech: desktop PSUs and portable device batteries.Don't just host your podcast, own it🟡 Yellowball is a podcast hosting service I built to give podcasters more control and less nonsense. Whether you’re starting fresh, moving your show over, or just curious, check it out at https://yellowball.fm.Referenceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80_Plushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_supply_unit_(computer)https://www.corsair.com/us/en/explorer/diy-builder/power-supply-units/what-is-a-psu-power-supply-units-explained/https://www.inmotionhosting.com/blog/power-supply-units/https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/smartphone-plugged-in-battery-health-apple-samsung-google-5/https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-charge-android-phone-80-percent/

The GPU is your computer’s visual powerhouse, rapidly crunching numbers to turn data into images, animations, and 3D worlds. It is the engine behind stunning graphics, smooth gameplay, and the brains of today’s AI revolution, all packed into a chip designed for massive parallel processing.Don't just host your podcast, own it🟡 Yellowball is a podcast hosting service I built to give podcasters more control and less nonsense. Whether you’re starting fresh, moving your show over, or just curious, check it out at https://yellowball.fm.Referenceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_processing_unithttps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/processors/what-is-a-gpu.htmlhttps://www.onlogic.com/blog/what-is-a-gpu-a-beginners-guide/https://blog.siggraph.org/2025/04/evolution-of-gpus.html/https://thefuturemedia.eu/the-ai-gold-rush-how-nvidia-and-its-allies-built-a-4-trillion-stronghold/

The motherboard is your computer’s central hub, connecting the CPU, RAM, GPU, storage, and more into one unified system. It’s the story of how all the pieces of your PC come together on one board to make everything function.Don't just host your podcast, own it🟡 Yellowball is a podcast hosting service I built to give podcasters more control and less nonsense. Whether you’re starting fresh, moving your show over, or just curious, check it out at https://yellowball.fm.Referenceshttps://www.britannica.com/technology/motherboardhttps://www.geeksforgeeks.org/computer-organization-architecture/difference-between-north-bridge-and-south-bridge/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motherboardhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOShttps://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/BIOS-basic-input-output-system

In this episode, we’ll talk about the differences between hard drives, SSDs, and NVMe storage, and how technologies like RAID and file systems keep information reliable. We’ll also discuss different file system types and full disk encryption.Don't just host your podcast, own it🟡 Yellowball is a podcast hosting service I built to give podcasters more control and less nonsense. Whether you’re starting fresh, moving your show over, or just curious, check it out at https://yellowball.fm.Referenceshttps://www.corsair.com/us/en/explorer/diy-builder/storage/raid-0-raid-1-and-raid-5-explained/https://klarasystems.com/articles/openzfs-understanding-zfs-vdev-types/https://www.open-e.com/blog/introduction-to-zfs/https://www.kingston.com/en/blog/personal-storage/understanding-file-systemshttps://freebsdfoundation.org/resource/an-introduction-to-the-z-file-system/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_RAID_levels

This episode is all about RAM. The part of your computer that holds everything it’s working on right now. What it is, how it works, and why more of it can mean the difference between smooth operation and constant lag. Plus a look at DDR4 vs DDR5, memory speeds, and why RAM is still way faster than your SSD.Don't just host your podcast, own it🟡 Yellowball is a podcast hosting service I built to give podcasters more control and less nonsense. Whether you’re starting fresh, moving your show over, or just curious, check it out at https://yellowball.fm.Referenceshttps://www.crucial.com/articles/about-memory/support-what-does-computer-memory-dohttps://www.kingston.com/unitedkingdom/en/blog/pc-performance/memory-assessorhttps://www.crucial.com/articles/about-memory/what-is-the-difference-between-memory-and-storagehttps://www.tomshardware.com/features/ddr5-vs-ddr4-is-it-time-to-upgrade-your-ramhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic-core_memoryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_random-access_memoryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random-access_memory