I mentioned back in September 2007 that cell phone manufacturers were looking to replace their varied connectors with Micro USB meaning most cell phones would use the same chargers and accessories. MacRumors points to a Reuters report that Apple has also agreed to go Micro USB in Europe, which presumably means the US as [...]
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The $500 Ethernet Cable
I’ve seen this in several sites over the past few days. Apparently Denon decided to put out a $500 Ethernet Cable (AK-DL1). Free shipping via Amazon. I’ll give you few minutes to laugh.
Hopefully your now under control. As pointed out in various places like Slashdot and all the links in the [...]
Micro USB For Cell Phones
Replacing a cell phone is one of the most insane upgrades ever. Not only do you replace the device (often with a new service plan for 2 years), but you’ve got to replace accessories in most cases, especially if you change manufacturers. Sometimes even the same manufacturer can have different connectors for the [...]
USB Keychain Madness Results
A few weeks ago I noted that I’m looking for a USB Flash Drive that’s good enough to sit on even a keychain if I desired. I looked at about 100 models available and compared/contrasted them all quite a bit. In the end the Sandisk Cruzer Titanium 2GB won. It came yesterday [...]
USB Keychain Madness
USB Flash drives stink. They are either really poorly designed (causing them to break quickly) or to expensive to be practical in to carry on you.
I want the following:
USB 2.0 with actual fast transfer (not all are fast)
Between 2GB – 4GB capacity
Rugged – this means a cap that doesn’t fall off and get lost [...]
Ubuntu Live Trial
On Monday, I decided to see if Ubuntu’s Live CD was good enough to work for the week. I put the CD in, rebooted, and said “no Windows until Friday”. Surprisingly, it recognized all the hardware in my Thinkpad T43 (at least all that I cared enough about to notice), and actually did [...]
The ultimate backup solution
Ok, thanks to my whole laptop situation, I’ve decided I need a real backup solution. So here’s what I’m contemplating:
Acronis True Image 8.0 ($39.99) – I’m leaning towards this rather than the infamous Norton Ghost because it supports USB 2.0 PCMCIA cards, something Norton doesn’t. And backing up via USB 1.0 is something [...]
USB drives to get smarter… with Firefox?
CNet has an interesting article up on Smart Drives. They are similar to USB Drives, though:
They developed a technical specification that lets consumers carry their entire desktop, including programs and personal preferences, with them as they travel between home and office. The specification even allows users to launch software and remotely access data on [...]
Fun With Todo Lists
Some things upcoming this week:
Operations Management Quiz (hopefully not to hard)
Find/Order USB 2 PCMCIA card for Laptop (any recommendations)
Order iSkin for iPod
Hopefully Free Mac Mini’s will have #10 and be processing (likely done, just hasn’t and registered).
If above goes to processing, time to start researching a nice LCD display (likely 17″ or 19″), as [...]
Mini iPod
As Slashdot notes, it’s a rumor.
I think it’s a great idea, might just pick one up myself. Not sure.
What I haven’t figured out yet, is why someone didn’t come up with an mp3 player that you can just plug in standard USB Keychain devices to. Think about it:
Most are aprox. the same size, [...]
