Federico recently wrote about how a nice iPad stand can make the device much more usable in certain situations. That got me thinking about checking some out, and I discovered Amazon has some real weird ones for sale.
I last wrote about my backup strategy in July 2015, and a lot has changed, so I thought it was time to update things.
This is the part where I copy and paste from that 2015 blog post:
I shouldn’t have to preach the importance of a good backup system, but there are some key tenants that should be part of any approach:
My hardware setup is radically different from what it was in 2015. While I still have a Mac mini, it is now the server, hosting a Drobo 5D stuffed with 4 TB hard drives for a total of 17 TB or so of storage. Moving away from the Synology isn’t that juicy of a story. It had a hardware failure and I moved on.
Fifty years ago, Doug Engelbart held what is now known as the “Mother of All Demos,” at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco. In his talk, Engelbart, quite frankly, showed off the future:
This weekend, several people noted the anniversary. Here is Cyrus Farivar at Ars Technica:
I am terrible at wrapping presents, but I think this is going to be a big help.
Qi charging in an attractive package? Yes, please.
I’m happy to present the 2018 edition of the 512 Pixels Holiday Gift Guide for People Like Me:
Maybe next year! ↩︎
I’m looking forward to reading this piece on one of the best Nintendo 64 games.
If Apple stuck one of these in an aluminum case and let it run macOS, I’d be buying a new Mac mini in a heartbeat.
To answer some obvious questions:
There are a lot of dead products on this list, but Samsung keeps going after the dream.
I’m tempted to pick up some of the new outdoor fixtures.