blog! “Gadget Review: Benfei SATA to USB-C Drive Enclosure”
★★★★★

The good folks at Benfei know that I'm always losing my USB Thumb Drives. They're just too damn small. I crave something bigger and harder to lose. Not as huge as a CD Drive, but not as small as a MiniDisc. Something chunky and satisfying, with a slim elegance. So they've sent me their SATA to…

Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/04/gadget-review-benfei-sata-to-usb-c-drive-enclosure/
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#gadget #review #usb-c

#TIL: Das dünne #USB-C-Kabel ist entweder kaputt oder unterstützt einfach keine Datenübertragung.

Beats by Dre: Bunte USB-2.0-Kabel für den Apple Store ab 24,95 Euro https://www.computerbase.de/news/audio-video-foto/beats-by-dre-bunte-usb-2-0-kabel-fuer-den-apple-store-ab-24-95-euro.92208/ #beatsbydre #apple #usb

blog! “Gadget Review: Benfei USB-C to Ethernet Adapter”
★★★★★

Sure, WiFi is basically fine. But sometimes you need the raw power, high speed, and utter reliability of Ethernet. Billions of packets hurtling down twisted copper pair in order to deliver your data - that's what it is all about, right?

But - alas! - laptops don't have Ethernet ports these days. And…

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#gadget #review #usb-c

Mostly Apple's fault.

But it didn't support much by way of power output, just 0.5 A and 5 V. So, the problems all started in 2007 when Apple launched the iPhone and wanted to use USB to charge the device. #usb #madness #Apple

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/if-you-thought-usb-naming-was-nonsense-allow-this-professional-furry-engineer-explain-the-total-nightmare-that-is-the-underlying-hardware-complexity-of-usb-c/

Offizielles Raspi-USB-Netzteil mit 45 Watt

Der Raspi-Hersteller bringt ein USB-C-Netzteil mit 45 Watt Ladeleistung. Es ist etwas teurer als die bisherige 27-Watt-Version.

https://www.heise.de/news/Offizielles-Raspi-USB-Netzteil-mit-45-Watt-10351343.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Burned ISO to USB but get an odd error that the kernel cannot be found. Posted this on their support forums and what follows is just stranger.

https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=15640

#Mangeia #Linux #Foss #OpenSource #Iso #Usb #Grub

blog! “Gadget Review: Benfei Laptop Riser with Built-In USB-C Dock”
★★★☆☆

The good folks at Benfei have sent me a laptop stand to review. You know the drill, a few pieces of metal, some hinges, and rubber feet. But this stand holds a little more interest for the gadget lover - a built in USB-C hub!

What do you get for your £35?

USB-C power input …

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#gadget #review #usb-c

The pure distilled hell of USB-C https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqL-MEQ9HQ8 #standards #usb

Ventoy, please just bloody work, will you?

#USB #Bootable #Ventoy

allt verkar va usb-c numera o behöver fler usb-c-usb-c

och behöver oxå micro-usb-usb-c ... finns det ens

#Ventoy is a tool that allows you to #boot an #iso file directly from a #USB drive. Many people recommend it online, but most people are unaware that Ventoy modifies the installation ISO and injects #binary_blobs.

There is probably no acceptable reason to use it. I recommend that you consider all installations made with Ventoy as #tampered_with and #untrusted.

Apple aktualisiert alles 2025-03

Genau so wie Microsoft (MS) veröffentlicht Apple monatlich Updates, die Sicherheitslücken schließen (sollen) und die neue Funktionen mitbringen (KI, mehr Spionage). Noch mehr als MS strengt Apple sich an, die Updates zu unentwirrbaren Paketen zu schnüren

https://www.pc-fluesterer.info/wordpress/2025/04/10/apple-aktualisiert-alles-2025-03/

$8 5-Pack LISEN #60W #USB-C to USB-C #Charging #Cables (2x 3.3', 2x 6.6', 10')
List $14.99 - $7.05 w/PromoCode 478NN6HT = $7.94

https://www.dealigg.com/story-5-Pack-LISEN-60W-USB-C-Charging-Cables-2x-3-3-2x-6-6-10

New #blog post: I miss the days of ubiquitous portable data storage

https://rldane.space/i-miss-the-days-of-ubiquitous-portable-data-storage.html

653 words

cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @twizzay @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @solusspider @clayton

(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)

#100DaysToOffload #18

What do tariffs mean for computing?

Linux.

New computers are going to be slow to arrive. Cost twice as much.

Install linux, save your perfectly fine hardware from the landfill.

All your old computers will work fine until DOGE is wearing orange onesies or the power goes off forever.

I wish my #phone had two #USB ports.

Can that please be a thing? Please?

In limbo a bit with my Linux plans. Turns out I've cough misplaced all of my useful USB drives. #SomewhereSafe. The only one I can find is 2Gb and I need 8Gb for CachyOS's Live USB. I've got a new one coming today with the new backup SSD. Sadly, it's not shaped like a penguin. I did look.

Funnily enough, the 2Gb USB has a Live Install of Antergos Linux on it. That was my previous (failed) attempt to move to Linux back in...I want to say 2016-18-ish? But in that case the team making Antergos broke up and the project died, which was an awful loss because it was one of the most advanced and user-friendly distros of the era. I used the abandoned corpse for a while longer but when that broke my heart broke with it and I slunk dejectedly back to Windows. A community-run project arose from the ashes and became EndeavourOS, which you may have heard of. When choosing Garuda I did look at Endeavour but they take a minimalist, bare-bones approach (though still more than Arch itself) whereas Garuda had muscles, skin, hair, tattoos...

CachyOS happenings should kick off tonight around tea time [GMT](#GMTeaTime)

#Linux #USB #CachyOS #EndeavourOS