From a consumer perspective, USB is a mess of confusing specs and connectors. My iMac has four male USB Type-A USB 3.0 5Gb/sec ports. The Fujifilm X-T2 has a single USB3.0/USB2.0 High-Speed USB Micro-B port. It is used for charging as well as syncing data between the camera and a computer. I just spent nearly 45 minutes trying to find an inexpensive USB cable to connect my Fujifilm camera to my iMac. I thought it would be easy. On Amazon.com,…
Branding
Update: I found this post on Tom's Hardware that clarifies my confusion around USB 3.0 and USB 3.1. It seems that USB 3.0 is USB 3.1 Gen 1. There is also USB 3.1 Gen 2 that may or may have a USB-C connector but most likely does. So ... I think I can future proof most of my storage by purchasing some low-cost USB 3.1 Gen 2 hard drive enclosures with USB-B ports. Ok. I have spent way too much…
“Branding is the task of attaching a set of values to a company, product or service.” Instead of only competing on product, price or technology. With branding, companies compete on value. …. The problem is that no one really cares what brands have to say about their product or service. No one cares about what values they use to describe what they want to sell. …. Good products communicate by being good products. <p><a href="http://000fff.org/mr-brand-manager-tear-down-this-wall/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mr. Brand Manager…tear…