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,…
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I recently bought this AmazonBasics Double Braided Nylon Lightning to USB A Cable, Advanced Collection - MFi Certified iPhone Charger - Dark Grey, 3-Foot. Recommended.…
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…
Page not found – Curious Rat by Harry Marks (curiousrat.com) No. The fact is most “consumer” gadget blogs are written by nerds, for nerds. Does the average person give a shit what the inside of an iPhone looks like six months before it’s announced? Do they care that the Lightning cable may or may not have transfer speeds comparable to USB 3? In the immortal word of Jim Dalrymple, “Nope.”…
I am frustrated by tech press and their self-inflicted blinders that only let them see the “feeds and speeds”. I am sick to death about hearing about the latest, greatest Android or Nokia phones and its octo-core Z-boost 3.6 GHz processor with wireless-P draft spec, 2 USB ports, HDMI, PS/2 and Centronics parallel port and how this one… THIS ONE… will be the one that outsells all others. 6 months later, nobody can remember the name of that device and it…
