Tag: Mac

My final hub configuration for home video conferencing


The previous posts in this series: How I chose a hub for better home video conferencingHub addendumA great USB-C hub rant I've finished reconfiguring my home office! I changed some of the connections as things came together. A first sketch of the hub I wanted Based on how I wanted to upgrade my home office, I … Continue reading My final hub configuration for home video conferencing →

Hub addendum


CalDigit got back to me about the iPhone power supply issue with my Element Hub. The hub supplies up to 7.5W per USB-A port and 15W per USB-C port. My phone draws too much power for the USB-A port to which it's attached. They were kind enough to offer a driver download that provides more … Continue reading Hub addendum →

How I chose a hub for better home video conferencing


Many home workers are fine with plugging cables into their laptops but are intimidated by buying a hub. The hub marketplace can be very confusing because of the semantics of USB and related standards. This is the story of my search for a hub: Why I needed one, how I spec’d it, and how I … Continue reading How I chose a hub for better home video conferencing →

Drop CTRL cap swap


I’m used to the Command key being adjacent to the space bar, but this keyboard swapped the Command and Option keys. Drop provides an easy-to-use tool for key remapping, and I could swap the caps with a keycap-puller. I’ll do that if my muscle-memory doesn’t adapt quickly enough.Drop CTRL mechanical keyboard review I swapped the … Continue reading Drop CTRL cap swap →

Drop CTRL mechanical keyboard review


This is a review of the Drop CTRL mechanical keyboard with CHERRY MX Brown switches. My keyboard for the past eight years I’m a software developer. I've been working mostly from home since 2014. And since 2014 my external keyboard has been a Das Keyboard Professional S for Mac. I wrote about it after buying … Continue reading Drop CTRL mechanical keyboard review →

macOS Mojave Dark Mode is disappointing


I don't like it. Color palette choices will affect the readability of fonts, symbols, and icons. The radical changes that result from switching to Dark Mode reduced my screen's readability. A good Dark Mode would be a lot more complicated than just changing the palette. YMMV.  

Mac Numbers


I want to use Numbers when I need to graph data. I want to like it. But its charting and graphing capabilities pale in comparison to Microsoft Excel. This app is Apple's red-haired stepchild.

Review of Das Keyboard Professional S for Mac


I recently bought a Das Keyboard Professional S for Mac keyboard, to use at work. There are already many blog posts and articles about mechanical keyboards, keyboard switches, and the Das Keyboard product line. I won't re-hash all that here. Let's get right to my opinions. tl;drI give it an A-. I'm very happy I … Continue reading Review of Das Keyboard Professional S for Mac →

A Drobo firmware update bricked my Drobo


I'm migrating my files and apps to my new MacBook Pro. A highly anticipated improvement was connecting my Drobo S to a USB 3.0 interface, instead of my previous laptop's USB 2.0 bus. During my migration, the Drobo Dashboard advised me that a Drobo firmware update was available. I did the update, which -boom- bricked … Continue reading A Drobo firmware update bricked my Drobo →