Author: Mike Moffit
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Charger Mix-n-Match
I get a lot of use out of my portable mobile devices. Ever since I put a keyboard on my iPad, it has become my little workhorse throughout my day. Before work, I might be using it for a breakfast recipe and some light writing while I eat. During work it sits on my desk…
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Mechanical Keyboards
Okay, I know you’re probably asking, “aren’t all keyboards mechanical?” While the key mechanism in keyboards are, the “mechanical” aspect is referring to the actual switch mechanism underneath the keys. If you’re an old-school computer user like me, you may remember the old IBM Model ‘M’ keyboard which is what I learned to type on.…
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Terminal Tidbits
**Disk Usage Command** There might be a time when you need to know how much space is available on your hard drive and you need to do it without a GUI. When trying to do diagnostics to find issues, it’s good to know if your hard drive is simply at capacity. Hard drives filled to…
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What the Cloud?
My work includes quite a lot of explaining about how cloud backup can be configured and updated and how much it should be trusted, among other questions related to redundant server-based data storage. I want to make one thing crystal clear: There is nothing inherently different between the way servers operate and the way your…
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Lions and Tigers and Bears and Digital and Analog, Oh My!
From time to time in Kibbles articles I’ve written, I’ve talked about the differences between digital and analog circuits, but it’s almost always in passing and tertiary to something else. I decided this week that it was worth doing a whole article about it. Some of this will probably be a bit of a refresher,…
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Dangers Of Liquid Spills
If you are like me and like to multitask while surfing the web or getting work done online by having your morning coffee while browsing, then make sure you’re extremely careful. Let me warn you about the dangers of sipping and surfing at the same time. Liquid damage is one of the most of deceptive…