Don't use your car's USB ports to charge your laptop — Do this instead - Engadget
Don't use your car's USB ports to charge your laptop — Do this instead It's tempting to plug into that handy USB port in your console. Don't do it…
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USB-C is a reversible USB connector standard supporting data transfer, charging, and video output using a symmetrical connector and cable design.
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Hi all! I have a Cudy TR3000 router running on openwrt. Anyone with experience with it, did you get internet over usb or usb-c? Since my laptop has no ethernet connection. I want to have wired internet connection, and wa…
Ubiquiti USW-Flex-2.5G-8 appears to support simultaneous USB-C + PoE power, with failover. I tested it.
I was trying to find out whether the non-PoE USW-Flex-2.5G-8 can have its USB-C and PoE power inputs connected at the same time, and whether one can effectively act as backup for the other. Ubiquiti lists USB-C or PoE+ a…
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Can I plug a TP-Link nano USB into a USB splitter with my wireless mouse? If I do so, will I be able to use the TP-Link nano as an alternative to my nonfunctional wifi chip? My shitty 7 year old laptop has lost its capab…
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I just discovered that the hdparm secure erase will always work on one bay of the two bay device. Fortunately I discovered while erasing two HDDs so no damage was done. # dmesg -w (...) [ 6592.947151] [ T2848] usb 1-1.3:…
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…It's perhaps frustrating that the back seat chargers are USB-A. But I haven't found a good USB charger with a back-seat USB-C charging setup, assuming your car…