Category: technology

  • Unifi Protect Problems

    I have a new Cloud Key Gen 2 + I have the SDN part working. But can’t get protect working.

    I try on the web browser and it stalls out. See the image below.

    Then after putting in the information it freezes as the below image.

    And on the iOS app it also fails. Initially, the iOS app would time out about 3/4 of the way around the “waiting” circle. Now it goes ahead but errors. See this YouTube video of the screen capture from my phone.

  • Drobo FS – SOLD

    SOLD

    on eBay

    In case anyone is interested.

    Drobo-Front-cover

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  • In Pursuit of Elegance

    Elegance cuts through the noise, captures our attention, and engages us. The point of elegance is to achieve the maximum impact with the minimum input. It’s a thoughtful, artful subtractive process focused on doing more and better with less. That’s especially important during this economic crisis when everyone is trying to move forward while consuming fewer resources.

    via OPEN Forum by American Express OPEN | | In Pursuit of Elegance: 12 Indispensable Tips.

    Which came via Guy Kawasaki

    Also interesting is The Inside Scoop on Design: Ten Questions with Hartmut Esslinger. He notes the following which I think all can agree on.

    Question: What are your top ten products of all time?
    Answer:
    1. Electric Light Bulb
    2. Japanese Lunch Box(es)
    3. Mercedes 300 SLR “Uhlenhaut”
    4. Boeing 707
    5. Porsche 911
    6. Apple Macintosh (after the Macintosh SE)
    7. Arne Jacobsen Chair “3107” by Hansen
    8. Sony Walkman 2
    9. Gibson Les Paul Custom Guitar
    10. Hubble Telescope

    Question: What are your ten worst products of all time?
    Answer:
    1. Gas-guzzling SUVs
    2. Neck-pain-causing Notebook computers
    3. Typical conference chairs and ambiance in hotels
    4. Software UI on mobile phones
    5. Most hospital equipment
    6. Violent video games
    7. Fake “crafts” products (e.g “Hantcraft” dustpan & brushset)
    8. Computer accessories requiring 2+ hour installment
    9. Restaurant table that “kill” your kneecaps
    10. Myriads of power adapters

    I just finished listening to the audiobook on Steve Jobs life, called iCon. Interesting.

  • Fun ads by Microsoft

    These are of course to counter Apple’s ads with the two guys showing the PC person as a totally nerdy styleless geek.

  • Amazing Robot

    Though clearly it can carry a lot but I get it will run out of gas pretty quick.

  • Tame the computer cables

    Lifehacker Top 10: Top 10 Ways to Get Cables Under Control

    If I only had access to all the stuff you can get at Home Depot here in Kuwait. Such a cable mess we have. Partly due to the mix of cord end types: British, two types of European and even American. And cheap power bars. The Ikea desk cable support trays won’t hold on to a power bar because of these types of ends and also the different end types in the power transformers that have to plug in. Arghh …

    I think Saturday a trip to Home Hardware to see if we can do something!