#17 When technology fails You can craft the perfect tech setup for your work, but hardware failure could take you back to square one. The important thing is to have a recovery plan. Last year, I spent some time selecting the perfect input devices for my computer system. I spend a lot of time working at my desk, so peripherals are important. The keyboard and trackball were not conventional choices, but they were ideal for me, and all was fantastic until this week when a rogue USB hub destroyed my keyboard’s ADB interface and blew out a bunch of other USB devices. When I came to think about it, I realised that several other devices that had been plugged into it had failed over the last year too: an old iPod, a thumb drive, at least two hard drives. Ouch.
When technology fails | Pinnacle Newsletter #17
When technology fails | Pinnacle Newsletter…
When technology fails | Pinnacle Newsletter #17
#17 When technology fails You can craft the perfect tech setup for your work, but hardware failure could take you back to square one. The important thing is to have a recovery plan. Last year, I spent some time selecting the perfect input devices for my computer system. I spend a lot of time working at my desk, so peripherals are important. The keyboard and trackball were not conventional choices, but they were ideal for me, and all was fantastic until this week when a rogue USB hub destroyed my keyboard’s ADB interface and blew out a bunch of other USB devices. When I came to think about it, I realised that several other devices that had been plugged into it had failed over the last year too: an old iPod, a thumb drive, at least two hard drives. Ouch.