I’ve finally managed to post this PPT file that has pictures of computers, hard drives, cables and other items. The examples in the textbook aren’t very good, so I took these pictures last year.
This slide show contains some comments that you can view by revealing the speaker’s notes in PowerPoint. I showed this file in Thursday’s IS 6100 class.
From time to time, people send me URLs for weird USB devices. The interesting thing about USB is that it provides a standard power plug and a small amount of voltage. Some of these devices don’t have any software drivers. They just do something silly, like turn a fan.
Here’s a list of devices. This article doesn’t have pictures, but the links will go to sites with descriptions, pictures and pricing.
One of the devices on this list is absolutely brilliant. They’re rechargable batteries that plug into a USB port. This lets users recharge the battery from a computer or USB hub.
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