Ventoy: Create Bootable USB Drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI Files
https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy
#HackerNews #Ventoy #USB #Bootable #Tools #ISO #EFI #CreateBootableUSB
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heise+ | Fünf günstige Office-Notebooks mit USB4 im Test
USB-C-Buchsen mit rasantem USB4/Thunderbolt 4 findet man schon in Notebooks unter 700 Euro. Wir testen fünf solche 16-Zöller mit verschiedenen Prozessoren.
heise+ | Fünf günstige Office-Notebooks mit USB4 im Test
USB-C-Buchsen mit rasantem USB4/Thunderbolt 4 findet man schon in Notebooks unter 700 Euro. Wir testen fünf solche 16-Zöller mit verschiedenen Prozessoren.
#xkcd's 15th "standard" in a nutshell... #USBC is just another acronym for PITA...
In case you're wondering
- BC 1.2 ( #USB Battery Charging) is USB-Implementers Forum's basic charging protocol from 2010
- PE+ = PumpExpress Plus, Mediatek's exotic own charging protocol
I would test VOOC/Dash detection on my old OP charger but I don't have dash cables anymore... Without the right cable¹, the charger acts like a BC 1.2 5V 1.5A/2.4A charger
https://xkcd.com/927/
USB charging protocols detection on a BigBen 20 W USB PD charger, model BB8591, with a Lenovo USB C to USB C cable (dock cable from work)
I actually knew the Lenovo cable does supports USB PD.
USB charging protocols detection on a BigBen 20 W USB PD charger, model BB8591, with a random unbranded USB A to USB C cable.
USB charging protocols detection on a borrowed Xiaomi 33 W charger, model MDY-11EZ, with a random unbranded USB A to USB C cable.
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Reminder that #USB is, and always was, a bad design; as usual for Intel. We had #Firewire, a true bus, and not the worst option of many, polling, like USB. We could have had everything USB-C offers now -- reversible plugs, power-negotiation, multi-protocol -- with Firewire decades ago if USB hadn't taken over. Firewire even had Ethernet-over-Firewire, at 400MBps, fifteen years before Thunderbolt would do the same.
Firewire didn't need a different plug for the computer-side and for the device-side (USB-A & USB-B) because it was a true bus. You could hook any two devices together via a normal Firewire cable and you'd get instant two-way communication. This is how the PS2 did link-play. USB pushed the workload on to the computer. USB-C solves the "who is the host and who is the client?" problem by putting a tiny *computer* into the cable, that's how insane USB has become.
Firewire has been gone so long now that most #Apple #Mac users probably don't even know that you could plug a Mac into another computer via Firewire, power it on holding T and the internal disk drive would appear *as an external HDD* to the other computer.
Reminder that #USB is, and always was, a bad design; as usual for Intel. We had #Firewire, a true bus, and not the worst option of many, polling, like USB. We could have had everything USB-C offers now -- reversible plugs, power-negotiation, multi-protocol -- with Firewire decades ago if USB hadn't taken over. Firewire even had Ethernet-over-Firewire, at 400MBps, fifteen years before Thunderbolt would do the same.
Firewire didn't need a different plug for the computer-side and for the device-side (USB-A & USB-B) because it was a true bus. You could hook any two devices together via a normal Firewire cable and you'd get instant two-way communication. This is how the PS2 did link-play. USB pushed the workload on to the computer. USB-C solves the "who is the host and who is the client?" problem by putting a tiny *computer* into the cable, that's how insane USB has become.
Firewire has been gone so long now that most #Apple #Mac users probably don't even know that you could plug a Mac into another computer via Firewire, power it on holding T and the internal disk drive would appear *as an external HDD* to the other computer.
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Call for testing: USB webcams https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250808083341 #openbsd #usb #webcams #testing #snapshot #freesoftware #libresoftware
Call for testing: USB webcams https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250808083341 #openbsd #usb #webcams #testing #snapshot #freesoftware #libresoftware
🆕 blog! “Why don't smart watches use USB-C to recharge?”
It looks like the new Google's Pixel 4 watch comes with yet another incompatible change in charging technology. This is a ridiculous situation.
The original Pixel Watch used one type of wireless charging. Then the Pixel Watch 2 & 3 removed wireless charging and swapped to a different charging mechanism. And…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/08/why-dont-smart-watches-use-usb-c-to-recharge/
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#gadget #usb-c #watch
STOP OCCUPATION 🍉 S. Costa
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GENOVA: NUOVA VITTORIA DEI PORTUALI, NESSUNO SBARCO PER LA NAVE CARICA DI ARMAMENTI. RITIRATO LO SCIOPERO, “NON LAVORIAMO PER LA GUERRA” https://www.radiondadurto.org/2025/07/31/genova-nuova-vittoria-dei-portuali-nessuno-sbarco-per-la-nave-carica-di-armamenti-ritirato-lo-sciopero-non-lavoriamo-per-la-guerra/#SCELTA_NAZIONALI #logisticaarmi#INEVIDENZA#Movimento#NAZIONALI#Economia#Politica #portuali#Diritti#Lavoro #genova #porto #armi #calp#USB
GENOVA: NUOVA VITTORIA DEI PORTUALI, NESSUNO SBARCO PER LA NAVE CARICA DI ARMAMENTI. RITIRATO LO SCIOPERO, “NON LAVORIAMO PER LA GUERRA” https://www.radiondadurto.org/2025/07/31/genova-nuova-vittoria-dei-portuali-nessuno-sbarco-per-la-nave-carica-di-armamenti-ritirato-lo-sciopero-non-lavoriamo-per-la-guerra/#SCELTA_NAZIONALI #logisticaarmi#INEVIDENZA#Movimento#NAZIONALI#Economia#Politica #portuali#Diritti#Lavoro #genova #porto #armi #calp#USB
New #blog post: I miss the days of ubiquitous portable data storage
https://rldane.space/i-miss-the-days-of-ubiquitous-portable-data-storage.html
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cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx@twizzay @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @solusspider @clayton
(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)
#rlDaneWriting #USB #ThumbDrives #MassStorage #RemovableMedia #Floppy #CD #DVD