daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
For Mariko’s birthday, we got her a Google Nest Hub. She had been admiring them at my parents’ and brother’s houses, so we thought she’d enjoy having one of her own. It’s great as a photo frame that cycles through Google Photos.
I helped my son build his first PC, and it was a fun experience, though not without a few hiccups along the way. In the end, we got it up and running, and now he’s all set! It’s been years since I last built a PC, but it turns out, not much has changed.
The process almost made me want to build one for myself, but I think I’d lean toward something like the new Mac Mini M4 — it looks incredible. Besides, I don’t play many computer games these days, so a PC isn’t really a necessity for me. If you were going to game and stream with the same computer, I think a PC is the way to go, though!
Today our internet went down for several hours due to problems caused by the Hurricane down in Houston. I broke out the ol’ Sony radio and listened to some news for a bit. Fun, but I could only pick up a couple of stations inside the house.
I got a new camera! It’s an Insta360 X3 and can take 360-degree videos. I can’t wait to learn how to use it and make some more videos!
As part of our decluttering journey, I am finally disposing of several old, broken hard drives. I wasn’t sure how to prepare them for recycling, but thanks to YouTube, I discovered that scratching the platters is a good way to ensure that the data would be difficult to retrieve. And even if it was retrieved, it’s probably of no use to anyone. But, better safe than sorry!
Ready for recycling. ♻
