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Re: Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?

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Post by cranium »

bakoo wrote: post #836
cranium wrote: post #316

I bought an Elgato Cam Link 4K to use my Sony A7II for video calls. I didn't have a webcam before the pandemic so I would have spent at least 100$ for a passable one. Sound was already solved with an Antlion ModMic 5 on a good pair of open headphones (Drop x Sennheiser HD6XX). I like to have a modular setup to reuse/upgrade independently each component. I use the Logitech MX Ergo as my go-to mouse. Once adapted to th…

Late question, but how do you deal with the audio lag when using the Elgato? Got the same dongle, and an old Nikon, but never got a handle on the lag.

Mic is plugged directly on the camera, so audio and video are always in sync.

Re: Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?

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Post by jmholla »

fsflover wrote: post #440
jmholla wrote: post #421

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Can you talk a little more about your setup? How does it ensure your coreboot is not tampered with?

It relies on Heads ( https://github.com/osresearch/heads ), tamper-evident boot software that loads from within coreboot and uses the TPM chip and the user’s own GPG keys to detect tampering within the BIOS. Here are some explanations: https://puri.sm/posts/pureboot-101-first-boot-first-update-a... , https://docs.puri.sm/Librem_Key/Getting_Started/User_Manual....

Thank you so much! I'll check these out.

Re: Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?

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Post by mrpointy »

I have a xence labs quickkeys which is a macro button pad with an OLED screen for button labels. You can have like five pages of shortcuts with 40 separate functions programmable PER APPLICATION.

I don't have to remember obscure keyboard shortcuts, the functions switch automatically as I change apps and the scroll wheel (the main reason I bought it) is so nice. I can't use a mouse at all without pain so I use a pen tablet for the most part, this has brought back the smooth scrolling, zooming and other things you'd use a mouse wheel for back into my life.

Re: Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?

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Post by Breza »

rektide wrote: post #148
habosa wrote: post #68

Wired headphones. I’ve never had to start a meeting by trying to mess with my audio settings, or had to think about charging another battery.

Wireless headphones. Because sometimes I really have to go and it's literally no problem to walk to the bathroom. Or to go make tea. Or to do whatever. Freedom to not be chained up is amazing. Try it. I too don't feel like I've had to mess with audio settings. I have some SteelSeries Actis Pro's I bought a long time ago. They have bluetooth, but there's also a nice usb-based head-unit I use with higher quality, lower…

Wireless headphones with the option of plugging them in when the battery dies. Best of both worlds. I use an industrial pair with passive noise canceling since I work on a treadmill.

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Post by Breza »

esafak wrote: post #200
kimburgess wrote: post #84

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I’ll add moderately high quality mic to this. If you’re spending a lot of working hours on calls, putting the resources into providing clear, intelligible voice for the people you’re working with will definitely be appreciated.

Like what?

Not GP but I love my WorkTunes. Excellent passive noise protection.

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Post by cheriot »

mystickphoenix wrote: post #837
cheriot wrote: post #284

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I have an older laptop and user Docker for Mac daily. My fingers never get cold!

Another thing to try is podman. I run it on my mac and my mac is no longer trying to fly away on the strength of the cooling fans alone. Podman used to be a bit rough on mac but it's gotten significantly better, especially with podman-desktop. docker-compose even works with it as it does something on the backend to swap out the docker socket. I wouldn't recommend doing podman-compose as it looks to be mostly unmainta…

I'll have to give podman another look. Last I checked I couldn't see how to replace my routine docker commands.

Re: Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?

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Post by ycombinete »

bullen wrote: post #598
ycombinete wrote: post #347

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Is this a streaming setup? I'm quite interested in seeing point 1 in action, do you have some videos of it?

It looks terrible! :D My github username on the HN profile on twitch.

That really is terrible haha. I can’t quite tell what’s in frame on that camera feed. Is it pointed at you?

Re: Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?

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Post by pvillano »

Nevermark wrote: post #795

(I have worked at home my whole career, so if this seems extravagant consider it is nearly my only business expense. :) I have a 98” TV on the wall, with two 55 inch TVs in portrait orientation on each side, tilted 45 degrees toward me. It turns out, the long dimension of the 55” screens equals the short dimension of a 98” screen. So all three screens have the same height. Having huge screens on the wall means I don’…

98/55=1.7818181...

16/8=1.777...

Only .2% off!

Re: Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?

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Post by Ryrie »

jrootabega wrote: post #572

Hackcessories: An upside-down metal drink tumbler, with an anti-static wrist strap around it, and clamped to the chassis of the computer. In the colder months, I touch it before touching parts of the computer, or my metal keyboard (which is not great for static). Before that, I hung up my system several times from static shocks on USB stuff. A pile of random stuff with the right dimensions to put my webcam on in fron…

I use Center Cam and love it. https://thecentercam.com/
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