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What's something that's not common knowledge but you think everyone should know? (kbin.social)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Specifically thinking of stuff that make your life better in the long run but all kinds of answers are welcome!

I've recently learnt about lifetraps and it's made a huge positive impact on how I view myself and my relationships

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[–] 62 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Magnetic USB connectors are a thing and can save your cables/devices not just from wear and tear (unplugging/replugging constantly) but also from cables being tripped over or otherwise pulled. Highly recommended if you're using VR! Sadly there are no standards to these.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    My dad has Parkinson's Disease, so he has poor coordination in his hands and can't plug in small cords like a charging cable.

    My sister bought him magnetic USB connectors and it's changed his life! There's a small USB end that plugs into his smartphone port, and the cable connects to it via magnets. Takes my dad almost no effort; he just needs to get his phone near the end of the cable and it latches on.

    There are regular charging cables and fast-charging cables. Depending on your device, make sure you know which one you're buying. The regular cables take half a day to charge my phone.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Are there magnetic USB-C connectors that can do USB 5Gb or even 10Gb?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There are, but are recommended against. Since they expose all the pins in a way it doesn't happen normally in the connector. If a device is not 100% perfectly protected you might send 20V in a data line that's expecting <1V, therefore frying something.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    USB 5Gb/s uses voltages > 5V?

    (I'm only talking about speed here, not USB-PD.)

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Bonus tip: get as many as you need, and then a couple more. Sounds like I’m some kind of salesman, but trust me. I bought some to create a simple charging station for my vr controllers. Works great. Now I want some more to charge other things with the cables I already have laying around (I had some more). Didn’t have the right adapter pieced for in my devices. (Needed usb c, only had micro b and lightning). Now, a few years after I bought them to make that charging stand thingy, they don’t sell this exact one anymore. Bummer.

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