Can the iPad Pro charge at full 5V 2.4 Amp USB charge rate

The Question Can a USB-C enabled iPad Pro charge at the old iPad charge rate over regular USB with an appropriate cable. I would call any DC voltage & amperage reading anything close to 5V 2.0 Amps (10 Watts) a yes. The appropriate cable would be a USB A to USB-C cable, such that you could use an existing iPad or other high quality charger that supports up to the 5V 2.

How to Edit This Site, and be an $ Paid $ Editor

Thank you for accepting the challenge of helping me to make this site better. There are two requirements to get started. First you will need to have a GitHub account. And secondly be familiar with Markdown syntax, all the context and posts are written in this format. How to Fork a GitHub project and make some changes Visit GitHub and login if you already have an account. Otherwise, click the “Sign Up” and make a new free account.

Trash Can Standing Desk

Back in 2019 as we were preparing to move from the Memphis TN area to North East Oregon, most things in the house were packed and put in the moving truck or in the process of being packed. The problem was I still needed to work, and I needed a quiet place to do so, so I turned to the great outdoors and improvised and found the perfect solution an improvised standing desk.

Cowboy Coffee

My Cowboy coffee implementation Equipment used: heat source small sauce pan & lid, use larger if more people want coffee now, small pan is good for 1–2 cups mug/s after brew filter (optional) Ground coffee spoon How to make Cowboy Coffee Fill clean mug/s with water Pour mug/s into clean sauce pan, get larger pot as needed Bring water to boil Once water boils, turn off / remove from the heat source, let stand for 1 minute.

Update Private Github Password on Windows

Using GitHub on windows in a corporate environment currently has a quirk for me, when the password gets changed on a corporate schedule. GitHub stops working when you try to do a push. I will see git push remote: Invalid username or password. fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://github.... … is your corporate domain for your internal private GitHub The fix is open “Credential Manager” program. Click on “Windows Credentials” Looks under “Generic Credentials”

Setting Java Runtime in Visual Studio Code (VSCode)

As quoted from Microsoft Visual Studio code instructions, clear as mud. " Configure Runtime for Projects As Java evolves, it’s common that developers work with multiple versions of JDK. You can map them to your local installation paths via the setting: java.configuration.runtimes. The setting has the following format: "java.configuration.runtimes": [ { "name": "JavaSE-1.8", "path": "/usr/local/jdk1.8.0_201" }, { "name": "JavaSE-11", "path": "/usr/local/jdk-11.0.3", "sources" : "/usr/local/jdk-11.0.3/lib/src.zip", "javadoc" : "https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api", "default": true }, { "name": "JavaSE-12", "path": "/usr/local/jdk-12.

Host Gator Domain IPNS Setup

If you have a domain managed by HostGator and you want to use it to host your IPNS pinned website, then you can do it, but not without asking for help. You are going to need to contact support at your HostGator billing login to be able to set up the DNSLink, since changing the CNAME and TXT entries is not possible, since no management interface is provided by HostGator when you’re not using their hosting.

Pomodoro Technique, and a work log format for getting stuff done

This is one of the most useful things I was exposed to or discovered while in college, the Pomodoro Technique It is a time management strategy where you break up your stuff to get done into 25 minute chunks followed by a 5-minute break . There is more to it, but this is what I do on a day-to-day basis, and has been extremely effective for job requiring me to sit a computer and do software development work.

Watch out! That spam email it's a security test?

Something I have been noticing since 2018 is that I really don’t get SPAM emails at work except the ones that my employer generates and sends to me. I never use these work email accounts for anything other than work related communications, so no 3rd party accounts etc. setup on the email accounts, It’s just for work use. So everything in this work account are work related, and I am required to check the email accounts daily while working.

Holiday Inn , Hilton, IHG WiFi captive portal not working when using Apple MacBook Pro

Problem: Can’t connect to hotel Wi-Fi. I got the normal pop up window for their captive portal that shows as soon as I connected my Mac laptop to the hotel Wi-Fi. This was on an antique Apple MacBook Pro laptop running macOS high sierra 10.13.x. Also, Wi-Fi was working just fine on my iPhone and my Wives laptop running Windows 11, so their system was not broken for everyone else.