In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss my senior citizen/retiree low cost digital workspace. You can see the dusty/cobwebbed Kensington lock that I obviously haven’t looked at or cleaned in the 15 years since I setup the then new 2007 Apple iMac.
- Senior citizen digital workspace
Making space on a small table by retiring my 2007 iMac 21-inch
Preparing for
Reduced mobility
Reduced income
Amazon Prime Preview sale
$160 mini-PC. Intel Celeron N5095. 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD. Windows 11 Pro
No USB-C ports. No USB-C power option
BYO keyboard/mouse/display
$80 21-inch thin-light LCD display
$70 100-watt GaN (Gallium Nitride) flat power strip. 2 AC pop-up outlets. 2 USB-A. 2 USB-C. GaN == more efficient, less heat
$30 (Sams Club) monitor stand with 4 USB-A ports
$50 One by Wacom USB drawing tablet - Pew Research: Share of those 65 and older who are tech users has grown in the past decade
- Bloomberg/Mark Gurman October Apple product announcement speculation
M2 iPad Pro
Lower price iPad w/USB-C port
2023 release of Google Pixel-like docking stand-hub with speakers/charger
Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.