{"id":4557,"date":"2022-10-16T11:32:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T21:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/?p=4557"},"modified":"2022-10-16T11:32:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T21:32:49","slug":"mobileviews-podcast-426-preparing-a-low-cost-retiree-digital-workspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/16\/mobileviews-podcast-426-preparing-a-low-cost-retiree-digital-workspace\/","title":{"rendered":"MobileViews Podcast 426: Preparing a low-cost retiree digital workspace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MobileViews Podcast 426: Prepping a low-cost retiree digital workspace\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=pfsan-12ecc80-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=7\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7258.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7258.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7258-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nIn 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&#8217;t looked at or cleaned in the 15 years since I setup the then new 2007 Apple iMac.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Senior citizen digital workspace<br \/>\nMaking space on a small table by retiring my 2007 iMac 21-inch<br \/>\nPreparing for<br \/>\nReduced mobility<br \/>\nReduced income<br \/>\nAmazon Prime Preview sale<br \/>\n$160 mini-PC. Intel Celeron N5095. 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD. Windows 11 Pro<br \/>\nNo USB-C ports. No USB-C power option<br \/>\nBYO keyboard\/mouse\/display<br \/>\n$80 21-inch thin-light LCD display<br \/>\n$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<br \/>\n$30 (Sams Club) monitor stand with 4 USB-A ports<br \/>\n$50 One by Wacom USB drawing tablet<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2022\/01\/13\/share-of-those-65-and-older-who-are-tech-users-has-grown-in-the-past-decade\/\">Pew Research: Share of those 65 and older who are tech users has grown in the past decade<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2022-10-15\/when-is-apple-launching-the-m2-ipad-pro-and-m2-14-inch-and-16-inch-macbook-pro-l9a5t9rc\">Bloomberg\/Mark Gurman October Apple product announcement speculation<\/a><br \/>\nM2 iPad Pro<br \/>\nLower price iPad w\/USB-C port<br \/>\n2023 release of Google Pixel-like docking stand-hub with speakers\/charger<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Available via <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0&#038;gclid=COid8dLi6s0CFQrQfgodJ_8CsA&#038;gclsrc=ds#\/ps\/Ioaoswyblmdonyb42jg6stsl6om\">Google Music Podcasts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mobileviews.com-podcast\/id301171904?mt=2\">Apple iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\u201chttps:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/MobileViewscom-Podcast-Podcast\/B08K565TQS?qid=1640555789&#038;sr=1-1&#038;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&#038;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&#038;pf_rd_r=TXEJVWB2VW471GJ9XQQ0\u201d<\/a>MobileViews Podcast from Audible.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss my senior citizen\/retiree low cost digital workspace. 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