We all have a drawer or closet full of old discarded tech just sitting around gathering dust. Memories of a bygone technological era that have been replaced by newer, shinier, smarter devices. What can you do with them? Most of us don’t even know how to properly dispose of them. If only there was a way to save them from their untimely fate.
Well empty out that drawer and grab a screwdriver, because the time has come to bring these old devices back from the grave! Old technology may no longer be useful, but it isn’t useless. Hidden inside often discarded devices is a treasure trove of motors, magnets, screens, and other parts just waiting for a chance to be upcycled!
This type of “upcycling” doesn’t mean turning an old CD into a coaster, it means something a little more hardcore.
That’s what Daniel Davis argues in his book “Upcycled Technology: Clever Projects You Can Do With Your Discarded Tech”.
Davis is an IT professional and YouTube personality with an insatiable curiosity and a propensity for tinkering. Using his desire to constantly learn and share what he’s learned, Daniel founded the STEM focused Tinkernut, LLC (www.tinkernut.com) to teach people more about tinkering, hacking, and programming. His efforts through Tinkernut, LLC have been featured and published in several major websites, blogs, textbooks, and magazines. In his book you will learn:
- How to make a great Wi-Fi security camera with an old cell phone
- How to make a basic 3D printer out of old computer disk drives
- What can be made with the rare-earth magnets inside old hard drives or the reusable LCD screens in old phones
Creating new zombie tech from old tech is eco-friendly and it’s also a fantastic way to learn about the technology we use (or used to use) every day. The only limit is your curiosity and willingness to tinker!
The book is $19.95 on Amazon and is worth a look if you love to tinker.
CaaB Opens White-label Cloud Facility in Canada for MSPs
Posted in Commentary with tags CaaB on March 13, 2019 by itnerdCaaB, the cloud-as-a-business leader delivering customizable white-labeled global cloud infrastructure offerings, is helping Canadian managed services providers (MSPs) instantly expand their business opportunities and bottom line with its new data center in Toronto.
The move helps Canadian MSPs offer local customers a more affordable and convenient cloud services option that ensures compliance with Canadian data storage and privacy regulations.
As a partner-focused infrastructure (IaaS) provider, CaaB supports 6,000+ cloud-based businesses by delivering flexible, scalable cloud services that MSPs can custom-tailor to each client’s needs. The service is backed by almost two decades of data center creation, management, and onboarding experience. It maintains a strong global presence with 13 data centers across North America, Asia, Europe, and Africa/Middle East.
CaaB’s pricing structure strengthens customer relationships and retention and also helps MSPs earn three to four times the industry standard in profit margins with a residual revenue sharing model.
Additionally, CaaB delivers a fully automated, top-tier cloud management portal; 24/7 live support; ·unlimited cloud bandwidth, traffic and IOPS; customizable backend for business management; simple user interface; many package options; reliability, scalability, and easy implementation; disaster recovery planning capabilities, and other advanced technical features.
CaaB – Cloud as a Business – allows any managed service provider to instantly expand business opportunities and bottom line with a customizable, white-labeled global cloud infrastructure. MSPs can offer access to CaaB’s 13 data centers across four continents – North America, Asia, Europe, and Africa/Middle East. CaaB has been providing public cloud offerings since 2007 and currently delivers cloud solutions to almost 6,000 partners’ end customers. For more information, please visit https://www.caab.io/about/.
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