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Displays a personal busy message. Built-in Pomodoro timer and Apps. Fully customizable, open-source, and hacker-friendly

I have no more room on my desk for more controllers, and I've fallen out of the habit of making music, but these are so tempting. Cute and modular. I think I just like buttons...

The semi-annual drive stats report from Backblaze is out (SSD edition). I love the amount of data they collect on hard drive reliability.

One of these bad boys combined with one or more NVMe SSD drives will be the fastest external storage your Thunderbolt 3/4 machine has ever seen. 2TB SSD cards are [$50 off at Amazon](https://amzn.to/3ALfEHXp) right now...

I've long been using the Glif from Studio Neat for mounting my iPhone on various tripods, and the latest version adds a feature I've always wanted: a quick release lever. Plus portrait/landscape swivel, 3 tripod mounts for additional accessories, and an optional hand grip and wrist strap.

If you're looking for a USB-C cable to connect your Apple TV to your Mac for development, this one is inexpensive ($8.99 right now) and Michael Redig (author of [Doku](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/doku/id761861100?mt=8) for iOS and Apple TV) has confirmed it works.

This seems like a good idea. I haven't sprung for a new MacBook yet, but I imagine this would be a very handy accessory. Currently pre-order.

Truly build your own cloud with a 1TB drive, Raspberry Pi, and Bittorrent Sync.

The Shuttle (in Natural, Golden Oak, and Walnut) is now permanently priced at $39.99. That seems to be the best price point to cover labor cost and still offer a reasonable price. Pick one up!

Snap-together sliders, dials and buttons for intuitive, precise and custom control of your favourite software.