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I'm not the one you asked, but heres a few things that I might need to use a USB-A port for when traveling: * My yubikey to perform 2-factor auth * The checkr

I'm not the one you asked, but heres a few things that I might need to use a USB-A port for when traveling: * My yubikey to perform 2-factor auth * The checkra1n jailbreak for my work iPhone (I do some iOS dev and occasionally need a jailbroken device. For whatever reason, it doesn't work with a USB-C-to-lightning cable, it has to use a USB-A-to-lightning cable + a dongle.) * A USB flash drive for transferring a presentation or whatever. (I know these come in USB-C variants, but I don't have one.) * Charging all the random things that charge from USB-A ports.

fastball 5y ago
Gotcha. Well except for the weird checkra1n thing, everything else is easily migrated to USB-C. To help with that migration, I highly recommend this[1] cable (or one similar to it) as a technological Swiss Army Knife. I made the transition at the beginning of the year to "USB-C everything I can" and it's very liberating. Ironically the only devices I have left that are not USB-C are my iPhone and AirPods (and my Kindle, but they just released a USB-C model which I will soon use to replace my current one). [1] https://www.amazon.com/SDBAUX-USB-Compatible-Electronic-Tablets%EF%BC%88Silicone/dp/B0892ZJ161/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=usb+a+and+c+cable+all+in+one&qid=1634612764&sr=8-8 https://www.amazon.com/SDBAUX-USB-Compatible-Electronic-Tabl...
- nfriedly 5y ago
  Yea, fair enough. I am generally migrating in that direction, but probably a bit slower than you. Looks like a handy cable.
  - ghaff 5y ago
    As I said not something I could reasonably expect or that Apple should reasonably have done. Just another set of changes to make/stuff to buy. In practice I’ll probably mostly just deal with for a while by carrying a hub with me. Of course I have a ton of other things I’ll home but that’s easier dealt with using various usb hubs.
thallium205 5y ago
Yubikey has a USB-C version with NFC now.

fastball 5y ago

Gotcha. Well except for the weird checkra1n thing, everything else is easily migrated to USB-C. To help with that migration, I highly recommend this[1] cable (or one similar to it) as a technological Swiss Army Knife. I made the transition at the beginning of the year to "USB-C everything I can" and it's very liberating. Ironically the only devices I have left that are not USB-C are my iPhone and AirPods (and my Kindle, but they just released a USB-C model which I will soon use to replace my current one). [1] https://www.amazon.com/SDBAUX-USB-Compatible-Electronic-Tablets%EF%BC%88Silicone/dp/B0892ZJ161/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=usb+a+and+c+cable+all+in+one&qid=1634612764&sr=8-8 https://www.amazon.com/SDBAUX-USB-Compatible-Electronic-Tabl...

nfriedly 5y ago
Yea, fair enough. I am generally migrating in that direction, but probably a bit slower than you. Looks like a handy cable.
- ghaff 5y ago
  As I said not something I could reasonably expect or that Apple should reasonably have done. Just another set of changes to make/stuff to buy. In practice I’ll probably mostly just deal with for a while by carrying a hub with me. Of course I have a ton of other things I’ll home but that’s easier dealt with using various usb hubs.

thallium205 5y ago

Yubikey has a USB-C version with NFC now.