Mike Rhoades

@mike.bsky.mikehacks.io

IT pro by day, 3D printing enthusiast and Atari computing fanatic by night. Tinkerer of tech, self-hosting advocate; exploring what’s next. atplan.io

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Carrying Less, Accessing More

Over the last year or so, my relationship with travel technology has been quietly shifting. It started as a pretty straightforward pack lighter project, but it's turned into something more interesting…

May 18·5 min read·919 words

My "Dead" Crucial SSDs Weren't Dead — They Just Needed a Better Cable and a Firmware Update

A couple years ago, after a macOS update I honestly can't remember anymore, two of my external SSDs became unreadable almost at the same time. Not one — two. Both encrypted APFS volumes. Both complete…

May 8·1 min read·108 words