{"id":5209,"date":"2020-07-06T07:37:46","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T11:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=5209"},"modified":"2020-07-06T14:41:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T18:41:35","slug":"moving-home-and-office-is-never-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/06\/moving-home-and-office-is-never-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving home and office is never fun \u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>\u2026 but it can let you see some things in a new light.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We Langas are midway through a major relocation. My column in this week&#8217;s AskWoody newsletter covers a few things I\u2019ve learned from tearing down, moving, and rebuilding my office and home computer setups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among them: another reason to love solid-state drives, and 5G is for real, even inside a steel-framed building!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in this week&#8217;s<strong><span style=\"color:#ff0004\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> <\/span><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/plus-membership\/\" target=\"_blank\">AskWoody<\/a><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/plus-membership\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Plus<\/a><\/em><\/strong> edition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>ANDROID SECURITY:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/tech-insights-from-relocating-home-and-office\/#android-0\">What\u2019s the best way to lock your Android phone?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>WEB DEVELOPMENT:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/tech-insights-from-relocating-home-and-office\/#webdev-0\">Getting the perfect domain name<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>HARDWARE:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/tech-insights-from-relocating-home-and-office\/#hardware-0\">Buying a refurbished computer can save you money<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here for the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.forms-content.sg-form.com\/fadcab1b-6abe-11ea-9648-2a7e788be8da\" target=\"_blank\">Askwoody Free<\/a><\/strong> signup; 100% free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here for the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/plus-membership\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>AskWoody Plus<\/strong><\/a> signup; no set price &#8212; pay what you think it&#8217;s worth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" data-attachment-id=\"5013\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/18\/a-leave-no-trace-way-to-start-pcs\/langa-2-100\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Langa-2-100.png?fit=110%2C110&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"110,110\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Langa-2-100\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Langa-2-100.png?fit=110%2C110&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Langa-2-100.png?resize=110%2C110\" alt=\"Fred Langa\" class=\"wp-image-5013\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\"><strong><em>Permalink: <a href=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=5160\">https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=5160<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"6\" data-attachment-id=\"1999\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/10\/around-boston-the-nearly-snowless-winter-continues\/seperator-short-grey\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?fit=104%2C6&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"104,6\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SEPERATOR short grey\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?fit=104%2C6&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?resize=104%2C6\" alt=\"[seperator]\" class=\"wp-image-1999\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\"><strong>COMMENT \/ QUESTION<\/strong>  on <strong>THIS ITEM?<\/strong> <em>See the<\/em> <strong>Comment box<\/strong> <em>at bottom of this page!<\/em><br><b><em><br><\/em>NEW QUESTION? 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