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I’d skip it unless you actually know what games you want on it. Buying a card before you even have the thing just means you’re guessing at what you’ll need. I’d get the console first, see what’s actually on it, then decide.
Slowing the sticks helps a little but the jitter is baked into these things. Mine does the same on anything above a crawl, so I just pan in tiny increments and cut the bad bits out later.
Sun baking is going to eat through any spray-on layer eventually, that part is just physics. But for a cheap product on a daily driver, getting a month or two of easier washing before it fades is still worth the ten minutes it takes. Whether it actually blocks UV damage is the bit I doubt, so don’t count on it saving your clear coat long term.
Mine’s been sitting through rain since June and it still does its job. The solar panel gets a bit grimy after a storm though, so I wipe it off now and then.
Universal remotes are a waste of time for this kind of setup. I dug out an old one hoping to kill the clutter, and it couldn’t handle the basic stuff I actually use daily. The codes exist, sure, but half the buttons end up on the wrong device.
Skip the diverter. I’ve been running a plain barrel off my garage downspout for two seasons now and the plants haven’t complained once. What people don’t mention is that a diverter is another thing to install, another thing to clean, and another joint that can leak. I’ve got enough small annoyances around the house without adding plumbing to a rain barrel. The water that comes out smells like a wet roof, sure, but that’s what rainwater smells like. My tomatoes and peppers don’t care. If you’re growing lettuce you’re going to wash anyway, and if you’re really fussed, dump the first bit from the tap before you fill your can. A diverter isn’t going to magically sterilize the rest of the barrel either. The grit settles and you rinse it out in the spring. That’s the whole maintenance routine. People online love to build things, and I get that, but for garden water it’s overkill.
I wouldn’t bother putting one on my router in the first place. If you want to know if it messes with Wi-Fi, just take it off for a day and see if anything changes. If nothing does, that tells you something.
Snug plus a bit of muscle is the right call. I ran mine barely past hand tight once and it spun loose on the first pass through tall grass. Had to go back and really lean into it. Haven’t had an issue since.
I looked at one in a store and the hole sits right where my middle finger wants to be. That alone killed it for me. If you already grip a santoku a certain way, a hole forces you to adapt to it, not the other way around.
Old gadgets were basically useless unless you typed everything out and even then it was hit or miss. The offline mode on these actually works for short back and forth stuff, I’ve stopped carrying my old one entirely. Just don’t expect it to handle long conversations without a signal.
I skipped the whole combining thing because I figured the light wasn’t going to make it through a solid piece of plastic anyway. That was just my assumption though. But then I read enough back and forth on these things to realize nobody actually knows if the light penetrates a retainer or gets blocked by it, and the company sure isn’t going to say “yeah our product doesn’t work if you wear a retainer.” So I timed my sessions separately from the start. Twenty minutes with the guard, then the retainer goes in after. It’s not that complicated and I don’t have to guess whether I’m wasting my time.
What gets me is the routine angle. Everyone wants to stack everything into one step to save five minutes. I get it, I do the same thing with other stuff. But if you’re already brushing and flossing and putting in a retainer, adding one more separate step for a light session isn’t some huge burden. You’re already in the bathroom doing the whole routine anyway.
The bigger thing is I don’t trust that this thing does much regardless of how you wear it. I’ve been using mine for a couple months and I can’t point to one obvious difference in my gums. Maybe it helps, maybe it doesn’t. But I’m not going to make it harder to tell by throwing a retainer in the mix. If you actually want to know if it’s doing anything, keep the variables separate.
Tap water alone was useless for me. It just moved air around and made the room feel damp. The cold water thing isn’t optional if you actually want cooling.
32GB gets you maybe two or three nights of parking clips before it starts eating into the older stuff. If that’s enough coverage for where you park, fine. I wouldn’t count on it for a full week though.
Audio nav works but it eats battery fast. Mine died about three hours into a ride with directions running, so leaving the phone in your pocket is fine until the glasses quit on you.
I went in expecting it to be a gimmick and honestly I still think most of these shower filters are overhyped, but my opinion shifted a little after actually using one for a while. I bought it because the water in my apartment had that sharp smell and I figured for the price it was worth shutting myself up about it. First couple weeks I couldn’t tell much difference and I was ready to call it a waste. Then I noticed the smell was basically gone when I’d get in after work. Not faint, gone. That surprised me because I was fully prepared to be annoyed.
What I’ll say is the smell part seems real, at least in my case. I replaced the cartridge around the three month mark and it looked rough, so something was clearly getting trapped in there. The water still has a bit of a taste issue if I ever forget and brush my teeth in there, but the shower itself doesn’t hit me in the face with chlorine anymore.
I’m not going to sit here and pretend it fixed everything. My skin is the same. My hair is the same. I didn’t buy it for that stuff anyway. But for the specific thing you’re asking about, the smell, it did more than I expected. I’d say my opinion went from annoyed skeptic to mostly convinced on that one point.
Splash resistant is a meaningless term to me. Every cheap gadget says that and then dies the first time it actually rains hard. Unless the listing says waterproof with a rating, I’d assume it’s not built for weather.
The circular motion thing never made much sense to me either. I’ve had mine for about three months now and what actually works is just pressing the head flat against the skin and letting it sit there for a second or two before moving to the next spot. The 360 blades grab hair from any direction so you don’t really need to swirl it around. I do the outer rim first, then tilt it slightly to get the little pocket area near the opening. Takes maybe thirty seconds per ear. The first couple times I definitely left some strays because I was rushing and barely touching the skin. Once I started actually making contact instead of hovering it around, it got way more consistent. The rounded guards mean you can press in without it biting you, which is honestly the main reason I stopped worrying about the angle so much. Mine hasn’t pulled once, which is more than I can say for the cheap one I had before.
Prep is overrated on these things. I used mine on a panel with actual dirt on it and it still did the same mediocre job as when I cleaned first. Save yourself the step.
Mine won’t take five shirts, no way. I tried that once and they came out damp in the middle because they were packed against each other. Three fits right, four is tight.
Rolling it probably won’t save you. I’ve watched a few people deal with these fabric screens and the crease tends to live right where the material got bent hardest, regardless of whether it went in the bag flat or rolled. One guy I know kept his rolled on a tube for like six weeks and that line was still there under bright scenes, just slightly softer. So if the fold is set in a spot that catches light, it’s basically part of the screen now.
Personally I’d rather deal with a permanent crease than fight with stretching it every single time. Hanging it taut is one thing, but if it means redoing the tension after every movie night, that kills the whole point of a portable screen for me. I’d take a slightly visible line over a setup ritual any day.
Where exactly is the crease? Middle or near an edge?
Fifteen minutes sounds about right, but only if you already have an account. If you’re setting one up from scratch and your dog won’t sit still while you fiddle with the collar, plan for longer. It’s not hard, just annoying.
