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Apple Watch. I'm not even sure when I last wore it, but it was at least 18 months ago. Slighly laggy remote control for my phone, with widgets a little too small for my finger to reliably hit. When I do proper long walks, the battery reliably dies on me during the walk.
I got a Garmin watch after being frustrated with the tech company watches lasting only hours on a charge. I charge this watch once a week and it does everything I realistically want from a smart watch: - shows notifications - tracks workouts - silent alarm clock - home assistant shortcuts
Ecobee. They dropped access to the API for new developers. Their air quality sensor is horribly inaccurate. Their UI is actually very confusing. The app is merely a way to shove ads in your face. I wish I just got a new Honeywell.
Nest thermostats. They were an endless source of frustration for me.
Yep. I have an Ecobee currently and have had a Nest previously. Am totally perplexed why people like these things. Just opened the Ecobee app and literally at the top is an ad saying "The Holiday sale is here. Shop now." Irritates me to no end.
Aeron chair - nothing special, could have done with a 10x cheaper ikea chair
I bought my Aeron chair over 20 years ago. Around $500, and I suspect I’ll be using for another 15 years. Chair has been solid.
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I have a DS220+ and I use it pretty heavily as a local plex server for music and videos. Actually barely use it as a backup solution (Time Machine kinda sucks, need to find a better solution for backing up my mac to it)
Having a Synology 2 bay NAS myself and also using the Time Machine feature - what do you find sucky about it? From my experience it does work, although I never experienced it, say, using a Time Capsule or similar?
'Time Machine detected that your backups on “xyz Time Machine Folder” can not be reliably restored. Time Machine must erase your existing backup history and start a new backup to correct this.'