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Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

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I work from home - with a 5 minute screensaver with complicated password required by corporate - USB MouseJiggler - https://www.amazon.com/Undetectable-Computer-Simulate-Moveme... Best - Purchase - Ever - !

I was worried that would be detectable so I programmed the onboard memory of my Logitech mouse to jiggle itself.

Beautiful! Any tips on where to start learning to hack mice? I have a few where I'd love to tune the debounce algorithm (switch wear).

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

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- Air fryer - Ultrasonic cleanser - used for pretty much anything including my invisalign retainers - Sodastream - Massage gun All these things have made my life a lot easier.

The best investment was a connection hose for the sodastream that lets me use industrial co2 tanks. That 13kg tank has lasted me 1.5 years already and is so much cheaper and hassle free-er than the tiny things that cost 20 euros a pop at the supermarket.

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Aftershokz Aeropex bone-conducting headphones. I could walk, hike, drive listening to music or phone calls while hearing the environment around me and without exposing anyone else to my taste in music :)

Can confirm. They're cool. Battery life is decent and yeah, they do exactly what's claimed here. Don't expect the most high def sound, but they're still completely acceptable for a lot of scenarios.

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

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Stream deck was a surprisingly good buy for me as well, although in 2020. Previously I had a keyboard with a lot of macro keys, but that died and I didn't want to go without the handy shortcuts I've set up. Now I'm using the stream deck for much more than what my keyboard offered. In terms of best buy in 2022 was the Peak Design Capture Camera Clip. For a photographer it's amazing to not have the weight of the camera…

> Previously I had a keyboard with a lot of macro keys […] Now I'm using the stream deck for much more than what my keyboard offered.

Would like to hear more details about what you and OP and others use the stream deck for. I’m trying to understand what it can do that a regular keyboard plus macros couldn’t.

I guess convenience is also a big part of it.

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

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Aftershokz Aeropex bone-conducting headphones. I could walk, hike, drive listening to music or phone calls while hearing the environment around me and without exposing anyone else to my taste in music :)

Can confirm. They're cool. Battery life is decent and yeah, they do exactly what's claimed here. Don't expect the most high def sound, but they're still completely acceptable for a lot of scenarios.

I had a circa 2016 set and they were rubbish.. Worth another look?

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

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A solid long desk. I didn't focus much on the standing desk stuff too much but instead zero'd in on desk length and depth. I feel like 55inch width is bare minimum at this point. If you pick the longer desks that have well designed shelves, or even some of the L-shaped stuff, you can tuck away laptops/desktops in such a way that your main surface work area is huge blank canvas. The space and lack of clutter is almost…

55inch = 140cm

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

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Aftershokz Aeropex bone-conducting headphones. I could walk, hike, drive listening to music or phone calls while hearing the environment around me and without exposing anyone else to my taste in music :)

I'm on my 3rd pair of (After)Shokz. Previous one was an Aeropex, which I still have and use some times but it rattles a bit, especially with lower pitched sounds. I replaced it with the newer OpenRun Pro. Same awesomeness, noticeably better sound quality and more volume.

I use them almost daily for running, cycling, walking and climbing. My only gripe with them is the long neck bad, so I've had to stop myself from splurging on a Mini when it came out. :D

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

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- Air fryer - Ultrasonic cleanser - used for pretty much anything including my invisalign retainers - Sodastream - Massage gun All these things have made my life a lot easier.

Asking to a pro if Air fryer worh buing he said: "think about professional kitchen. If you found something in a restaurant then can be helpful even for no pro. But I never ever saw air fryer in a pro kitchen. It s Just a low quality Owen. Just marketing. If you have a good Owen you dont need air fryer"
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