Was typing a reply earlier and kept fighting my phone turning 'saw' into 'was' and other garbage. Got fed up and just held the spacebar down out of frustration. Turns out it brings up a cursor mode where you can jump around. Then I noticed if you tap and hold the actual word itself, it gives you the option to go back to what you typed. No more retyping everything five times. Has anyone else stumbled onto this by accident?
I was that guy who swore by wired headphones for years. Kept saying bluetooth earbuds were overpriced and the battery life was a joke. But last month I was fixing a sink at a client's house and my phone slipped out of my pocket right into the toilet bowl. My wired earbuds yanked it in with them. Now I got a pair of cheap Anker wireless ones and honestly not having a cord to snag on everything is kinda nice. Anyone else hold out on a tech change for way too long?
The OLED battery drain on my Samsung was killing me during late night scrolling, so I gave it a shot last week and now I can't go back because my eyes don't feel like sandpaper at 2am. Has anyone else noticed a bigger battery difference than they expected?
Been using touchscreen keyboards since 2016 and never bothered to disable auto-correct until that exact email last Tuesday, now I just type slower and hit the right letters myself - has anyone else had a single embarrassing moment make them ditch a setting they'd been putting up with forever?
I was digging through my health app settings last night and discovered this whole sleep analysis feature that's been quietly logging my tosses and turns since 2021... complete with charts showing I average 5 hours 22 minutes of actual rest. The creepy part is I never once turned it on or gave specific permission for it. Has anyone else found hidden features like this in their settings that just run in the background?
Everyone at my office last year was swapping to these fancy clicky boards and spending $150+. I borrowed a friend's for a week and honestly it felt heavier and louder for zero payoff. My cheap membrane keyboard types just as fast and I spilled coffee on it twice with no issues. Has anyone else gone back to a basic keyboard after trying the expensive stuff?
I got one of those wifi connected air fryers for $80 on sale and spent 45 minutes just pairing it to my phone so it could tell me to flip my fries. The timer stopped working mid-cook because my router blinked out, and my chicken came out raw in the middle. Has anyone else had a dumb smart gadget make a simple thing way harder than it should be?
I was loading groceries in the rain near the Garden State Plaza Target and the key fob just gave up. Clicked it like 20 times, nothing. So I walk to the customer service desk and ask if they have a phone book. Kid looks at me like I'm from another planet. Ended up using a payphone by the pharmacy section to call my wife to bring the spare. Has anyone else run into a key fob dying at the worst possible time?
I was at my buddy's place in Phoenix last weekend and his new LG TV started blasting a trailer for some Netflix show before I could even find the input button, like dude I just want to plug in my laptop why is this thing screaming at me?
I woke up freezing because my Nest thermostat (which I've had for maybe 3 years) decided to crank the AC down to 55 degrees for no reason at 2 in the morning last Tuesday. It was 40 degrees outside in Portland, so I literally had frost on my windows. I checked the app and there was no schedule set for that, just a random glitch. Has your smart home gear ever pulled a weird move like that?
So I bought this smart bulb for my porch last month thinking it'd be convenient. Nope. Every single time I yell at Alexa to turn it on, I stand there for a full minute and a half waiting while my porch stays dark. By the time it finally lights up, I've already walked into my door twice. My $2 regular bulb from the grocery store turned on instantly for years. What kind of backwards upgrade is this? Anyone else stuck with gadgets that are slower than the old dumb versions?
Was at my cousin's place in Phoenix last week and his Nest cranked the AC to 68 while we were out because it 'learned' we'd be back by 6pm. Problem is, we got stuck in traffic and didn't show up until 8pm, wasted a ton of energy. I prefer just walking up to a dumb thermostat and hitting a button myself, no learning curve. Which side do you fall on for home automation?
My fancy new fridge has a touchscreen that shows weather and recipes, but it took me 3 tries just to get the ice maker to work. Meanwhile my mom's old Kenmore from like 1992 just keeps stuff cold forever without any drama. I spent $2,800 on this thing and it literally yelled at me yesterday because I left the door open for 30 seconds. Has anyone else bought a "smart" appliance that just makes your life harder?
Bought one of those HidrateSpark bottles that tracks your water intake, but the Bluetooth disconnects every time I set it down for more than 5 minutes. I end up logging water manually anyway, so what was the point? Anyone else fall for a gadget with a useless app?
I had a coworker named Candice get so mad at me last Tuesday because my phone changed her name to 'Candace' in a group text. She went on this whole rant about how autocorrect is ruining language and we should all turn it off. I was sitting there thinking, dude, my thumbs are way too fat to type 'definitely' correctly without help. Has anyone else had someone get weirdly angry at you for using autocorrect?
He showed me this trick where you hold the scanner sideways and it catches the barcode in half the time. Has anyone else gotten weird workflow tips from coworkers that just clicked?
My 2008 Civic just rolled over to 100,000 miles last week and everyone keeps telling me it's time to get something new. But that number surprised me because it's actually just broken in, not broken down. I've done all the maintenance myself at my shop and I know every squeak and rattle it makes. A new car would cost me $500 a month plus higher insurance, while this one just needs oil changes and the occasional belt. People act like 100k is some magic death sentence for a car, but that's only true if you skipped the timing belt and fluid changes. My buddy just hit 250k on his accord and drives it daily. Has anyone else ignored the pressure to upgrade and kept a high mileage car running?
Was picking up a new TV last month at the Best Buy on 4th Ave. The sales guy kept pushing this Monster cable saying it had 'better signal clarity' for 4K. I asked him why my $10 Amazon cable works fine on my other TV. He got all defensive and said I was risking picture quality. Is this just a commission thing or do people actually buy into this stuff?
He told me the cheap wifi plugs on Amazon all share the same server in China and now I only buy Z-Wave stuff that works locally without the internet, has anyone else had a smart home gadget stop working because the company went under?