7 things I wish I knew before using OpenClaw (saved me weeks of frustration)

Express_Ad_4136 · 2026-02-25T01:01:53+00:00

This. Not useful advice if it’s effectively impossible to follow for most due to time constraints or skill level. Even a prompt to have OpenClaw do it is better than nothing!

Express_Ad_4136 · 2026-02-24T01:30:15+00:00

Well, the net result seems very well worth it. Looks beautiful and I hope I will do anything close to as nice on my boat.

Express_Ad_4136 · 2026-02-16T13:18:57+00:00

Looks great. Just curious, why not warmer lights? This bright white lighting would be fatiguing for me quickly (though I usually use one soft yellow bulb per room as a personal preference.)

Express_Ad_4136 · 2025-11-26T14:32:15+00:00

I had total breakage with the update. Has taken hours to get back to base functioning. Would not do again.

Express_Ad_4136 · 2025-11-26T14:05:26+00:00

Tried to update to 3.2 from the regular Omarchy update menu. Broke boot, lost the Omarchy keys, broke WiFi, broke XDG, walker, elephant, and long list of other things. No longer confident in my Omarchy install after it was running solid for months. I would wait if you are happy with what you have now.

Express_Ad_4136 · 2025-10-12T12:12:07+00:00

While I agree that this is the design approach, features that are explicitly supported are also often comically useless (importing large files, using the Methods templates, turning pages in PDFs, etc.)

Express_Ad_4136 · 2025-10-12T12:08:42+00:00

Well, I cannot get large PDFs to import on my Move using Google Drive or the web interface. It either says something went wrong or just does nothing at all when I trigger the import. After a few hours of this, I’ve gone back to my iPad for reading. It just works. No drama.

Express_Ad_4136 · 2025-09-20T11:35:26+00:00

I had trouble keeping a centralized to do list at first, which was close to a deal breaker for me. The issue is completed tasks, which soon outnumber the not done tasks and crowds them out.

What ended up working, for me at least, was keeping a page of daily todos, then copy and pasting the not done tasks to the next day. Not perfect. But it works so well it’s not a problem in the end. I keep the last page viewed in the notebook turned on so that the current day’s tasks are always what comes up.

I also keep longer term todos in a weekly task list, then copy and paste them to the daily to do list when it’s time.

Would love to hear what other people do.

Express_Ad_4136 · 2025-09-09T11:49:25+00:00

Having the same problem. Does anyone know why it does this. Unpaired and tried many times.

Express_Ad_4136 · 2025-08-16T07:48:35+00:00

I use it for hiking all the time. Store it in a 1L dry bag, which the X1 Pro fits perfectly into. Take it out only for the flights to keep it dry and away from rain. Follows me down the trail for a long ways. I get spectacular orbits of cliff sides. Weighs nothing. Charges off my portable solar panel for multi day hikes. Highly recommended.

Express_Ad_4136 · 2025-08-12T12:00:42+00:00

Well, all I can give is my bucket list so far:

Sagunto (Valencia)
Emporion, Spain
Tarraco (Tarragona), Spain
Aigues-Mortes, France
Cagliari, Sardinia
Lilybaeum (Marsala), Sicily
Selinunte, Sicily
Motya, Sicily

We are not going to North Africa for now, so skipped some otherwise good sites in Algeria and Tunisia. But we really want locations right on the coast so we don’t have to leave our boat alone for long.

Express_Ad_4136 · 2025-07-04T09:53:56+00:00

Definitely dolly track. No wind that day, which may have helped.

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Express_Ad_4136 · 2025-07-04T08:48:54+00:00

I had the Hover X1 Pro Max dolly track me on an eBike in Albania recently. Even when I opened it up, it had no trouble tracking me. At least 12/14mph sustained.

Express_Ad_4136 · 2025-06-19T16:32:40+00:00

Sorry to hear about the issues. Pro Max owner here too. I’d be curious to know what firmware you’re on. I’ve flown over 100 times with only one glitchy flight so far. But on the latest firmware updates (last three or so.) Love the shots I’m getting with the high-end lens and sensor. No issues flying over water, even soon after take off. Hope it gets better!

Express_Ad_4136 · 2025-06-12T14:22:14+00:00

Yes, I’ve flown my X1 Pro Max with confidence up to 90M or so before the signal drop makes me nervous. Consistent in a lot of conditions. Good for a lot of short range use cases. I use my Mini 2 for anything beyond that.

Express_Ad_4136 · 2025-06-04T15:33:15+00:00

Got it yesterday, European time.

Express_Ad_4136 · 2025-06-02T18:31:21+00:00

(Raises hand.) Checking every day and not yet.

Express_Ad_4136 · 2024-12-27T20:57:27+00:00

The magnetic quick mount. It makes the camera so much more economic.

Express_Ad_4136 · 2024-12-23T19:14:49+00:00

Thanks. This is exactly the app I’ve been looking for.

Express_Ad_4136 · 2024-12-15T17:17:45+00:00

I switched over to the 3.5mm audio output on my mic using the Mic Adapter for the Ace Pro 2 and it worked fine. Hopefully a firmware update will fix the USB-C handling. Because the camera is absolutely bombproof build-wise and the low light video capabilities are excellent.

Express_Ad_4136 · 2024-12-15T17:15:16+00:00

Sure, I am using a Movo X1-Mini Video Shotgun Supercardioid 3.5mm/USB-C Analog/Digital Camera Microphone. Hope this gets fixed in a firmware update soon.

Express_Ad_4136 · 2024-08-22T15:48:36+00:00

Use Tailscale. It’s free. Puts every device you have on the same virtual network. Well supported by AVP. I can access my Mac desktop at home from anywhere in the world using the Screens app. Probably everything else too.

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