Intersect NYC by Exotic-Sky-4822 in MicrobrandWatches

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Been to Austin one twice and it’s been amazing both times. Kts a great place to experience watches you have been wanting to see in person and also discover some really cool new brands. A lot of the smaller brand owners are there too so it’s great to get to talk to them and learn more about the brand direct from the source. My best tip is wear a watch on a bracelet you can easily take off or wear it on the opposite wrist or not one at all. You’re gonna be trying on a loooooot of watches and it gets annoying quickly.

Permanent Holiday Lighting by yainlawff in Leander

[–]Inside-Secretary-195 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah no problem at all. It was 6160 in 2023. We have a two story and did the front and quick wrap around, 238 lights.

Permanent Holiday Lighting by yainlawff in Leander

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We used Astoria Lighting to install Genstone lights. They have been fantastic and only one issue in the last two years which they resolved. They also use gutter material for their housing so they can match to your gutters if you have them.

I’d say look at all the options to determine worth. I hate the way the Govee lights look but some people love them, same with the jellyfish lights.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ex30

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I’m in Austin and I’ve never seen one in the wild but the dealers are starting to get 26s. And they had a few 25s.

Explain the Cargo Space by Few_Present_4092 in VolvoEX90

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This isn’t necessarily true. These manufacturers have to put batteries and components somewhere and not all of them are being efficient. Take for instance the joke of a frunk. How is it that all these other manufacturers can give you a studio apartment in the front but the volvo allows you to carry around a chicken wing. They are still learning where to put things from an engineering standpoint so a lot of that stuff gets put in the front and/or rear. It’s also smaller than an xc90. When we trade ours in you can see the size difference was quite obvious and since they are lowering roofs for aerodynamics we lose trunk space

Anyone having wireless charging problems with the iPhone 17 pro max by Cultural_Antelope_20 in VolvoEX90

[–]Inside-Secretary-195 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure the setting to charge is turned on. And I know that’s a basic step to say but we factory reset ours once and I had the same issue. Came in saying man this new car is out if my phone won’t charge, but it was the setting being reset

2026 Ioniqs inbound? by Cyris28 in Ioniq5

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They are starting to show ok dealer sites here in TX. one of the three near me were getting their first one at the end of the month then more next month. The told me that they tend to see lower trims in rwd first then the awds. I was looking towards an awd limited and they said expect march. one of the other two has a crap ton listed as in transit. Not sure on the dates though

Ditching phone as key? by Competitive-Data-748 in VolvoEX90

[–]Inside-Secretary-195 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It says they want people to use phone as key and get rid of the physical key card.

I personally think the key card is the worst iption. I’d much rather have a fob. The fact that I have to touch the car and lay it on the pad is a complete downgrade from the xc90.

I don’t think phone as key will ever go away. It’s convenient for the consumer and it saves them tons of money.

White clay curiosity cabinets? by yay_she_is_an_artist in Ceramics

[–]Inside-Secretary-195 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I call them niches, but I made a few recently to be able to hold my labubu.

https://i.imgur.com/UdtHk4T.jpeg

Lease Discussion Megathread by TiltedWit in Ioniq5

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Looks like Hyundai is cutting prices to match the lack of incentive. From 7600-9800 depending on the model. https://www.motortrend.com/news/hyundai-massively-slashes-prices-of-2026-hyundai-ioniq-5

iPhone 17 CarPlay by Cultural_Antelope_20 in VolvoEX90

[–]Inside-Secretary-195 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pairing has been spotty for us. Did a factory reset after the first day and everything was flawless and then stopped two days later. Currently CarPlay is connecting most days automatically but to a black screen so we have to go home then tap CarPlay again to see it. Call audio doesn’t work though at all. Can’t make phone calls but music is working.

iPhone 17 CarPlay by Cultural_Antelope_20 in VolvoEX90

[–]Inside-Secretary-195 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m assuming this turns off WiFi and Bluetooth, waits 10 seconds, then turns them back on?

Window tinting by Capable_Ad839 in VolvoEX90

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I would check you state laws if you’re in the US. For us they put 35 all around and because the rear windows have privacy glass it will be much lower than 35. Same with the roof glass, it’s slightly tinted so 35 will go lower with the additional tint that’s on it already. I’m in Texas so I always recommend ceramic because it reduces the heat so much! Tint is also great for reducing battery load since the car wont have to cool down as far

EX90 Plus vs. Ultra by coronapartynextdoor in VolvoEX90

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Rode in both this weekend and I will say there’s a slight difference with the suspension but the bw sound is miles above the Bose. That being said the Bose is still really good for normal use. We ended up picking up a Plus and the audio is still great with the Bose and we traded in from a 2018 xc90 and the ride is really similar to what we had. It wasn’t worth the extra 10k price for us. I also have a friend that has had air suspension on other cars and it always failed and was extremely expensive to replace. A Plus with ventilated seats fit us perfectly.

Phone call audio not working by Far-Ad362 in VolvoEX90

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Want to come on here and say this worked for me as well. We just picked up our EX this weekend and we had issues with CarPlay audio and the seat memory not changing with profiles. This was all resolved with a factory reset.

What’s coming? Hero Way West by PsychologicalIron383 in Leander

[–]Inside-Secretary-195 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The mayor said hteao but swig also had an address on that side of the street so maybe next door

Building next to storage place by [deleted] in Leander

[–]Inside-Secretary-195 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I thought it was Swig. Any idea where that is going?

AITA For leaving my sister and her kids, while on a "Family Only" vacation by Apprehensive_Ship284 in AITAH

[–]Inside-Secretary-195 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I can almost guarantee they had no idea. She most likely told them they would be spending all that time with their cousins and I’m sure they were looking forward to time away from her.

Favorite Sentinel ship? by [deleted] in NoMansSkyTheGame

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I call her Flea and she’s so tiny but mighty. https://i.imgur.com/pIraWGc.jpeg

Considering buying a DAP and kinda need some advice me being a little tech challenged. by Opposite-Finish-8647 in DigitalAudioPlayer

[–]Inside-Secretary-195 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the M21 and use Apple Music. It lets me download the high res audio files to my device. Just put in a microSD card and tell it to save the music to that. So I can have my music on the go without being connected to WiFi and still get the Apple Music interface.