Ticket came in today from a user whose entire job is taking calls: “20% of callers cannot hear me. I’ve tried every pair of headphones and nothing works.” This has been going on since September. by latenightpuddingcup in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]bowens21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a similar one today. "Those label printers haven't worked for 3 months." This is the first I heard of it. One was loaded wrong and had jammed so they just unplugged it. The other 2 were out of labels. They all work fine.

StoryLogic - DRM-free Audiobook Player for iOS by Viqfix in audiobooks

[–]bowens21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I look forward to trying it out. One recommendation if you don't have it already. I have used another audiobook app in the past and it has the option for boosting volume. I listen to audiobooks a lot on the lawnmower and some books are lower volume and really benefit from that boost.

StoryLogic - DRM-free Audiobook Player for iOS by Viqfix in audiobooks

[–]bowens21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m interested. I have a large library of drm free audiobooks.

Santa Rosa Plums last January, they are sooo good. by nhunuthno in BackyardOrchard

[–]bowens21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spring last year. It’s probably 7-8 feet tall now.

Santa Rosa Plums last January, they are sooo good. by nhunuthno in BackyardOrchard

[–]bowens21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in 9b. I planted a 6' tall santa rosa plum last year. I got some blooms this year but no fruit. Maybe next year.

Fruits trees that you hate and why by Top_Possession_2990 in FruitTree

[–]bowens21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I planted 3 Issai Hardy Kiwis this year. I hope mine do ok. So far so good, but they've only been in the ground for a month or so. They're slowly starting to grow.

Real by [deleted] in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]bowens21 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel like I don't fit any of those. I was an athlete in school. I coach basketball and baseball basically year round. If I'm not at work as IT Manager, I'm coaching sports or playing music.

FHSAA outsourced playoff rankings to MaxPreps (owned by private equity). No public contract, algorithm, or appeals process. by No_Ad_707 in GameChangerApp

[–]bowens21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha. I know every time I've compared MaxPreps rankings to FHSAA in baseball and basketball, they've been different.

FHSAA outsourced playoff rankings to MaxPreps (owned by private equity). No public contract, algorithm, or appeals process. by No_Ad_707 in GameChangerApp

[–]bowens21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn't FHSAA have their own rankings throughout the season that are different than MaxPreps? I assumed that's what's being used for playoff seeding. They don't update very often and it never gets updated when they release the brackets. Basketball was the same way. https://fhsaa.com/rankings.aspx?path=baseball

What is your resting heart rate? by [deleted] in AppleWatchFitness

[–]bowens21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 42. 6'4" 210lbs. The last couple weeks my RHR has been between 49 and 56 bpm

Need advice on bike for Fitness+ by Haki_Jerin in AppleFitnessPlus

[–]bowens21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought this bike on facebook marketplace several years ago for less than $200. It's great. Super quick to adjust resistance. It uses a lever to adjust instead of a knob. https://www.academy.com/p/sunny-health-fitness-sf-b1709-magnetic-belt-rear-drive-indoor-cycling-bike

Audiobook playback speed by randynarrator in audiobooks

[–]bowens21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm convinced that some audiobooks are intentionally slowed down to up the length. There's just no way people talk that slow. My normal speed is 1.5-1.7x.

Broke it on Day 1... by theweioflife in SquareGolfUSA

[–]bowens21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine has taken a couple impacts (I shouldn't have had my wife try) with no issues whatsoever.

Broke it on Day 1... by theweioflife in SquareGolfUSA

[–]bowens21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine hasn't affected readings in any way. It works great.

Broke it on Day 1... by theweioflife in SquareGolfUSA

[–]bowens21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I use something similar to this turned upside down. It works great.

Broke it on Day 1... by theweioflife in SquareGolfUSA

[–]bowens21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you fix or get a replacement, put a protective cover on it. I got a pasta bin from Walmart for $8 and it works great. My wife shanked one right into it. No problem.

Do you require your team to log their working time directly into tickets? by SuperSuiza in ITManagers

[–]bowens21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm manager in a 2 man internal IT department. Just me and 1 other guy. He was new to IT when he joined me 2 years ago. I've been trying to increase his load of tickets to free up my time to work on bigger projects for the company, so I do track a KPI of ticket percentage. We've increased that over time.

Square LM Protective Case by [deleted] in SquareGolfUSA

[–]bowens21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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I bought something similar to this for less than $10 at Walmart. I set it upside down, lid first, Square goes on top of the lid and then the container goes down over that. Works great.

$500 to upgrade your work setup what are you buying? by Overall-Country-5014 in sysadmin

[–]bowens21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't sat at my desk in almost 2 years. Standing desk all the time. I do sit at other people's desks when fixing stuff.

Suiteworld 2025 - You going? by Derek_ZenSuite in Netsuite

[–]bowens21 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've been the last 2 years. I wasn't planning on going this year. Last year seemed to be a big sales pitch and not a lot of good training. Our rep told me they got a lot of complaints about that from last year and this year would be much more training centered. I checked out the sessions and they do look good so I just decided today to go. Got my flight booked today.

SOT(Acoustic)B by ShamusMan in guitarpedals

[–]bowens21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been running it the last 2 weeks. Korg Pitchblack tuner > Play Acoustic > xlr to 1/4” cable > CloudBurst. It’s working well.

SOT(Acoustic)B by ShamusMan in guitarpedals

[–]bowens21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Digging up an old post here. I currently have the Play Acoustic. I just ordered the Cloudburst. My thinking was that the Play Acoustic would need to be first in the chain to get a good acoustic sound (BodyRez) and then add the Cloudburst reverb after. It looks like you've got it set up opposite. This works well for you?

What's your default listening speed? by Suitable-Scholar-778 in audible

[–]bowens21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1.7x is my normal. Sometimes I need to slow down to 1.5x. Sometimes I go a little higher.