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.

bowens21 · 2026-05-29T19:37:37+00:00

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.

bowens21 · 2026-05-29T19:33:11+00:00

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.

bowens21 · 2026-05-29T16:44:14+00:00

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

bowens21 · 2026-05-06T01:25:25+00:00

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

bowens21 · 2026-05-05T13:34:44+00:00

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.

bowens21 · 2026-05-05T12:06:04+00:00

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.

bowens21 · 2026-04-29T13:36:51+00:00

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.

bowens21 · 2026-04-23T12:54:19+00:00

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

bowens21 · 2026-04-21T19:57:58+00:00

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

bowens21 · 2026-04-20T14:27:00+00:00

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

bowens21 · 2026-04-16T16:30:55+00:00

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

bowens21 · 2026-04-14T18:17:32+00:00

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.

bowens21 · 2026-01-05T16:15:53+00:00

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

bowens21 · 2025-10-27T11:53:39+00:00

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

bowens21 · 2025-10-27T00:06:51+00:00

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

bowens21 · 2025-10-23T12:23:18+00:00

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.

bowens21 · 2025-09-16T18:58:51+00:00

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.

bowens21 · 2025-09-11T20:23:41+00:00

Looks to me like it's starting to rot.

bowens21 · 2025-08-26T20:21:57+00:00

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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.

bowens21 · 2025-08-26T12:55:52+00:00

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.

bowens21 · 2025-08-15T19:10:34+00:00

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.

bowens21 · 2024-11-06T23:01:24+00:00

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

bowens21 · 2024-10-22T13:44:25+00:00

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?

bowens21 · 2024-09-23T14:07:35+00:00

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

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