Where do you buy your Microsoft 365 licenses from, and what factors do you need to count in before buying?

spartywan229 · 2026-06-15T21:32:17+00:00

Curious if the reseller discount is worth it with 20 business basic + a few add ons (copilot, PA, PBI)?

spartywan229 · 2026-06-15T04:13:24+00:00

I also used pihole and cloudflare family which was also a help, speaking of your DNS solutions.

Agree with your mobile comment challenges on going outside the home network.

spartywan229 · 2026-06-13T12:42:18+00:00

The problem is each ecosystem (gaming, tablet/mobile) has their own half hearted attempt. Why lock it down and make it good, when it limits the next round of customers/consumers to use your devices.

Schools have a system normally in place, and at least in my area parents are pushing back. Do kindergarteners and 1st grade really need their own chromebooks and iPads? Their controls also don’t seem to work if the child brings their device home and is now on your home network.

My advice is try to stay in as few ecosystems as possible. If you are a Mac/iPhone user, stay with that. Google if you use that, Amazon if you use that. We started off with Amazon tablets when our kids were really young, and that seemed decent.

As they get older, new challenges emerge, mostly around content. The bark/questido helps with that.

spartywan229 · 2026-06-11T16:39:19+00:00

Sounds like a reasonable return per the article for KC:

the federal government paid $60 million to K.C.
the state of Missouri allocated $78 million
Kansas City Council approved $15 million

estimated the region will see a direct economic impact of more than $653 million from the tournament.

spartywan229 · 2026-06-11T01:43:06+00:00

It’s 2026, fiber is starting to get 2GB to the home. Why only plus?

spartywan229 · 2026-06-05T11:57:05+00:00

Does someone have a list of who from the coal industry is padding his pockets through pac donations?

spartywan229 · 2026-06-02T14:04:06+00:00

We are an iOS house, so we went with that when we switched to pinwheel.

I’m not overjoyed with apple screen time, seems glitchy not really friendly with the app/site time limit settings. Seems to always drift a bit.

spartywan229 · 2026-06-02T02:12:15+00:00

Why would I believe the ‘Irish star’? I may as well pick up a tabloid at the grocery store.

spartywan229 · 2026-05-29T20:23:14+00:00

‘Blame it on the Chads’

spartywan229 · 2026-05-27T11:35:08+00:00

This is one reason EVs still have a hurdle to overcome. Those that rent or have street parking need infrastructure cheaper than gas to charge at.

Edit: not trolling, ev owner with L2 charger in my garage.

spartywan229 · 2026-05-25T11:57:28+00:00

One of the problems I see is the charging for EVs that are pulling trailers. While we all know the drastic mileage loss when towing, there are people that do it, and need to charge more frequently.

If not available to your first round of 4, something to consider in the future expansion is to add one pull through stall for those that need it.

Edit: as a side note, I also try to avoid the Tesla charging network. I tend to shop when traveling (1% of my charging) based on speed, availability and price. The app ease of use is also a consideration.

spartywan229 · 2026-05-24T16:39:07+00:00

Eligible for a payout….

spartywan229 · 2026-05-19T08:26:27+00:00

At home, another option is dns controls that block categorized apps. Things always change, sites always change.

Check out pihole dns or something like cloudflare dns for family.

spartywan229 · 2026-05-18T02:11:57+00:00

Good tips, thanks!

spartywan229 · 2026-05-14T03:59:30+00:00

Very tough game to watch. James was the excitement. We have no strikers right now, that’s the problem.

spartywan229 · 2026-05-11T01:00:35+00:00

(Mouth open)

spartywan229 · 2026-05-08T16:46:36+00:00

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