Month: November 2022

Expressing Gratitude

By Sean Christopher On In Misc

With the end of the year approaching, I wanted to write about hospitality reviews for restaurants, hotels, spas, and so on. We’ve all seen how terrible the last several years have been for the industry, and if a simple evaluation improves business, it’s not too difficult to do. With the holidays coming up, the timing of this is important. People tend to rely on the hospitality industry more than usual. I’ll explain my process below, and I hope you’re willing to give it a shot, too.

Time Synchronization

By Michael Gregory On In Fun Stuff

When I was a kid, we got a clock that featured a radio signal so it could synchronize the time automatically. It was very finicky, most likely due to the fact that the signal was coming from Colorado and thus was bouncing off the atmosphere several times before it got to us. This usually meant that after daylight savings days, it’d need to be left in a west-facing window for several days before it correctly synced to the accurate time.

Bone Conduction Headphones

By Will Jay On In Tech Tips

I bought some bone-conduction headphones a couple of months ago to wear when I’m on my bicycle. As opposed to more traditional in-ear or over-ear headphones, the contacts sit in front of the ear canal without obstructing it. In theory, this allows you to hear outside stimuli clearly while simultaneously listening to chill hop or old Charlie Rose interviews. In practice, I’d call them barely serviceable.

Now granted, I may be paying the price for dipping my toe in with a $40 pair. The biggest issue I’ve had has been fit, which seems to be a universal problem. Since the band that wraps around the back of your head must be rigid to keep the earpieces in place, the fit tends to be for a specific head shape, especially with the cheaper pairs. This isn’t a problem for me since my bike helmet straps push the earpieces against my ears, but traditional headphones are much better for general use.