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I'm surprised by how many things mentioned here are things that improved my own 2022 (air fryer, Steamdeck, bone-conducting headphones, etc.) A couple of thing

I'm surprised by how many things mentioned here are things that improved my own 2022 (air fryer, Steamdeck, bone-conducting headphones, etc.) A couple of things that I haven't yet seen mentioned: A LifeStraw Home water filter. It removes the slightly metallic taste from my home tap water. Cable management boxes (multiple brands). These allow me to hide away the unsightly power strips, power bricks, hubs, excess cords, etc, and make my desk/office much more organized.

notafraudster 4y ago
I feel like I've never been able to get a handle on cable management despite using velcro cable ties, and baseboard cable clips, and other stuff. I just have never found the right thing. So I'd love if you linked some of the ones you used (granted they're probably all random drop-shipping Amazon brands)!
- alexpetralia 4y ago
  Me too!
- DamnInteresting 4y ago
  There are lots of options, but the ones I finally landed on were these: For my desktop: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09224KKPV https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09224KKPV For behind my desk (which doubles as a recording space, so the disorganized cables bugged me): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014BMTQ34 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014BMTQ34 I also used a lot of Velcro cable ties, and this monster of a power strip which fits inside the behind-desk box: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099NB3TTY https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099NB3TTY
steve_adams_86 4y ago
> A LifeStraw Home water filter I went a little bananas on filtered water a while back and bought a giant Berkey. I love it. My family goes through an entire container each day somehow. We use it for cooking as well as drinking, but it's still a lot of water. I highly recommend it if you ever decide you want an even more thorough, longer-lasting, high-capacity filter.
adrianmonk 4y ago
> Cable management boxes For my desk, I got a really long (48 inches, 1.2 meters) power strip like you'd use on a workbench, and I screwed it to the back side of the desk near the top. Cables hang down behind the desk so they stay off the floor and you don't see them. It has 16 outlets, so there's one near whatever I want to plug in and I always have a free outlet.
- bpye 4y ago
  Yep, I attached one of these on the underside of the back of my desk. Means I basically have two cables from the wall, Ethernet to a switch and power. Works great.
propogandist 4y ago
> it removes the slightly metallic taste from my home tap water. you should look into a reverse osmosis unit which has multiple stages of filtering. I recommend Watts [1], easy to self-install under the kitchen sink. The company has been around for sometime and is even publicly traded. [1] https://www.premierh2o.com/pages/ro-system-comparison https://www.premierh2o.com/pages/ro-system-comparison

notafraudster 4y ago

I feel like I've never been able to get a handle on cable management despite using velcro cable ties, and baseboard cable clips, and other stuff. I just have never found the right thing. So I'd love if you linked some of the ones you used (granted they're probably all random drop-shipping Amazon brands)!

alexpetralia 4y ago
Me too!
DamnInteresting 4y ago
There are lots of options, but the ones I finally landed on were these: For my desktop: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09224KKPV https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09224KKPV For behind my desk (which doubles as a recording space, so the disorganized cables bugged me): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014BMTQ34 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014BMTQ34 I also used a lot of Velcro cable ties, and this monster of a power strip which fits inside the behind-desk box: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099NB3TTY https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099NB3TTY

steve_adams_86 4y ago

> A LifeStraw Home water filter I went a little bananas on filtered water a while back and bought a giant Berkey. I love it. My family goes through an entire container each day somehow. We use it for cooking as well as drinking, but it's still a lot of water. I highly recommend it if you ever decide you want an even more thorough, longer-lasting, high-capacity filter.

adrianmonk 4y ago

> Cable management boxes For my desk, I got a really long (48 inches, 1.2 meters) power strip like you'd use on a workbench, and I screwed it to the back side of the desk near the top. Cables hang down behind the desk so they stay off the floor and you don't see them. It has 16 outlets, so there's one near whatever I want to plug in and I always have a free outlet.

bpye 4y ago
Yep, I attached one of these on the underside of the back of my desk. Means I basically have two cables from the wall, Ethernet to a switch and power. Works great.

propogandist 4y ago

> it removes the slightly metallic taste from my home tap water. you should look into a reverse osmosis unit which has multiple stages of filtering. I recommend Watts [1], easy to self-install under the kitchen sink. The company has been around for sometime and is even publicly traded. [1] https://www.premierh2o.com/pages/ro-system-comparison https://www.premierh2o.com/pages/ro-system-comparison