{"id":12792,"date":"2023-06-19T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/2023\/06\/19\/something-i-never-thought-id-say\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T17:04:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T00:04:05","slug":"something-i-never-thought-id-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/2023\/06\/19\/something-i-never-thought-id-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Something I never thought I\u2019d say\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I suppose there are a lot of those things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

In this particular case, it\u2019s I\u2019m happy with how long my computer battery lasts. I\u2019m also somewhat impressed with the iPad battery too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

The computer is insane. I\u2019ll use the thing for days. I\u2019ll be surprised when I get a low battery warning and then think, \u201cOh Yeah, it\u2019s been a while!\u201d This is very different from the older machines I\u2019ve had. I lived by their power monitors and always carried spare batteries or adapters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m still working on settings on the iPad to minimize its power consumption. My Computer and iPad both use the M2 chip but the iPad is more in line with a day or day and a half of use. I think that\u2019s because there are background applications that wake up or are running on the iPad that aren\u2019t as \u201cbusy\u201d on the computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

I believe I can probably trim more of the iPad background applications out of the background and realize more power savings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

The point is, when I started using laptop computers years ago, a 2 hour battery life was considered good. Now I\u2019m talking about 2 day battery life between charges. I\u2019m using the machine as I normally would, I\u2019m typing blogs, surfing the net, working on stories, (although not fast enough there,) attending video conferences or watching lectures. Through it all, the computer doesn\u2019t seem to care or get winded. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve heard the fans come on, ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

For the first time I\u2019ll leave the house with my machines in my brief case and leave the chargers behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

I suppose this is on my mind because today the computer asked for a bit of power. I plugged it in, and it said okay I\u2019m charging to 80% quickly. (That would have actually gotten me through my typical day with ease.) The computer then switched over to a holding pattern at 80% and will finish charging by about 1:30PM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

This means that the machine has figured out my general habits and is using the charging feature Apple designed to extend battery life. It\u2019s cool. I can override it if I want, or need to, but why? I\u2019d rather have a battery that\u2019s healthy in two or three years (like my iPhone 12 Pro) than force the issue. Besides, I\u2019m using the big monitor in the office. I like this monitor a lot but I like working with the computer on the back deck more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

For the past 24 hours the wind has been kicking up to crazy gusty levels. I don\u2019t feel like sitting out on the deck in all the blowing dust and pollen. Even though the sun is shining and the temps are nice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been all I could do to keep my sinuses open and the poor dog literally snorted a patch of pollen he thought was a food wrapper (I think). He\u2019s been sneezing 5 or 6 times at a go for the past two days. I laugh at him\u2026 Then he saunters down the hall trying to look dignified, until another sneezing fit hits and he sneezes himself into a wall or something. My continuing to laugh gets me a dirty look and he retires to his \u201cRoom\u201d where he can be alerted about food but doesn\u2019t have to look at me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

All of which is to say that the amount of pollen in the air is so high that getting it into a keyboard would not be such a good thing. So I don\u2019t need to be sitting outside for my sake, the keyboard\u2019s sake, or the dog\u2019s sake. All of us are quite comfortable inside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019ve got the leeward side of the house open for the fresh air but every once in a while the wind will shift just for a minute or two and blow a new batch of yellow joy into the house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

I was originally going to use a photo of my hand but when I looked at the photo I realized that you could easily see all of my fingerprints. Probably not a great idea to broadcast that kind of biometric information across the internet! With a little work I could convert the image into usable prints, so you get the swiffer. If the FBI ever needed non carbon fingerprint dust, I can recommend pine pollen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

I hope you all have a nice Monday. I\u2019m hitting the sinus spray again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I suppose there are a lot of those things. In this particular case, it\u2019s I\u2019m happy with how long my computer battery lasts. I\u2019m also somewhat impressed with the iPad battery too. The computer is insane. I\u2019ll use the thing for days. I\u2019ll be surprised when I get a low battery warning and then think, … <\/p>\n

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