My Nordic Track ski machine was new for Christmas, 1995. Since giving up running a year ago, I’ve been on it a lot, afib be damned.
Now 29 years old, one of the one-way rollers has started to slip. New rollers are available for purchase, but I’m going to give this simple trick a try. It’s genius!
https://www.instructables.com/Refurbishing-Drive-Rollers-for-a-NordicTrack-Ski-M/
Today’s mail in the frigid weather brought a new node for the Lyrion music network. A white Logitech Squeezebox Radio to go with the Logitech UE4000 headphones.
The Pixel 8a provides such a different experience from the 4a! It’s bigger and it’s heavier, and it’s… it’s… uh… did I mention it’s bigger and heavier? The battery lasts a lot longer, but I was doing fine with the 4a’s battery until its runtime was cut in half by that mandatory Android 13 update.
Well, it’s done. For $300 I have a Pixel 8a and keep the Pixel 4a. Everything has been copied over, the SIM swapped, and the cellular phone service checked. To my surprise, 5G came up. The last I knew, my plan was limited to 4G/LTE.
All of the many updates have been taken. Now there’s the arduous task of logging onto many accounts and pairing all of the Bluetooth devices.
How did I take a picture of both phones, while both of them were busy? With my ol’ reliable Canon PowerShot SD1000. I don’t know how long it had been since I last used the camera, but it powered right up without needing a charge.
This old commercial with Maria Sharapova had absolutely nothing to do with why I bought a Canon PowerShot camera! Not a thing, I swear!
The battery in my Pixel 4a has gone through some changes since I took the mandatory Android 13 update. The first day, the battery seemed to last much longer than it ever had. The second day, it returned to its previous rate of discharge. Today, it seems to be running down somewhat faster than usual.
Half an hour ago, Google sent me a $100 discount code for the purchase of a new Pixel phone. Checking the Google Store, I saw the Pixel 8a is once again at $400, a hundred bucks off its list price. Can the discount code be combined with the sale price? Yep, it can, so I ordered one.
With my Pixel 4a’s battery at 35%, I attempted to manually take the battery update.
After charging the phone the update completed.
Now I will watch for changes related to this update, while waiting for Google to send me the promised code for the $100 discount on a new Pixel phone. If they’re recommending the battery be replaced, how can I not be eligible? In the past, something like this would have been considered a First World Problem, but that’s no longer true.
Update: So what has changed? The battery meter is locked at 100%, which can’t be correct. Having no idea when the battery is about to die means Google has effectively broken my phone.
Update Update: After sitting at 100% all day, the battery is at 94%. Most curious. Maybe I’ll resort to checking a 4a forum to see if anybody else has taken the update.
Update Update Update: https://www.openweb.com/share/2sS7fUjrjaXvSfFLteAJaTQ4QFL
