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[–] Damaskox@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Many have had big impacts. Piano, phone, computer.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The best recent one was a Faraday bag for my phone.

I use it as a step counter but didn't want to be checking it often nor tracked all the time, and the faraday bag blocks signals from the outside and minimizes my phone as a nuisance AND helps curb the urge to check it all the time while still counting my steps.

Overall, though, I'd say a USB powerbank. I've had it for three years and only used it a handful of times, but when I'm in an airport or road tripping, it's nice to have an easy way to recharge my devices.

[–] Adverb@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I bought a new microwave in 2007 to replace the 1989 model I had since college. It could boil water in under 10 minutes. It had sensor cooking and preset modes. It was life changing.

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Putting more than 256MB of ram in a Windows XP machine. People think that the jump from HDD to SSD was big, but imagine Windows actively using the HDD as virtual memory. It would grind your PC to a halt. Going to 512MB made your computer feel like a Ferrari.

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