What have you bought recently?

[Joe]

I approve, although I tend to go for the knockoffs. I’m willing to spend $200 on a leather bag, but not $2,000.

It was a birthday present to myself. I am a frugal CPA and I never spend on myself. So I was like why the hell not, let me splurge a little on myself.

 

[Joe]

I'm sorry, I still giggle whenever I "hear" the phrase "man bag".

Just not my first choice of phrases.

I guess it beats "man sack" though. By a little...

It beats murse lol

 

[tobefirst]

I'm sorry, I still giggle whenever I "hear" the phrase "man bag".

Just not my first choice of phrases.

I guess it beats "man sack" though. By a little...

Are you more of a "European Carryall" kind of person?

 

[JayMysteri0]

Are you more of a "European Carryall" kind of person?

If it isn't a backpack, messenger, or sling... no thank you.

 

[Deleted member 215]

Just more expensive audio equipment.

I bought a vintage turntable on eBay and then purchased a brand new Grado phono cartridge for it. It’s supposed to arrive today so I’m looking forward to listening to some classical records. ^_^

 

[rdrr]

Vatican Museum tickets, and padded socks for my trip! Weird combo.

 

[User.168]

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[lizkat]

Dipping sauce dishes, the little Japanese porcelain ones about 3.75" diameter, they are perfect as lids on 20oz coffee or tea mugs in chilly rooms as autumn settles in around here. Of course they're handy for dinner prep also, perfect size for some of the ingredients of a stir fry or whatever. My latest ones have little sunflowers on them. Perfect match for a deep blue 20oz coffee mug I favor lately. And a few tea biscuits happen to fit nicely in the little bowl as one carries the arrangement from the kitchen...

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[JamesMike]

The iPad Mini 6 in purple. I should get it at the end of the month.

 

[JayMysteri0]

Went and got my anime geek on, for ANOTHER set of headphones

They also look cool with the PS5 & iPad Pro with white keyboard

 

[Herdfan]

Thread has been dead for a month so here is to bringing it back.

While I have been Mac since 2011, I do have a need for a Windows computer now and then. I used to run Fusion and have it on my Mac, but I found it was just easier to keep a Windows laptop around.

But my 10 year-old Dell with Win 7 is showing its age, so I have been looking around just waiting for something that caught my eye. Well I found it, sort of. BB is selling the previous Surface Pro 7's for a good discount now that the 8's are out, so I scored an I7, 16/256 for $400 off. Picked it up this weekend when headed over the M-I-L's. Got there and it was DOA. Wouldn't charge or wake or anything. So I looked around and found another one and it will be here today. (Took the bad one back to BB yesterday).

So hopefully this new one will work. I am not really a fan of Win 10, so I will upgrade it to 11 and hope I like it better. All I will be using it for it programming Lutron, URC and running Hytek Meet Manager. But now I need to locate a good USB-C - Serial adapter. Once I found one that worked with my old one, I kept a close eye on it like a thumb drive with Bitcoin on it.

 

[Alli]

I received my new M1 MBA last week. It’s weird being able to load iPad apps on it. Transfer has gotten so easy.

 

[tobefirst]

I received my new M1 MBA last week. It’s weird being able to load iPad apps on it. Transfer has gotten so easy.

Same on the phones. For me, it has almost taken the joy out of getting a new device. My new phone or computer can be set up like my old one in an hour or two without me even touching it. For many people, that's great. But I kinda liked adjusting all the settings and stuff. And yes, I know I still can. But it's not the same!

 

[tobefirst]

I just bought a first generation Amazon Echo Show 8. They are already at their lowest price, and Amazon is offering 25% off plus $5 credit if you trade in an old Echo device. So I traded in a first gen Echo Dot, which they gave me $5 for, and the $5 credit, and $15 off the Echo Show. I couldn't afford to not upgrade!

 

[Alli]

I just bought a first generation Amazon Echo Show 8. They are already at their lowest price, and Amazon is offering 25% off plus $5 credit if you trade in an old Echo device. So I traded in a first gen Echo Dot, which they gave me $5 for, and the $5 credit, and $15 off the Echo Show. I couldn't afford to not upgrade!

I love my Show. I have one in the bedroom and one in the living room. They’re connected to my Ring doorbells so I can see who’s at the door without getting up.

 

[User.45]

Went and got my anime geek on, for ANOTHER set of headphones

They also look cool with the PS5 & iPad Pro with white keyboard

Your background hangs on my bedroom wall. It’s one of my happy places. September rain in Eastern Europe.

 

[JamesMike]

An update on my purchase of the iPad Mini 6. I took it on my recent trip to Africa, along with a Logitech keyboard and mouse, it pre-formed very well and it's size is great for carry-on luggage.

 

[lizkat]

but I found it was just easier to keep a Windows laptop around.

Yeah if I still needed a Windows based machine I'd be doing that too now, instead of trying to manage some version of it on a Mac any more. Back when I needed that, mostly because there was a dearth then of quilting-related software for Macs, keeping parallels in hardware was too expensive (but maintaining any of the virtual alternatives was a pain in the neck).