Contemplations by Thor /tɔː(r)/

 2,5 years ago I decided to upgrade to a AC band capable router. After reading reviews I decided to go for Linksys EA9500. That was a mistake. Coming from a very reliable nighthawk, RT-N66U, the Linksys was a huge disappointment. The software on the EA9500 was never good, and I don't think there was one firmware upgrade in the period I used it either. Secondly, the range was not good. First think I did was to get a Linksys RE7000 repeater. For one of my son's I bought an AC band PCI adapter. Although good tranfer speeds were good, the connection dropped frequently.  I resolved to using the old RT-N66U as bridge for this connection. I tried a custom firmware for the Linksys. I managed to get it installed but it was not stable so I had to revert to stock. For the home office, the EA9500 was very annoying with dropping MS Teams connections. At best, transfer speeds was in the range 200-250 mbps. That was ok, had it only been stable. Last week I decided to replace the home router....

 My airpods have seved me well since 2017, but this winter they started failing to work when cold outside. I figured it was time to replace them. I started reviewing the top-of-the line products out there, and quickly narrowed down the list to three candidates. Bose probably has the best active noise cancelling, otherwise Apple Airpods Pro and Jabra Elite 85t comes out pretty equal. I never liked the Bose design, and with rumors of  new AirPods Pro coming in April, I decided to go for the Jabra. I have Jabra Elite 85h in the office for comminication, and I like them a lot. The software, especially on mobile devices, for setting up the sound options is really good compared to Apple. 85t uses the same software. My biggest concern were the fit. You don't get to try buds, and you don't get to return them. In that sense, the Elite 75t active would have been a safer choice as they are lighter and a more snug fit. When I tested the 85t for the first time, the software told my the fit...