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Saturday, February 24, 2018

Comparison of smart water bottles

Hidrate Spark Thermos Smart Lid Ozmo H2OPal
Price 60 CAD 90 CAD 133 CAD
CamelCamelCamel reasonable price 60 CAD 90 CAD 133 CAD
Fakespot grade/adjusted rating F/ B/3 F A/3.5
Pros - alert: app, glow - rechargeable
- alert: app
- easy setup
- rechargeable
- alert: LED, vibration
- easy setup
- alert: app
Cons - paint peels off
- quality issues
- sync issues
- coin battery
- complex setup
- corny notifications
- quality issues
- sync issues
- skips sips
- quality issues
- sync issues
- don't need coffee detection
- quality issues
- coin battery
Other reviews PCMag PCMag

Thursday, February 08, 2018

Handy prioritization categories

I was googling for some tips on prioritizing home-improvement projects, when I came across a great list of prioritized categories for such projects. It occurred to me that the same list of categories could help to prioritize any to-do list, not just home maintenance:

  1. Safety
  2. Urgent damage
  3. Prevent long-term health hazards
  4. Maintenance / Prevent long-term damage
  5. Money-saving upgrades
  6. Low cost, high impact improvements
  7. Big nuisance factor
  8. Cosmetic improvements
Simply categorize your to-do list into the above categories, then work through them in approximately that order. 

See the original post for more details on each of those priorities.