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RE: Things I Have Learned To Live Without ...and why sometimes it's better
I'm 60% of the way there with you!
We replaced our ugly failing microwave with a tiny 700 watt model for under $30. We need it for re-heating the dog's chicken, and when we lose power, it's nice to have a low-watt model for running off the generator.
And I'd like to ditch the distractions of a smart-phone but I'm addicted to using it for reading in bed (no bedside lamp to wake up the wife) and tracking my runs while listening to music and taking pictures. It struggles with these tasks but it's three years old and only cost $40 so I can't complain.
I'm with you on the advertising, man. That stuff is idiotic.
Everyone's needs are different, totally. I'm not saying my list is a guide for everyone, but that probably everyone has or could have a list of their own of "things that just was how things were and not questioned" until, for whatever reason, they couldn't do it that way and HEY, they discover they like the workaround better.
Yeah, running tracking is another thing I'd appreciate. Currently to log my miles, I google map afterward, lol. I know the distances to my most common errands and that the park is 1/3 mile around by heart.
Yeah, the app crashes enough that I'll use Google maps to log my miles sometimes. Plus the fact that I'm running the same routes over and over makes it easy to figure out too.
It's kind of ironic that I'm so against tracking, yet I'm perfectly happy to put a GPS receiver on and then obsessively log all this information into a spreadsheet.
I have a garmin I use when I run, it gives me what I need to know. How far, how much time and the pace. I keep a chart on my bulletin board in my office to chart how much I do each day. I have a cheap cheap little cell phone I use to take pics or if I have an emergency on the run. Thats it
I've got an old Garmin that we used to take sailing. It's so primitive and doesn't really have a map, but it's rock solid.