719: The 2023 MPU Gift Guide

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+100 for Bongo ties. Use them and love them, but …

Aren’t they just a tiny piece of plastic and an elastic band?

So @MacSparky, why aren’t they flying off your 3-D printer? I would be printing up a ton and just buy a bag of assorted elastic bands in various thickness and sizes from any online shop to have exactly what I wanted.

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Something I didn’t see in the notes but would highly recommend as gifts or just to buy for yourselves is this Anker powerstrip:
Amazon.com: Surge Protector Power Strip (2100J), Anker 12 Outlets with 1 USB C and 2 USB Ports foriPhone 15/15 Plus/15 Pro/15 Pro Max, 5ft Extension Cord, Flat Plug, 20W USB C Charging for Home, Office,TUV Listed : Electronics

I have three of them and have given them as gifts to people. So much room for plugs and the USB C port is handy as well.

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I’ve found that outlet strips tend to be limited by bulky “wall wart” power supplies hogging too much room. Supplement with this gift 1ft extension cables

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Often, with lots of low power AC devices, these are really useful too:

https://www.amazon.com/Cablelera-Power-Extension-Splitter-ZWACPQAG-14/dp/B00FRODUR4

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Not for everyone, but I use a plastic coated wire (twisty tie) as a lanyard for my AirPods Pro.
Works beautifully to clean out the ear wax!

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