I decided to take advantage of Prime Day to upgrade my Airpods Pro from the first generation to the second. I have used my original pair almost every day since I got them, and for just about everything, I love them. The case is battered and scratched, and the scratches are filled with iron shavings and dirt no matter how hard I scrub them. But I’ve been getting complaints lately that the sound is bad for people on the other end when I’m using them. I’ve also noticed that the noise-cancelling functionality has been getting weaker and weaker. I’m told the new generation is better and the battery life is longer, which I’ll be happy about, as well as a USB-C connector to replace the last remaining Lightning-based appliance I own.

I also ordered an Anker 6-port charger to handle the growing number of peripherals I’ve got sucking up space on the shelf behind my desk; I spend hours trying to sort out cables and wires and swapping out this for that with this cable or that connector, which is getting old. The goal here is to set up 4 USB-C wires and 2 USB Mini wires and just leave it there to charge stuff. I bought another one for my desk at work because I face the same issue there and it’s just as exhausting.