All posts tagged: underwhelming

H2O Audio Tri Run Workout Headphones Review: A Little Underwhelming

H2O Audio Tri Run Workout Headphones Review: A Little Underwhelming

Published by skeptic

What you can hear is delivered through technology that’s been around for some time now. Bone conduction works by firing sound vibrations up your cheekbones and towards your inner ear. There’s no companion app or EQ modes, so what you get out of the box is what you’re stuck with. The sound quality is fine. It’s not terrible, but it’s also not going to blow your socks off. It’s best to accept that with bone conduction you’re not going to get the same sound quality as you would from a similarly-priced set of in-ear or on-ear headphones. Instead, the aim is to let you listen to music or podcasts while letting in ambient noise from the world around you, whether that’s traffic or your boss trying to pull you into a conversation at the office. The Tri Run is a couple of levels below the best bone-conduction sound. The bass is muddy and underpowered, and the treble performance is grainy. On the other hand, they’re well suited for calls and listening to voices on podcasts …

Chrome’s Memory Saver is underwhelming — this free extension does what it should have done

Chrome’s Memory Saver is underwhelming — this free extension does what it should have done

Published by skeptic

Chrome and memory. RAM and Chrome. The most enduring love-hate relationship between a browser and the folks that use it everyday, seeing it gobble up gigabyte after gigabyte and push systems to a crawl. I’m a long-term Chrome user and even longer-term tab horder, so I understand the pain of Chrome seemingly not stopping in its quest to make your computer feel slow. In fairness, it’s not always Chrome’s fault; I’ve just admitted I open more tabs than any person with a sense of self-control should. Chrome has a built in solution for this problem: Memory Saver. But over the years, I’ve consistently felt like this just doesn’t do what I want — so I’ve switched to this memory saving Chrome extensions instead: Auto Tab Discard. Why Chrome’s Memory Saver feature doesn’t cut the mustard It’s decent, but is limited Credit: Gavin Phillips / MakeUseOf Chrome’s Memory Saver was a long requested feature, that took Google years to finally bring to the browser. On paper, Memory Saver is just what we wanted: an integrated browser memory …

Morgan Rogers’s underwhelming run a concern for Aston Villa after draw at Nottingham Forest

Morgan Rogers’s underwhelming run a concern for Aston Villa after draw at Nottingham Forest

Published by Sam Flores

Emery wheeled around with his hands over his eyes, scarcely able to believe what he had just witnessed. While there is no question that Rogers is a big talent, recently there have been too many underwhelming performances at a time when Villa desperately need him. Emery insisted he is fully focused, but did admit that Rogers, who has played 100 games since the start of last season, is feeling the strain. “Sometimes he needs a rest because he is playing and playing and playing,” said Emery. “He is able to play three matches in a row in a week. He is able to respond [to] the level because he is doing it. Sometimes he is being clinical, or not. Sometimes as well maybe he is more tired than other matches. “He is having a fantastic season. He is part of everything offensively we have. His quality and his attitude is really fantastic.” Villa’s draw keeps them in decent shape for their main target of Champions League qualification, with Emery’s plans again disrupted with a pre-match …

Dating apps were underwhelming. That’s why I tried speed dating

Dating apps were underwhelming. That’s why I tried speed dating

Published by Sam Flores

“You kinda have this Wednesday Addams vibe going on.” I shrieked. I was wearing my best armor: a black dress that accentuated my curves, a striped bolero to cover the arms I’ve resented for years and black platform sandals displaying ruby toes. My dark hair was in wild, voluminous curls and my sultry makeup was finished with an inviting Chanel rouge lip. I would’ve preferred the gentleman at the speed dating event had likened my efforts to, at least, Morticia, a grown woman. But in this crowd of men and women ages ranging from roughly 21 to 40, I suppose my baby face gave me away. My mind flitted back to a conversation I had with my physical therapist about modern love: Dating in L.A. has become monotonous. The apps were oversaturated and underwhelming. And it seemed more difficult than ever to naturally meet someone in person. She told me about her recent endeavor in speed dating: events sponsoring timed one-on-one “dates” with multiple candidates. I applauded her bravery, but the conversation had mostly slipped …