Palm Springs may be a desert but that doesn’t mean they don’t have any water. The geography of the area results in a nearly limitless supply of water that is replenished every year.
I got to point out that ipv4 addresses are a serious supply/demand issue. I’m so fucking glad that they cost real $$$ just because I hate dealing with NAT and ipv6 will fix a lot of that, immediately.
MS has their privacy policy listed. You can read it and decide if it’s acceptable.
I use a Synology NAS for the type of services you’re talking about. Their apps have some quirks but for the most part work. It costs me about the same as an m365 subscription to pay for a backup service, which if you think about it you should be backing up your m365 data too.
If you have a place to keep a NAS powered and don’t mind managing your own hardware then it’s a decent option.
As others have stated, replace your air filter if you haven’t recently. Make sure it’s the appropriate size and rating. It should probably be pleated, and the MERV rating shouldn’t be too high unless you know the fan supports it.
Use a temp gun or a kitchen instant read thermometer and compare the exhaust temp vs the return temp. It should be around 15 degrees difference or more. If it’s not then an installer should adjust the pressure on the system.
If you have multiple floors you may have a vent damper for summer vs winter. In the winter the dampers may be set to help force air through the lower floor vents and prevent the hot air from rising too fast to the upper floors. If the installer or previous owner was nice the damper will be labeled for summer vs winter.
If it’s not blowing air at all, then you may have a leak or a blockage.
If theres ice on the indoor coil or on the lines outside then either the filter is clogged or your pressure is off.
If your hvac person is telling you it’s working fine and it obviously is not, call a different installer.
You can’t “run the heat pump and a/c at the same time” because it’s a single unit. There’s a valve that slides when powered to switch the hot side with the cold side. That’s literally the only difference between a/c and a heat pump.
While correct, you usually see only a 20 degree difference, that’s between the intake and exhaust. Since it’s recirculating the air that should be able to bring the cooled air down further.
At the enterprise level with teams you can bring your own key. If you want to remove MS’s access to your data you just remove the key and it’s effectively gone.
I don’t understand why it’s 2030 vs the end of time? Pick a date if you don’t like 2030.