Thanks so much everyone for your input. I ended up with a KYY K3. There was a lightning deal for it on Amazon for ~$90. It showed up yesterday evening and so far, it works just fine for what I need it to do. I’m certain it will help my productivity while working away from the office or my home set up.

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That’s a great idea. Unfortunately my work laptop is locked down and I’m not able to install any of my own software to it

That’s a great point. Thank you

I would add tires to your list. Car tires, bike tires…

Thank you for the idea. However, it looks like my device isn’t supported. Also, not really looking to go that far. Would doing things like disabling search and location history be effective at all? Other simple steps?

As an engineer, this warms my heart (and the resulting soup/rice mixture warms my tummy).

Cook white rice in a rice cooker but instead of water, use a canned soup. Flavor of the soup gets into the rice. A few minutes of prep and walk away.