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Continue reading →: Apple: Screentime Password for account changes
apple.news/A2AFAVmudRwiLpKxLLJ-4PQ This is actually a super good idea. Thieves are now watching you type your passcode, then stealing your phone and changing your Apple account password locking you out and stealing your second factor. The fix is to turn on Screentime Passcode and then enable Content & Privacy Restrictions and…
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Continue reading →: app: Google Slides multi-select and Slide View on iDevice and remove bullets
Man, I’ve been using Google Slides for years and there are two things I’ve never been able to figure out. The first has to do with the many differences between the Web app and the iPad/iPhone. There are many things that have bothered me, but the biggest one is multiple…
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Continue reading →: zoom: Great Zoom Video Background from iPhone Videos
There are a couple of steps to get this to work right because there are a couple of problems to get a Zoom background: So the fix is a little painful but it does work:
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Continue reading →: net: what’s the right temperature for Unifi Dream Machines
Paul asked me a great question. He has a UDM running in a hot room and the temperature is 83C. That sounds pretty terribly warm but the room is 30C ambient. So that got me to wondering. First where is the CPU temperature anyway. (I can’t wait for all computer…
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Continue reading →: Home: No response from all Apple Home devices and no Apple Home Invites showing
Okay, we have no less than 119 connections (most are burglar alarm points) and with Apple Home in the last week, they’ve all suddenly become unavailable. It could be because of iOS 16.5 The Airplay to our HomePod Mini’s work and the fixes are pretty draconian. Like, reset all your…
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Continue reading →: dt: Zoom Background do not delete and stabilization and format
OK, for those of you still Zoom culture, I tidied up my Zoom stuff, and here are some notes:
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Continue reading →: tv: Dolby Atmos to Dolby PLIIz Height over DTS Neo:6 cinema in older Denon AVR2310CI
OK, the last question is that when you have a modern format like Apple Spatial Audio which appears as Dolby Atmos that is going to an old AVR that doesn’t have this format, at least on my Denon, we get two mysterious options, the first is Direct which just means…
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Continue reading →: tv: MacBook Pro to LG B9 to Denon via Sound Flakiness need settings and wiring check
OK, this setup has actually worked pretty well for three years, but lately, with Ventura, I’ve been having this problem: The trick I was using that since the old Denon only supports HD input, I would normally route all the inputs for the system through the AVR and then to…
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Continue reading →: mem: Thanks Walt and Pandemic Memories
Thanks to the incredible Walt Mossberg, he’s on Thread and reminded me that I guess I’m a true Swiftie: My five favorite Taylor Swift albums: Favorite song: All Too Well (10 minute version) But there are excellent songs on every one of her albums, since she’s a truly great songwriter.…
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Continue reading →: Dev: kindle paper white not compatible and pdf zoom weirdness and can’t wait to try remarkable and kindle scribe
This week I’ve been trying to do reading in the Kindle Papetwhite which is a nice device but I basically never use it because I’ve zero time to read. But recently I joined a study group where there are no audiobooks for the readings. There is a kindle version or…