Rich talks about his initial experiences with the
Apple Vision Pro.Once again, there is talk of a
TikTok ban in the U.S.Janice in Redondo Beach hates the update on the Apple Watch and wants to know if she can go back. It’s not easy, but Rich recommends checking out the very thorough
User Guide Apple publishes for its products. Open the Books app and search product + user guide and look for the guides published by Apple.Jose Briones is a “digital minimalist” and runs a website called
dumbphonefinder.org. Resources mentioned:
Unpluq and
Brick App.Rod in Los Angeles wants to know the value of updating software and registries.Mark in Lake Elsinore needs a new cell phone and doesn’t want to spend a lot of money. Rich says to check out the
OnePlus Nord line and the
Pixel 7a.Meta blamed their two hour outage on a technical issue.Instagram is
upgrading messaging with the ability to edit messages, pin chats to the top of the list and
turn off read receipts.Jenny in San Diego wants to know how to stay connected overseas and is
HippocketWiFi a good idea. Rich also mentioned Airalo for eSIMs and
Solis Hotspot, but you have to buy it.Craig in Des Moines wants to know if his Samsung S24 has satellite emergency help. It doesn’t, but Rich recommends going into Settings, then Safety and Emergency, and setting up all the emergency features there.
OldNews.com lets you search through millions of old newspapers for events, names and more.Janko Roettgers, author of the
Lowpass newsletter, which talks about the future of entertainment and why you should download
VLC.Richard in Lancaster has a Windows 7 computer and wants security software. Rich says
Avast still supports Windows 7 but you need to be aware of the security implications.Rob is going from a Samsung to an iPhone and wants to transfer his data. Rich says the official
Move to iOS app will do the basic job, but
Dr. Fone and
AnyTrans will give you more control over the process.
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