I’m really happy to see that my larger eastern redbud tree has fully bloomed. Looks great.
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The life and times of Toby
New phone: Samsung S24
Yesterday, I got a new phone, a Samsung Galaxy S24. Jade green, ordered from samsung.com because that was the only place to get green. I never got my Pixel 3a running again and my Moto X was just a little too broken, slow, poor network connecting, and unable to handle some apps. The S24 was my first Samsung and notably more expensive than any phone I’ve gotten before. But I justified it by its:
- likely longevity with 7 years of updates, strong build, waterproofing
- reasonable size
- full features
- 5G data
- Dex desktop mode and USB video out
I’m still getting set up and getting used to it, but I think I’m happy with it.
Continue reading post "New phone: Samsung S24"Happy Tax Day, all. Hope you finished in time. I finished mine mostly yesterday, but had to mail some city forms today.
Continue reading post "#4305"Eclipse day
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Eclipse totality has come and gone where I am. Good show, worth the price of admission. Really cool at totality, a dark circle with bright edge and glow radiating out a bit. Dusk-like sky. Peepers.
Continue reading post "Eclipse day"Happy Eclipse Day. As I unterstand it, it has recently started over somewhere in the middle of the Pacific. It’s sunny here right now, so hopefully when it gets here in a few hours it still is and we get a good eclipse. Hope everyone in its path gets a good show.
Being stuck on my Moto X has somewhat forced me to use my phone less, which has in many ways been pleasant. Less constant input and need to be “doing something”, more focus on where I am and what’s happening in front of me. Less screen time and eye fatigue, more intentional usage.
Continue reading post "#4288"My Moto X phone, a stand-in for my non-functioning Pixel 3a, scared me by force shutting down and then getting stuck in a reboot loop for a bit. That’s too similar to the behavior of the Pixel. Luckily, plugging it into a different USB charger and giving it time, the problem resolved itself and it has been running fine for almost a full day. Hopefully, that keeps up, as I still haven’t gotten the Pixel going or figured out what I want for a new phone.
Pixel phone may be dead?
My “current” phone (4.5 year old Pixel 3a) may be dead. I now can’t get it past the login screen and have moved to my previous phone, my Moto X. That buys me some time until I can figure out what to do. It started late Friday night and has been my weekend project.
Continue reading post "Pixel phone may be dead?"I’ve had a single GMail account for over a decade. I’ve thought of creating a second one for many years to use for lower security sitations. Today I finally did, to install Google Play, and thus other apps, on my Onyx Boox e-note.
Continue reading post "#4263"It is only the end of February, but an outsized number of recent days have been very spring-like.
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