Just today I found myself needing to make a voice call to Australia in order to save myself AU$1,500.00. from Indonesia. In the past I have always used used Skype for these occasional necessities but as most people will know MS in their wisdome decided to scrap it back on May 5, 2025. (MS Teams is not a VOIP)

So, suddenly I found that an insurance policy I had thought cancelled was about to charge me for renewal on the 25th of this month and I definitely did not want that. I was unable...

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Some time ago MacInWin suggested Amphetamine as an app/utility to prevent my system from sleeping which had frequently resulted in the system notification "Your disk (name) was not ejected properly." even though it showed as connected on the Desktop on waking. An AI search states, "The "Disk Not Ejected Properly" message on macOS indicates that an external drive disconnected from the system unexpectedly, often due to sleep settings, hub issues, or connection...

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As the title says, along with iOS 26.6 and Apple Watch 26.6 all of which I've completed successfully. Probably the rest of the Apple devices as well if not now then soon.

My son, bless his heart gave me a Google Gemini for Home speaker for my birthday;



Honestly, I dont know what to do with it. I didn't have the heart to explain (again) my anti Google policy and I did set it up with him. Yes, its AI is better than Siri, yes, you can have a conversation with it and yes, it has fantastic sound quality. I tried pairing it with my iPhone and played a playlist on Spotify, it's far superior to my Sony Bluetooth Tube but it requires AC power so it's...

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