Anyone got the pixel 3a xl
Throwing it old school and bought an unlocked Mobiwire Dakota + Dodoās $5/month plan to replace my iPhone + Optus $49/month (which costs me $70+ in reality).
Lack of music in the car & train will be an issue so Iāll work out what release iPod is compatible with my Bluetooth/USB and pick up one off eBay.
Estimate the new phone + iPod will have paid itself off in 2.5 months and I might actually get things done during the day lol.
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Was thinking of getting some AirPods but saw a JB Hi-Fi catalogue and there were about 50 different brands/types of cordless ear buds and so I need some advice in the $250-$350 dollar range.
I listen to music while working at my desk, as well as on transport (train/flights) and when Iām running or working out.
So comfort, noise canceling, easy to connect, goods sound, easy to charge, long battery life, donāt fall out, compact, etcā¦
Are Airpods all that and more?
Get some unlosable ones.
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I got some cheap, wired, over-ear enclosed ones.
99% of the time I use them is on planes and at airports - most of my local travelling is in the car.
Canāt hear the plane noise (or anything else) through them.
Dodo have some weird bug on their website where they donāt recognise my postal address so I canāt activate my SIM so Iāve actually been phoneless for a few days lol.
Dunno if Iāve missed any important texts or calls but definitely havenāt missed anything important on social media, forums etc by only having access to them for a handful of hours each day.
from antitrust to goneā¦
Internet Explorer is dead as Microsoft kills off 25-year-old browser
Microsoft has finally killed Internet Explorer
The browser will be finished on 17 August, 2021, the company said.
In a blog post, Microsoft explained that the Microsoft Teams web app will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 ā the most recent and final iteration of the browser - from November 30, 2020.
The remaining Microsoft 365 apps and services will end support for the browser next year.
Replacing the browser is Microsoft Edge, the computer giantās new browser which relies on Chromium open-source software, developed by Google for Google Chrome. That gives Edge more features than Internet Explorer.
There is an older version of Edge which does not use Chromium; that version will also be phased out on 9 March 2021.
With many websites and applications still using Internet Explorer, Microsoft is trying to avoid having two active browsers at once.
Instead, Microsoft Edgeās Internet Explorer Legacy mode means that users can stay on one browser ā to āseamlessly experience the best of the modern web in one tab while accessing a business-critical legacy IE 11 app in another tabā, the company says.
The closure of Internet Explorer, and Microsoftās non-Chromium browsers, has been on the cards for years. Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10 were discontinued in 2016, while Microsoft Edge was introduced one year before, in 2015.
The move towards Chromium for Microsoftās browser, compared to its previous proprietary browser, has larger ramifications for the future of the open internet. Those concerns have become more pressing in recent months because of, among other things, the fallout between the US government and TikTok.
Chromium is now the basis of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Vivaldi, Avast Secure Browser, and Opera.
This means that Google has greater influence when it comes to what features are developed, practises accepted, and which usability concerns are deemed vital.
Nonetheless, the new Edge browser includes a range of features that differentiate it from others like Google Chrome.
This includes turning on tracking protection by default, which blocks both advertisements and almost all third-party tracking code.
Hoping someone can help me here.
Sick of iTunes/apple music crashing on the comp and looking for something I can use to sync b/w windows and iOS.
Iāve got hard copies/files of all my music so donāt necessarily need anything with streaming services etc
edit
VLC via one drive seems to be the move but if anyone has other suggestions lemme know
Just an app to play Music through?
WinAmp. Nuff sed.
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I purchased Amazonās Fire TV Stick Lite for my folks who have an older Samsung without Smart TV capabilities.
Have to say, for $50 Iām pretty impressed.
Played around with it today and it was a breeze to set up.
The remote is so good with voice commands working flawlessly.
So, so easy to navigate from one service to another.
The other plus, it had no trouble connecting to my Iphoneās hotspot, and was keeping up with 1080 for the most part.
As my folks donāt have home NBN (and donāt plan on it in the immediate future), this was important.
{yes, I know high def. movies will chew up data like a m/fukkaar}
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Itās great until I discovered setting it up it has no Kayo app. I got it specifically for mum to get her off foxtel.
Iām hoping Kayo will get support before the AFL season starts.
I actually bought a pair of really cheap ones called haylou over a year ago, they are great imo. little be crap on Battery time but at 4 hours were more than good enough for my needs. Unfortunately I got a bit too enthusiastic cleaning them yesterday and stuffed them up. Looked online and got another pair on Amazon au for 41 bucks. New version has 12 hour battery. If they are as good as the old ones they are serious good bang for buck
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Question, if Google follows through with its threat to remove their search engine from AU, would t this seriously comprise their pixel brand of phones or even any Google powered phones. Would be more an issue for them and their brand I would think. I have an old pixel 2 that still is the most awesome phone Iāve ever had and will no longer get updates, bit of they pulled out of Australia, I think Iād seriously consider going to the dark side for the first time ever.
used to be able to watch your AFL live pass on the firestick through kodi.
dissapointing that AFL has cancelled the live pass.
are you sure the kayo app is unavailable
Correct me if Iām wrong HD but I think that APK is loaded using a file downloader app and isnāt a native app built specifically for the firestick. More a android phone app ported to firestick.
Whilst personally I would definitely download it and use it on a firestick I owned, my little old mother wonāt know how to do that and I also hear there are some navigational issues with the port that would definitely cause headaches for dear olā mum.
Happy to be corrected on this though, been hoping Kayo pulls their finger out before the season begins.
Kayo dont even have xbox or ps support yet. Dont hold your breath.
Ok, I thought you could have done it for her.
She lives in Gippy, so a good 6 hours from me in geelong. She could always mail it my way, I update it and mail it back.
But itās more the nav issues in the app. From what I understand is because the APK is a converted phone app, it doesnāt play nice with the firestick remote. If thatās the case, itās just not practical for someone without techy nous.
fair enough, my mum would struggle with that too.
maybe you add the app to their phone and just stream from their phone/ipad to the tv via the firestick?
Would it though?
Itād only be the search engine (Google.com) all their other services for android would be completely unchanged. Could still use chrome even I think.
A few probably already use search engines attached to different browsers (duck duck go, edge). Probably better off privacy wise too.
Google is considered the best and convenient and all, but canāt say I would notice it after the initial annoyance of changing over.
I already donāt use it on other devices.
And the blitzsearchengine works best anyway.
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