should be asking in the apple cult thread.
Now, thereās an opening for EFC merch
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I got a screen protector at the Telstra shopā¦stops people sneaking a peek at whatās on your iPhone unless theyāre directly behind you. Only $5 more than standard one from Telstraās home brandā¦something beginning with S.
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Yeah, the Russian at works whoās suspicious of everyone has one of those screens.
Ended up finding some decent ones on Amazon.
Iām playing with using a really old android tablet as a head unit for low.tech old ford ute . I got a 6 buck app called headunit reloaded .
itās very good a lot of ā ā ā ā ā ā ā around to connect . but I have it down to power on plus 2 steps now.
once itās connected itās very good. Iām running Android auto but I guess it does carplay too. not sure .
I looked at replacing the whole centre console with a new built in head unit but way over capitalising at a grand . so far itās cost me 6 bucks plus an old tablet that works fine . I also found quite a few windscreen mounted versions off the shelf. some just over 100 . I like the look of this one at 200.
Iāll keep playing with my el cheapo trial till it ā ā ā ā ā me then might get one of these if I get used to having one in the car. Iād probably rather have one in the car I donāt have to do anything with when I get in the car. just powers on with the car and off she goes
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I bought an Eonon unit for cheap for my old Subie (maybe it was like $125 with an eBay discount code). It works great - itās better than the $400 head unit that I put in my wifeās car. Wireless CarPlay. And the reversing camera is good too. I got the Eonon x3 (Linux based)
Nerds!
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does it just power up and start with the vehicle ? no logging into anything and no settings each time ?
I am a big time nerd. I was born to be a tech nerd
Yep. Mine is mounted in dash in place of the old stereo; I bought an Aerpro adaptor that connected Subaru harness to iso harness that came with head unit, which simplifies things a lot. Aerpro has adaptors for most brands.
I guess with a windscreen mount youād have to get power from the cigarette lighter, and send audio with FM transmitter?
yeah aerpro one for my car was a grand . if I was driving around everywhere for a living like I used to I could justify it, but i mainly work from home now so not driving as much . Iām going to use the ute a bit more for camping so I like the modern toys . Iām probably going to mount this on top of the current head unit on top of the dash. the top is a cover that comes off and I hope to be able to sneak the power and reverse cam cables down there to make it a bit more proper . I can buy another head cap so Iād I make a hole in the one Iām going to mount it on, I can always put another factory cap back over what I butcher later if need be
What! Mine was $12
What kind of car?
In that case, windscreen mount makes a lot of sense
Anyone having issues with Gmail on ios18? Not able to receive any new emails. Deleted and setup the account again - worked for a few days and the same problem has occurred.
I mean even at a grand itās a significant upgrade on an old car imo almost worth it . they even have a dab module
They have just the fascia for about $500:
yeah I saw that but you still gotta buy a headunit . so I reckon you could save a bit with mix and match but if o was doing this Iād do the kit I reckon
Does anyone here use a VPN(and is it worth it? - what do you use it for?)
I have been thinking about getting nordvpn in the sales.
Yes.
Mainly for country spoofing when streaming, but also security/privacy, as all non-VPN activity is recorded and kept on your record by your ISP, as they are required to. Now I doubt many people are actually obfuscating illegal activity, but data breaches are a potential concern, where your entire internet history for years could potentially be sold to bad actors.
Anyhow, I have used PIA for a few years. It was OK, but many services can still detect that youāre using a VPN service and block content.
Express VPN has been flawless in avoiding that same detection, and claims it canāt be detected. So itās my go to now. Has clients for most/all devices. Also very fast for streaming.
EDIT: You can get cheaper, or free VPNs if you only need a very basic service
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