Ideas for the holiday season:Framed photo prints Ex:https://frameology.com
|or better yet a Photo Frame

Woodstoves. Ah, Wood-stoves! A bit about Creosote, flues,moisture… Baffle Boards,etc

The best way to do charitable giving: Never at the Door, Never on Facebook,
never on impulse
Check the Credentials IN YOUR OWN TIME- Commissioned Reps should give you an affiliate ID. NonProf? Not all are as they seem to be.
“Give in Kind”- Car, goods, etc. Consider Give Local.

Why dishwasher drain hoses have a non-return valve?
And if they do not, do you need an air gap?

Android/iPhone text messaging vulnerability due to Chinese hacking of RCS
(rich communication service)

Spam phone calls, and “verified. Sender status”. VSS
Google Gemini app now available for playing with AI

Also: voice-faking: Have a “Safe Word(!)” or ask something only the “real” caller could know
“Generative AI Voice Cloning” See Here 

Sites using AI Voice and Text as Sales Tools- Just Use It Yourself.

App/play store: watch out for sponsored apps, and look alike apps with their names and icons

Happy Upcoming Thanksgiving!
Glen is in Madrid in the Wee Hrs so may not be able to call in : )

– New thumb print locks for Not Much Money
– ESP32 Thermostats and Zigbee/BlueTooth Gateway!
– Bombarded by Scam Spam Scum on your iPhone?
Consider re routing through Google Voice/TAlk account
Blocking is Useless.
– Data Brokerage and what it means to you_
– Music.YOuTube.Com and Novelty songs….
– Software Companies ar now designing Hardware Chips- and using AI to Do it.
What happens when stuff now knows how to make itself? (Gray Goo Theory)
– Alternatives to Adobe.. Ill get a better image eventually!

https://TakeOut.Google.Com
Get everything that Google knows about you for example all your photographs..
70+ things! tap “Uncheck All” then scroll and pick what you want instead of the other way around

Info on repurposing OLD IPAD as a Photo Frame! More Info on Show!

parkmobile.com

Common Smartphone App
for buying parking time at city meters.. on iPhone, likely also Android:
set a countdown clock and will allow you to extend your parking time, even if you’re not at the meter up to the designated limit.
Only problem is you cannot find out what the hourly charge is until you are setting things up, but you can go ahead if you know where you are going. And–
It’s Technist: Discriminates against not-savvy user, the aged, etc..

iPhone iOS 18.1 now allows call Recording complete with required legal message:
“This call is being recorded”and when done “This call is no longer being recorded”
And transcribes it all to your Notes.
I believe if this is not denied it constitutes consent
Voicemail screening is also possible.
If you tap on the [voicemail] button on your screen while the phone is still ringing..
Call will immediately go to your Voicemail of course: BUT
This will now transcribe whatever your caller is recording,
so you can decide to pick up if you want. 🙂
[this MAY depend on who your Phone Company is]

[link to iOS 18.1 feature updates and whether it’s worth looking for any improvements in general]

Wow latest iPhone 16 has electrically activated adhesive

Niche Search Engine Phrase SEO Poisoning. What’s THAT?!

5th Tuesday gives y’all an Extra Show!

Is it Yanni or Laurel??

Grass Valley Residents Only– This is NOT a PSA!
Free Waste Disposal Nov 02  Note, A Facebook may not be needed to see this as it’s ‘world readable’

WordPress Posting using the app! Now simplified image posting at last!
Note usage of Referral URL Pasting and the additional Tracking Data used.
Zen Tech does not use affiliate links BTW
REMINDER retail & service  sites are NOT in the Business of giving you the Best Deals

Smallest Mac mini yet coming out

A little bit about car immobilizer since the year 2000 and how that interacts with OBDC2

<RANT> about jet printers… Again. Friends don’t let friends use inkjet printers.
Recycle the pinter- If you are an artist consider keeping the INKS!</RANT>

Low tech cash register from North Star mining museum

Opt In/Opt Out/Auto-Subsribe Law?!

Latest IOS 18.0.1 Features and Improvement
Latest MACOS “Sequoia” 15.0.1 noticeably better Photo Features
NOTES can now Scan and Transcribe recording.,..

A Little on Blocking YouTube ‘external’ ads: Plugins && Apps WILL NOT WORK
So get YouTube Premium pay abt $14/mo.. Note: This cannot stop Sponsored Videos made by the creators
Only the ‘injected’ and ‘top and tail’ Ads as per TV
But you can Fast Forward trhough them & they are Limited.
this is *not* that same thing as YouTube TV!

YouTube University: How to stop ads Properly

Marketplace sites like Amazon, Costco etc – it is NOT in their interest to show you Cheapest First!
How to try and get around that…

Flight Deal CLues- “You have up to 24 hrs for any airline ticket refund though conditions apply”

MageCArt eCommerce Hack

USB-C Power/Voltage negotiation