It was always my favorite event as a child and I tried my best to make it special for my children. I was never a big candy eater but the fun of perusing the neighborhood in a costume was right up my alley. It was exciting and even a bit scary when I was little and I tried to make it scary for the tricksters when I was older. I have continued that tradition my entire adult life. I dress up and I have my home heavily decorated. If any kids happen to come down my dark street, they are bound to stop at my house with my display and lighting. I give out factory wrapped candies nowadays but back in the day it was popcorn balls or candied apples. That's the houses I loved as a kid so I tried to do my share of paying it forward. It's a shame that the screwballs of this world have ruined it for the kids. And it was hell to pay for the people that turned out their lights and gave out nothing when I was a kid. TP and soap were more than a subtle reminder that their lack of participation was unacceptable.
Any Halloween plans??

I've been on the fence about subscribing to the NBA package. DirecTV gave all subscribers a free week teaser to entice customers into buying the package. I got caught up in it. I'll admit that I've not followed the NBA for decades. I was a Celtic fan back then. Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, and Larry Bird were yearly battling the Lakers. Somehow I drifted from the sport and rarely watch a game nowadays. Then a week of free viewing without much tv competition. Basically the package was offered for a hundred bucks or thirty some bucks for three months. Tonight I go to sign up and with a couple of clicks of the remote I would have but the pricing wasn't clear. I decided to long in to my subscription at DirecTV to make certain I wasn't getting screwed. When I got to the the NBA package to add, it was offered free for being a loyal customer. I had to accept their offer and I was done. I will surely get my monies worth out of the package.

This is for the moment highly theoretical. I MAY be able to get a used apple phone for free. Yes, I know it's treason. Face it...the camera's better. Anyway, I was wondering if it would be possible to transfer or copy photos and videos to the Stylus sd card. Since it's 1 tb it should hold plenty. I hope it would not require a computer. Is there any loss of quality with that? Is it even doable?

Hello, welcome back, and what happened? Also, I have a question about copying to sd. I have tried more than once to do that with a lot of files and every time it hangs up on the same one. When I look for that file I cannot find it. Am I doing something wrong or is it Fossify (or something else)?

Is there some way to password protect playstore on Samsung Android?
My wife let's her young niece play with her phone, but then her niece installs games that she thinks are 'free' but aren't, or have malicious bugs.

Do you know a VPN that has a Turkish server and supports custom SNİ like TLS Tunnel?

Site is no longer secure since yesterday, certificate may have expired?

Someone please ping management and make sure they have paid the internet bill.

On a Google Pixel 6, since upgrading to Android 16 every few days late in the day the phone goes from over 90% battery to 0% battery in just one hour. It looks like some system software is stuck in a loop. I reviewed the battery usage of applications, and nothing there explains the battery use. Has anyone seen this behavior in Android 16, and is there a workaround?

This happen some time ago, and I want it back:




I want this all back, it is a blank screen... Any options people?

How do I attach pictures to a text message? There isn't '+' nor a paperclip in messages screen.

vivo have begun rolling out the October 2025 security patch to their global, (FunTouch), models of the X Fold3 Pro. This update also has a number of bug fixes and optimizations for Android 15 as detailed in the screenshot.

Comet Lemmon is expected to become faintly visible to the naked eye in dark sky locations, particularly around its peak brightness in late October and early November. While it may be challenging to see, it is currently visible with binoculars and is rapidly brightening. For best viewing, find a spot away from city lights, look in the west-northwest after sunset, and use the Big Dipper as a guide.

I have a couple Samsung Galaxy tabs - An A and an A8 SM-T510 and SM-X200. I would like to reset them to be as if they were never used or set up. I found the factory reset - but it warned that I would have to enter a samsung account login to be able to use the device again. I have an account on my current device, but these were setup with another account, that I don't have the info for. Shouldn't the reset clear all the data so I can use these as if they were new??

I want to delete this from compossing myself a message, I hid my email and still it wants to make me to talk with myself,
any hidden sugestions?

This notification keeps appearing on my Samsung Galaxy S16. Is it safe to install.

Hello dear community,

I'd like to introduce you to my new app for practicing basic arithmetic. It's free and ad-free. It offers many setting options and several game variations.

Mathe - Grundrechnen bis 100 - Apps on Google Play



Have fun!

On my moto edge 2022, it sometimes lags a lot,I have to tap it five times to click over from home screen to app.. Any sugesstions, that I can work around without factory resetting it again?

what's your views on windows 10 support ending this October if your computer does not meet the requirements of Windows 11

vivo have begun rolling out the September 2025 security patch to their global, (FunTouch), models of the X Fold3 Pro. This update also has a number of bug fixes and optimizations for Android 15 as detailed in the screenshot.

I am really fed up with this new Motorola Razr Ultra 2025. It is supposed to operate "Extend Unlock". and I have spent many hours trying to get this to work (I'll mention some of what I tried down below).
Now, I discovered yesterday that my car reports, "The currently connected phone does not support text messaging via Bluetooth". Apparently the car uses Map method and the new phone doesn't use Map. My 8 year old Sony phone has been working fine with my car for 8 years.

I am seriously considering returning this phone for a refund!!.

Has anyone found a solution for these problems?

So of my unlock problems:
I have tied so many things I can't remember them all. Motorola says:

Baloney! that doesn't work. The 8 year old Sony has a lock/unlock ability that works perfectly and has for years. As a test, I unlock both phones and place them side by side. If I check back in 10 or 15 minutes the Razr has locked itself but the Sony is still unlocked just as it should be. After trying the link above many times and trying lots of other things I went to ChatGPT. After a lot of things it told me to try MacroDroid. That was a mess. I tried a few things that I couldn't get to work. The problem with MacroDroid is it keeps blasting adds. I swear it over road my volume settings to do the blast. If it would have worked I would have paid for the Pro version but with the add blasts I couldn't concentrate to test it.
Then ChatGPT said try the app Automate. I started that and then said to myself, "Why am I spending hours of my time trying to fix a Razr problem"?
This is ridiculous. You spend over $1,000 on a phone that isn't as good as the $500 one I bought 8 years ago.

Sonata of Sky Notre Dame is an arcade puzzle (or cathedral in your smartphone).
After a lot of updates and new features starting a sale (now free - before October 4) on Google Play.
Please visit and check it out:
Sonata of Sky Notre Dame - Apps on Google Play

I'm looking for a couple of kids' books from years ago. One features a girl who badly needs glasses. It shows what she erroneously sees and then what it really is in a series of charming illustrations. Of course by the end she gets the glasses. The other is a coloring book with a story about puppets, at least mainly marionettes. One of them is a pirate. These were originally published decades ago and I'm sure will be difficult to obtain now.

Site has been really slow my way for the past week.

This is what I see on my side (not good) :

C:\Windows\System32>tracert 147.182.165.119

Tracing route to newdo.neverstill.com [147.182.165.119]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 10.0.0.1
2 15 ms 13 ms 10 ms 10.54.155.131
3 11 ms 13 ms 12 ms po-307-340-rur202.lamarque.tx.houston.comcast.net [96.216.183.205]
4 12 ms 13 ms 12 ms po-200-xar02.lamarque.tx.houston.comcast.net [96.217.21.241]
5 12 ms 15 ms 27 ms po-2-xar01.lamarque.tx.houston.comcast.net [68.85.246.21]
6 17 ms 16 ms 17 ms be-325-arsc1.bearcreek.tx.houston.comcast.net [96.217.21.141]
7 * * * Request timed out.
8 45 ms * * ae2.3610.edge5.Newark1.net.lumen.tech [4.69.209.74]
9 44 ms 70 ms 45 ms digital-oce.edge5.newark1.level3.net [4.28.0.46]
10 * * * Request timed out.
11 * * * Request timed out.
12 * * * Request timed out.
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 46 ms 43 ms 44 ms newdo.neverstill.com [147.182.165.119]

I considered bringing an old hearing aid thread back to life, but as tech has evolved, I thought I would leave the past in the past. Here is a link to the old thread that isn't completely without information:
Hearing Aids and Android
I bought my hearing aids in February of 2020. They have been a good tool through the years but they have had problems. I've had a few hardware problems and had the most recent problem repaired today. I had the right receiver fail and fortunately they had a replacement. The biggest problem I've had with my aids is they have only partially worked with Android after a rev upgrade in 2021. The aid manufacturer refused to address the problem and Android ignored it. Between the lack of solid communication between phone and hearing aids and the fact that they are pretty much at the end of their life expectancy, I have scheduled another hearing test and plan on getting some new aids. I will go through Costco for my test and aids again. They have treated me right and they have no incentive to sell products. Your hearing is their only concern.
My appointment isn't until next month. I'll know more about how the aid industry has evolved in the last five years and hopefully the products available are far more compatible with Android now. I hope to have some positive posts to share.
No matter how the industry has progressed, I strongly advocate having your hearing tested and investing in aids if you have a hearing deficit. Ignoring poor hearing is just as detrimental to a healthy and enjoyable existence as ignoring poor vision.

After I rebooted it due to an email fluke on Mon, suddenly my rainbow screen saver on my device will not activate, I have done the work around with it, maybe I will get it some time using it and plugging it in when the battery is completely drained.

Stranger things always occur.