Recent content by Rgarner

This thing is messing up, but I thought you might like to know that yesterday those fools accepted the payment at last. I don't know why they couldn't have done that in the first place. At least he should be in a better mood.

I loathe goo. I didn't say he does. He seems unaware of all the trouble goo can cause. Now at least he's getting a taste of the hell they are to deal with, and he has my sympathy, though unfortunately not my tech support. What can I do to help him? He doesn't understand this stuff at all and...

If you have a way to helo, please hurry. They're going to cut him off on August 24. He's not happy about that.

My friend was trying to pay for his monthly photos storage. There was a problem with his card and he decided to go with one of the gift cards. He got it and typed in the code on the back, which was accepted. Somehow, though, the amount was not applied. It just says that he has it in his goo...

No, I would never fall for that old trick. I briefly considered it years ago, but when I found out the truth...forget it. I checked both storage and fossify files. The former claims 0 and is suggesting that I format the card (no). The latter doesn't show it at all. Meanwhile I get a message...

Since the Moto G Stylus claims the card is corrupted, is it safe to remove it? It's been about a week now. As far as I know the phone isn't using it. Do I have to shut it off first? Since the side buttons do not work, my only choice is to use restart. If I powered it off, how would I get it...

Occasionally there is a lot of liquid on the kitchen floor. I was trying to blame it on melting ice cubes, but I'm not that sure. It happened again this morning. Also the gasket on the main compartment is beyond loose. Besides getting a new fridge, what can I do?

It's sandisk. I've had it maybe a year. It was all right until today.

Suddenly the camera isn't saving to sd. It say it's corrupted. I shut the phone down and rebooted but I have the same problem. Is it safe to take the card out and maybe check it? How can I tell if it's really bad or just the overstuffed phone causing trouble?

That sounds great. I guess it's for rich people with a lot of spare time. Is a regular ad blocker enough, especially if it's only a device or two?

What is a Pi-hole? What does it do? How much does it cost?

No, I am not drunk, nor was I when I posted that. I am simply attempting to alert people to the dangers of goo. I have loathed them for a long time and they have just made themselves even more detestable. Perhaps someone will add a link to How Google Ruined Your Phone, another must read.

That is interesting but it's not what I meant. Apparently goo is planning on a lockdown which would reduce functionality and give them nearly total control. I know it sounds as if it's a bad Saturday morning cartoon but at least a tv set would have other channels and of course the off button...

How do we prevent their lockdown of OUR phones? There is a website, keepandroidopen.org, but I'm not sure how helpful it is. Developers can resist, I suppise. How the can the rest of us foil them?

Now they're trying to shove some kind of cricket unlock app. It's supposed to be usable only after a year of paid service. What is wrong with them? They have no right to shut off debugging services. It's none of their business.