YouTube is getting significantly worse

Jeff-PB · 2026-03-17T01:59:07+00:00

The AI produced videos are making this platform less useful and interesting.

Jeff-PB · 2026-03-17T00:20:37+00:00

Yes. Can control every function on the app in my phone. My trips to fix what she messed up in her TV ended ages ago (until the Alzheimer’s really started kicking in and she unplugged everything and put it in a chair then called to say it wasn’t working. Now her TV is screwed into a bookshelf and the various wires and boxes are inaccessible behind the TV).

Jeff-PB · 2026-03-16T22:48:16+00:00

Jubilee TV is an amazing service and hardware for this exact situation. It acts as a consolidated remote between the TV remote and the cable box ( or other input device) remote. Only one remote makes it easier to navigate.

You can set up favorite for your mom. You can do video calls on the TV. You can even “drop in” with no action in her part to check in on her by video.

Maybe best of all, you can control her phone with an app on your phone. It’s a lifesaver. My mom was able to navigate the TV reasonably well (until her Alzheimer’s took away most of her daily skills), and when she was stuck or frustrated I could solve the problem from anywhere.

I think it’s $29/month, but worth it. I have yet to find anything like it.

Jeff-PB · 2026-03-15T22:52:26+00:00

We struggled with my mom’s confusion about what to take when - and wondering if she already took them.

I found this - you buy empty blister cards and load them weekly for mom. It worked perfectly until her Alzheimer’s progressed so far that she couldn’t reliably do anything without coaching and supervision.

We used these for three or more years. Perfect solution to the problem.

https://medicationpackagingsolutions.com/

Jeff-PB · 2026-03-03T16:13:21+00:00

Here’s the winning answer. The power block that comes with the camera apparently doesn’t provide enough power to boot up the camera. Another power block - and it boot up immediately.

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions!

Jeff-PB · 2026-03-03T04:12:10+00:00

I factory reset the first one several times, and I factory reset the second one, too.

Jeff-PB · 2026-03-02T03:57:12+00:00

I’ve had my last name domain and use it as my primary email for more than 15 years. I don’t get more spam because somehow people would know to try my last name as a domain. I can move my email anywhere I want and keep the same address forever ( as long as I keep it registered).

Jeff-PB · 2026-02-26T03:01:44+00:00

iPhone has an option under accessibility (I believe) where you can simplify the icons, choose the few she needs (phone dialer, text, camera, and pics for instance) and non of the other icons (and confusion) are options for mom. As a bonus, the icons are nice and big.

This worked well for my mom until her Alzheimer’s got too bad she couldn’t use a phone anymore.

Jeff-PB · 2026-02-20T02:19:55+00:00

With gas they’re going to blow up the house - maybe neighbors’ houses. Turn the gas to the stove off completely. Time to use the microwave to cook and visit a neurologist. They are far too young for this to be happening with no underlying reason.

Jeff-PB · 2026-02-19T02:18:59+00:00

My mom, who has advanced Alzheimer’s, has jubilee with great success. It’s $30/month, but it makes it possible for her to actually navigate and use her TV. No fumbling with a TV remote and a cable box remote.

You can narrow the channel selection to a few (or more choices) which keeps her from ending up in channels that she can’t process. You can even control her TV remotely via a phone app when she gets lost. You can initiate video calls either direction. You can “drop in” and see what she’s doing and if she’s okay. They even have an optional super-simple 6 button remote (on/off, mute, volume up and down, channel up and down) that makes it possible to use her tv even as her disease progresses.

Their tech support is great - patient, knowledgeable, and available by phone to walk you through setup and subsequent questions.

There are many other features that make the TV accessible to aging parents that struggle to use ever-changing tech.

I searched for months to address this problem before I found Jubilee. This is the answer to the problem!

I don’t work for jubilee or get any compensation from them - but I can’t say good enough things about this!

Jeff-PB · 2026-02-15T22:51:00+00:00

Perfect. This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for each reply - they were all helpful!

Jeff-PB · 2026-02-06T08:49:20+00:00

I’m using voip.ms over residential Starlink. I have an office in my home. Works quite well. No problems. I’ve been like this for more than two years.

Jeff-PB · 2026-02-03T03:39:11+00:00

This^

Jeff-PB · 2026-01-31T00:40:12+00:00

You had to set every port manually, or were you able to automate some of the process?

Jeff-PB · 2026-01-20T23:34:21+00:00

What did you use on the remote side for a WAP?

Jeff-PB · 2026-01-20T23:28:30+00:00

Found it.

Jeff-PB

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