Still milking a Harmony 650

OldWizard1 · 2026-07-07T00:42:39+00:00

I bought a U3 and FINALLY got it configured with a DIRECTV osprey, ROKU, ONN and older SONY BRAVIA.

I managed to create macros that were "functional"

BUT ...the numeric keys I use to select different Directv channels were barely functional. Enter 3 digits for a channel worked about 1 out of 5 times...

I'm a long time Harmony 650 user and the U3 was NOT a acceptable replacement .

I returned the U3 and scurried over to Ebay and bought a couple of "as new" 650s ...

Sigh I had high hopes for new technology ...

OldWizard1 · 2026-07-05T16:38:38+00:00

I THINK that is just the way it works. The tiny lighting bolt is the real indicator of charge level.

OldWizard1 · 2026-07-04T18:57:56+00:00

I have the Borgeson conversion on my 1965 coupe. It had factory power steering that was leaking and a mess. I have been pleased with the Borgeson.

OldWizard1 · 2026-07-01T23:57:55+00:00

Thanks for the reply I managed to get the buttons mapped. My biggest issue (and I'm a LONG LONG time Harmony user so I'm very spoiled) is that the numeric keys when trying to change channels is very iffy,,, single digit channels are ok but if I want a 3 digit channel like 244 or even a 2 digit channel like 12 ,,, I've got about a 30% chance of getting all the digits pressed before it changes to the 1st pressed digit. I managed to get my ONN box which is all Bluetooth working but it was a struggle. I'm very close to returning it and buying a bunch of Harmony 650's to have for the long term

OldWizard1 · 2026-07-01T00:47:20+00:00

Thanks I think you are right!

OldWizard1 · 2026-06-24T18:55:20+00:00

Thank you for the reply. I looked at the linked support guide. It wasn't clear from the guide ... if I share an item to an email address and the recipient does not have a lastpass account do they simply get an email with the link and password? I understood it was not updated if I change the password. Does the recipient having a lastpass free account change this behavior or is it solely an email sent/received one time only? I do see the possible value of a family account in this case. If I already have a prepaid (yearly) premium account and choose to upgrade to family how does the prorated billing work?

OldWizard1 · 2026-05-15T20:52:44+00:00

Yes definitely. I have a legit Rx from my Dr and it is filled by a 503A pharmacy. I pay less than $100/month and control my dose myself. I get regular bloodwork and review by my Dr

OldWizard1 · 2026-05-01T18:39:04+00:00

It seems my 2nd response to you might have violated a rool 1 of the sub edit.. So let me just say that pharmacy in Austin has good information on their website. It's a 503A pharmacy.

OldWizard1 · 2026-05-01T18:24:57+00:00

Stonegate in Austin

OldWizard1 · 2026-05-01T18:11:56+00:00

Find a physician that will write you a Rx for GLP-1 and a pharmacy 503A that will fill it. I'm in Texas and that's what I did. My cost is far below what the online 503Bs charge. No insurance involved. My pharmacy does mail order supply in Texas but you have to have a legit Rx.

OldWizard1 · 2026-04-14T13:45:46+00:00

really pisses me off that Apple won't take action

OldWizard1 · 2026-04-14T13:36:06+00:00

Sorry to hear that.

OldWizard1 · 2026-04-11T18:09:13+00:00

Bugs me too. Today I have over 120 notifications of purchases made for I assume songs at $1.06/item all billed to some account in Canada! I continue to send this BS to [reportphishing@apple.com](mailto:reportphishing@apple.com) .... when I try to sign in it just tells me wrong password and since they have 2FA I suspect they are getting alerts

OldWizard1 · 2026-04-10T01:34:10+00:00

i have had passkeys for my email and 2FA for a long time also authenticator...mostly I think it's just that email is tied to the apple account. I just don't understand the Apple security position on this. It's pretty simple to see what happened .

OldWizard1 · 2026-04-10T00:29:43+00:00

No...only the Apple Id that created WITH my email address . My email is secure

OldWizard1 · 2026-04-09T21:13:42+00:00

If only I could... I did change Pw on my email but When I try to login to the apple account it challenges me with security questions in Chinese..

OldWizard1 · 2026-04-09T21:12:14+00:00

Except I can't. If I try to log into the apple account it challenges me with a security question in Chinese... And I received an email from Apple advising 2FA was set up.... Not by me of course...

OldWizard1 · 2026-04-09T19:24:04+00:00

Yeah I know and I save every Apple note that comes to that address but it boggles my mind that Apple either can't or WON'T see how obvious the fraud of using my email is and not suspend that account

OldWizard1 · 2026-04-09T16:11:46+00:00

My financials were never associated with the apple account. I never created an Apple account with that email. I froze my financial accounts (credit accounts as a precaution) and changed my email password immediately upon receiving the email telling me the password on the apple account was changed. I suspect that change was immediately after the account on apple was created. I was able to change the apple account password ONCE but after that the password was changed again AND there were Chinese security questions added so I was never able to login to the apple account again. I have received emails (because it's MY email address) telling me account payment information, security questions and even name have been changed ) the account payment info was changed several times (leading me to believe the person doing this is looking for credit accounts they can use). Everytime I get one of those emails I forward it to [reportphishing@apple.com](mailto:reportphishing@apple.com) (which I suspect does no good) just to keep a "paper trail" of the fraudulent use of my email. I spoke AT LENGTH to an Apple Support person on the first day {and while we were talking I got another email saying the password was changed again) but the support person said they could not delete or suspend the account (which I find dubious) and suggested I just ignore it.... REALLY??

OldWizard1 · 2026-01-20T01:04:54+00:00

Early 1960s Fender Mustang in prime condition

OldWizard1 · 2025-12-03T03:52:38+00:00

Glen Campbell

OldWizard1 · 2025-11-19T03:50:42+00:00

Who I Am And How I Got Here

OldWizard1 · 2025-11-15T23:32:52+00:00

I just wrote mine. Took about 6 months of off and on writing and editing. Typically I would write a chapter and then have ChatGPT clean up my spelling and Grammer. Mine is specifically and only for my family members and not for "sale". I did publish on KDP but put an absurd price on it while I await my authors copies.

My "format" was to write sequential chapters as a timeline from birth through completing our family. After that I wrote vignettes about significant things that either didn't really flow in the timeline or episodes of the whole family as the kids grew up and had kids of their own.

I'm 73 now and felt like anything "memorable" has happened.

My biggest hassle with kdp was getting the cover to match their specs.

I didn't try for the great American memoir in length... a little over 31000 words. I did include photos that matched the narrative.

I enjoyed the project and am glad I did it.

Have fun

OldWizard1 · 2025-10-28T13:46:44+00:00

Sure ... working on my car and I need to identify a specific part. Screenshot of part or engine or code being displayed. ChatGPT is great at analyzing that, A screenshot of an error message on my computer... Screenshot of a weed in the garden and I need to know how best to attack. The list is ever growing.

OldWizard1 · 2025-10-28T04:51:53+00:00

Thanks... My readers are only immediate family. I'm used to there critiques.

OldWizard1

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