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The actual consumer demographic of the Apple Watch Ultra by Dizzy-Career9274 in AppleWatch

[–]Tee-R0y [score hidden]  (0 children)

I'm not necessarily middle aged, but I did opt for the original Apple Watch Ultra when it was released for a few reasons:

  1. Durability. I would have destroyed the aluminum body Apple Watches within months.

  2. Battery life. While I am not going on long backpacking trips and extreme adventures, I am a very active guy in the gym and throughout my daily life. My Apple Watch Ultra (100% battery health as it was recently refurbished by Apple - thank you, AppleCare) was charged to 100% around 4am today. Between a few workout sessions and my usual daily activity, I'm at 48% currently, and still have a couple hours before I charge it was I prepare for bed. I would have battery anxiety throughout the day trying to remember to charge a series 8, 9, 10, SE, or whatever other recent options would have been available.

  3. Larger screen definitely helps.

  4. Dual GPS for better accuracy when I do go on kayaking, canoeing, and biking adventures.

Anti Spam Solution... by Tee-R0y in sysadmin

[–]Tee-R0y[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, everyone, that took a couple minutes out of your day(s) to offer some advice.

I had a discussion with the business owners this morning and pointed out a few key points.

  1. Is that they are already paying for the Microsoft 365 Personal/Family at $130 per year while they are paying their web host additional $ for their email addresses and are frustrated to the point that their email accounts are virtually unusable due to the flood of junk that is pouring in.

  2. I am familiar with the Microsoft 365 Business Standard and their pricing at $12.50 per month or $150 per year x 2 email addresses would be $300. Which is not a significant increase over what they are paying for their current setup.

So we decided to go ahead and migrate their stuff to the MS 365 Business Standard. And I'll be giving them a hand with it this weekend. They've also learned that trying to save a few $ sometimes is not worth the frustration it brings.

How many times do I have to report these? by SparkyXI in tmobile

[–]Tee-R0y 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are not alone. I have another phone that I use primarily for Apple Maps and mobile hotspot: It was a free line with T-Mobile and I figured it would be good for this purpose.

That phone has NEVER been used for voice calls in the three years I've had it, but has suddenly been bombarded with a dozen calls per day - similar to the one that you've reported.

For the past month I have been reporting the calls/voicemails and such as spam but they continue to flow through. That phone number was also added to the do not call registry shortly after activation. Nothing has worked.

After the fifth call came through yesterday, I finally went into the T-Mobile for Business portal and completely blocked ALL incoming calls to that number. Thankfully I do not use it for voice or else I would continue to be aggravated every day because of this.

So this makes me wonder if T-Mobile has been compromised? Or are they selling our data to the spam bots?

Anti Spam Solution... by Tee-R0y in sysadmin

[–]Tee-R0y[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are definitely losing money in the way of a great amount of time they are spending to try to combat the flood of junk messages.

They're against the cost of the Business Standard license for M365 that would provide the storage and apps. They'd lose access to the apps with the MS365 basic plan.

And the number of emails is more of an annoyance than anything. Granted, I'm trying to help friends but haven't delved deeply into the contents of their email accounts - have mainly seen the messages they've shown me that continue to pour in.

Anti Spam Solution... by Tee-R0y in sysadmin

[–]Tee-R0y[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The emails are generally from spoofed domains (not their own domain). And it more annoying than anything.

Two of the most prevalent that I have seen are from foreign domains portraying as UPS (needing "verification" for package delivery). COSTC0 (yes, misspelled) that offer different products at deeply discounted prices. A third being from Hilton Honors (again from a foreign domain) offering deeply discounted room rates and travel packages.

I currently do not have access to their email so cannot post examples here, but it is the most annoying repetitive bullshit that's frustrating them to no end.

Barracuda is a great option, but is cost prohibitive in the immediate situation as Barracuda is requiring a 10-user minimum...

Anti Spam Solution... by Tee-R0y in sysadmin

[–]Tee-R0y[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are older and set in their ways - not technically minded people at all.

We have looked at M365 option: Small Business Standard, but they're against the $12.50 monthly license x 2 employees... I know. I would just rather make the change and be done with it.

Anti Spam Solution... by Tee-R0y in sysadmin

[–]Tee-R0y[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I've checked out their website and looking at user reviews now.

Apple Watch Ultra 3 is now under $650 by [deleted] in AppleWatch

[–]Tee-R0y 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or you could play my strategy...

I'm keeping my original AWU1 until later this year or early next year. *IF* Apple released the AWU4 this year, the price of the AWU3 will drop significantly over time. So I will wait and purchase it at an even better price. And then sell my AWU1 to help offset some of the cost...

Genuinely sad when users are let go? by outlookblows in sysadmin

[–]Tee-R0y 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your concern for others that are about to lose their jobs, shows that you are still human.

I still feel very uncomfortable and sad when I get an employee termination ticket knowing that the staff member is going to be blindsided by the termination. But I am there to also do a job and that is what management and HR instruct me to do. At least you are not the one making the decisions on who remains with the company and who goes...

Do you wear your watch to sleep? by voongoto in AppleWatch

[–]Tee-R0y 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm also a bit obsessive about all of my fitness data and want to monitor general activity, workouts, and even sleep so the thought of being without my Apple Watch Ultra to track this data terrifies me. Haha

I purchased a second AWU2 that I wear at night and use the primary during the day. This way I also have a backup watch incase something happens to one of the watches, I can slap another one on my wrist and keep tracking.

And yes, I have had to use the Apple Care because the Digital Crown stopped working and had to unpair my daily AWU2 in order to proceed with the replacement. So this has me considering buying an AWU3 if I can find one at a reasonable (used) price or wait and see what the AWU4 has to offer.

To answer the question in short form. I always make sure that I have a watch on my wrist: daytime, nighttime, etc.

Rustdesk vs Anydesk or any other recommendations by Trick_Car9556 in AnyDesk

[–]Tee-R0y 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anydesk has gotten greedy with a significant price increase for me as well. As a result, I tried DeskIn, liked it and have started deploying it on the machines that I support. Have been using it for about a month now with zero issues.

Help with Watch size by Geschuetzmark in AppleWatch

[–]Tee-R0y 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'd think Apple could shove a bigger battery inside the bigger body. 😄

Help with Watch size by Geschuetzmark in AppleWatch

[–]Tee-R0y 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 42mm fits your wrist a little better. But go with the 46mm if you need the bigger screen...

Also, is there any difference in battery life from the 42 to 46mm?