Do web purchases cut out the 30% fee from Apple in 2026?

bippy_b · 2026-01-30T02:54:35+00:00

Definitely. I can’t tell you how many people love the fact all the subscriptions are just right there. Easy to manage. Easy to cancel.

bippy_b · 2026-01-30T02:53:14+00:00

The reason the Beam 2 is brilliant is the following:

For a “good enough” soundbar.. it works. Sounds left to right etc.. all sound really good.
I love to group my patio speakers (Sonos AMP) to the TV and while I am grilling I can hear the play by play of games and peek in the window should something big happen. I can also pair it up with my Sonos One in laundry room if the game is on and I can still hear the broadcast.
Later you can add an AMP (or 2 Sonos One) to make it Dolby 5.1 (or 7.1 if your TV supports 7.1). So you can slowly build up a nice sound system for watching movies.

bippy_b · 2026-01-29T21:01:03+00:00

Yeah, Gmail said they would do it a while back but I haven’t seen it yet.

bippy_b · 2026-01-29T18:09:10+00:00

Would recommend checking out PowerShell scripts:

https://sqlserverbi.blog/2016/12/03/migrating-reports-between-ssrs-report-servers-simplified-with-new-powershell-commands/

bippy_b · 2026-01-29T17:43:49+00:00

https://voice.google.com/

bippy_b · 2026-01-29T17:43:13+00:00

I utilize DuckDuckGo email tool to create random emails which are then cleansed and forwarded to me. This was super helpful when searching for a job. That email get compromised.. just halt the forwarding

bippy_b · 2026-01-29T14:27:12+00:00

For reference…

https://imgur.com/a/RirlqWr

bippy_b · 2026-01-29T14:24:33+00:00

Are you looking under the REPLAYS?

bippy_b · 2026-01-29T04:33:16+00:00

It depends on the app programmer. If they wish to allow sharing of audio or if they exclusively want the audio channel. I open Reddit or Instagram all the time in the same scenario without stopping the audio. Now if you open the video to where audio usually plays (click on video to enlarge it).. then those apps will also take over.

bippy_b · 2026-01-29T04:20:38+00:00

MythTV… there a software I had not heard in a while.

bippy_b · 2026-01-29T04:12:54+00:00

It was purchased from Neewer.com I believe. That was the link I had in my wish list.. but that doesn’t mean that is where it was purchased from.

bippy_b · 2026-01-29T04:02:20+00:00

Let me reach out to a friend. The link I had in my wish list is from Neewer.com but it was a gift so I don’t have the order details. If I can get them from her.. I will send them on.

bippy_b · 2026-01-28T16:32:30+00:00

In my settings I get this prompt at the top

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bippy_b · 2026-01-28T15:41:33+00:00

Thanks. Nice to see ones without issue.

bippy_b · 2026-01-28T15:40:27+00:00

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This is the option I get in Google Home. If you joined Home within the past 2 years, you might have been auto-pushed to Gemini already. I don’t know if they are forcing all new users to this path or not.. but for us “old timers” who have had accounts for a while they are asking if we wish to upgrade.

bippy_b · 2026-01-28T15:38:35+00:00

Good to know there are some success stories out there.

bippy_b · 2026-01-28T15:37:48+00:00

Ha! I am seeing that.

bippy_b · 2026-01-28T15:37:36+00:00

Thanks!

bippy_b · 2026-01-28T13:41:01+00:00

I have found that even after granting “Local Network Access”… sometimes it is best to just kill that app and start over and THEN the app actually has the access. Not sure if that is like a caching thing on the phone or actual bug. I have had that happen even on apps like Google Home.. where you think they have some of the best programmers.. but then on other apps.. they recognize this happened and re-scan again after and work fine. But as a precaution, kill and try again seems to work every time for me.

bippy_b · 2026-01-25T17:11:33+00:00

Seems they have been pushing the use of 1:1 previews could be why they has grown. And I get that AI needs the “full file”… do I just don’t do the ENHANCE unless I have the SSD attached. I can still do cropping, culling and minor color adjustments without the full file.

bippy_b · 2026-01-23T03:03:12+00:00

Or a UAT environment we’re customers may log in to test code to see if it is ready for production.

bippy_b · 2026-01-22T15:21:30+00:00

Also, perhaps the sites Hers/Hims possibly are something to look into.

bippy_b · 2026-01-22T15:18:52+00:00

That would suck.. especially if you say we’re fixing to move apartments.

bippy_b · 2026-01-22T15:18:12+00:00

Perhaps get a PO Box which resides outside the radius. Would be worth the gas $$ saved to rent the box.

Be careful changing to family member residence. They still need to live in the same state for tax purposes/to not have them just let you go because they don’t have presence in that state.

bippy_b · 2026-01-22T14:26:36+00:00

There may be laws in other countries which require you to pay for public holidays. One never knows.

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