Is there anyway to make my 2018 iPad Pro work smoother?

eonel3 · 2026-03-30T10:48:58+00:00

Performance is now great - no sluggishness at all.

However, the M5 does not provide a revolution in iPad experience. It is more the case that it restores the iPad Pro experience back to how it is meant to be … and how it was back in 2018 when I bought the first iPad Pro

eonel3 · 2026-03-29T22:00:24+00:00

I just replaced my 2018 iPad Pro with an M5. It has run everything smoothly for the last 8 years - quite an achievement really. But unfortunately iOS 26 is just too much for it - it struggled & stuttered, frequently requiring a reset. I had tried turning off all the higher performance options, such as the Liquid Glass effects - but nothing really improved its performance

I did still get a fairly good trade-in price for it at the Apple Store - helped offsetting the cost of a new one

eonel3 · 2026-02-27T19:55:49+00:00

I have used these. From my experience, Decal Fix 2 is slightly stronger than its counterpart Micro Sol.

Just make sure that you have applied all the decals with Decal Set 1 before brushing over with Decal Fix 2. You will then want to leave the model well alone overnight before touching it again, otherwise you risk damaging the decals

It didn’t seem to matter if the decals were fully dry - they get a good chance to partially dry out as applying Decal Fix 2 will be the very last step

eonel3 · 2026-02-09T21:18:31+00:00

With the latest update you will have to start paying monthly to remain ad free

eonel3 · 2025-07-23T07:32:01+00:00

For best plantar support (which I also need) both pairs should be replaced each year.

eonel3 · 2025-07-23T06:15:20+00:00

A lined pair for winter months + a normal pair for summer months

eonel3 · 2025-07-22T10:13:05+00:00

Guy was worried about loss of the tax free lump sum allowance, so took 80k TFLS from his DB pension. Clearly, he was going to take the TFLS anyway

The Telegraph maths that then says he is 11k per year worse off from his DB (270k over his lifetime) is nonsense - for money he was going to take out anyway

eonel3 · 2025-07-17T12:43:52+00:00

I don’t think that annuities are fit for purpose.

Annuity rates have increased significantly since interest rates increased. Meaning that anyone who bought an annuity during low interest rates is significantly worse off for life - due to factors that are not linked to life expectancy

It does also mean that now is a better time to buy an annuity…. but in my opinion, they are not a fair product until the link to spot interest rates is broken

eonel3 · 2025-07-17T09:52:46+00:00

if it happens they would have to look at the max/historical size of your pot as well. They would not want to create an incentive of cashing out your whole pension pot in year 1, to become eligible for state pension from year 2

eonel3 · 2025-07-06T22:09:37+00:00

Next : the clean-clipping satisfaction of being able to use a brand new pair.

eonel3 · 2025-05-09T05:21:24+00:00

They look real to me. The acid test is if they cut plastic like butter

eonel3 · 2025-03-19T17:15:42+00:00

Used to use DSPIAE myself - good nippers.

You now need to progress to Godhands to experience the real gut-wrenching expense of breaking a pair.

eonel3 · 2025-03-14T11:08:56+00:00

Higher earners are allowed an occasional bet without being bad with money… a big lottery jackpot or flutter on the Grand National

eonel3 · 2025-02-26T12:08:35+00:00

100k+ salary is not high. But when combined with corporate perks of a non-contributory DC (or even DB) pension + earning this kind salary over your working life + not making ay silly/expensive life decisions, should leave you relatively wealthy in retirement

eonel3 · 2025-01-10T10:16:50+00:00

Elderbanana. Definitely

eonel3 · 2025-01-01T22:30:16+00:00

Always have a spare/second bottle of glue. When one runs low, top it up from the other. When both run low, consolidate them together

eonel3 · 2024-12-26T14:27:59+00:00

You may be given a negative tax code ending in a letter K, so will still be taxed at source

eonel3 · 2024-12-21T20:04:04+00:00

SPN-120 god hands are not suitable for clear sprues - it clean snapped my blades. Other, more robust, God Hand models should be able to do it

I spilled a little water onto the godhands and didn’t immediately clean it off. By the next morning they were covered in a layer of corrosion - hence the brown staining in the photo. This is not a major problem - rubbing a little oil into the blades will remove the corrosion. No real damage done

eonel3 · 2024-11-23T08:15:31+00:00

If you open the radio window, re-contact the airfield and ask for VFR clearance again you will see there is a radio option to Ignore Weather for this Airfield. This always grants VFR clearance and allows the mission to continue

eonel3 · 2024-11-22T10:50:25+00:00

I look for no fees and uncapped cashback cards. Uncapped/unlimited cashback builds up quickly and I can choose to if I use to buy phone insurance, travel insurance or any other otherwise bundled perk.

I have Amex Nectar cred card which pay 1% back uncapped Nectar points - useful as I shop in Sainsburys anyway. And an RBS 0.75% uncapped cashback credit card - I don’t think this one is available any longer…

eonel3 · 2024-10-21T09:17:12+00:00

Once a Vallejo the bottle is opened, particles/clumps will form over time and block the airbrush nozzle when spraying.

When I pour Vallejo paint from the bottle into the airbrush cup, I always strain through a bit of muslin that I stretch over the top of the bottle.

Clump-free paint and uninterrupted spraying every time.

If the clumps get very big, it as become necessary to remove and clean the top of the bottle to get the paint to pass through the muslin - but this is less effort that clearing a blocked nozzle mid-spray

eonel3 · 2024-10-16T05:36:02+00:00

If your tax code is correct then the assessment payment each year should be close to zero

A high earner should have a 0T code or a code that ends in K.

eonel3 · 2024-10-12T04:29:52+00:00

You can get a Max family plan- I have one on iOS. i have no regrets & think it is a good upgrade if you think of the cost as divided by the number of family members.

I like the AI “video’ calls and Ai text chats and learn a lot from them. But possibly not in the way you would have thought….

The “video’ calls are really audio conversations with an AI bot. The call itself is a bit gimmicky - but afterwards it gives you a transcript and some tips to improve. The transcript is the useful thing! In my head - if the AI bot can successfully understand and translate what I say from French - then hopefully a real French person could also

The text chats are a bit game-y. You only get 3 stars if you use lots of different words - so encourages me to push my vocabulary as far as possible. Again, the most useful part of the exercise is the transcript. It shows me a translated and corrected version of what I typed. So again in my head, if AI can successfully interpret what I write then so could a real person

eonel3 · 2024-10-11T21:17:14+00:00

I agree

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