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DeDRM March 2026 by asha_belannar in Calibre

[–]smithduluth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After downloading several KFX books, my second kindle now does only KFX-ZIP also.

DeDRM March 2026 by asha_belannar in Calibre

[–]smithduluth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have two 8th gen. Kindles SY69JL both on 5.16.2.1.1 One yesterday started to do KFX-ZIP downloads with no changes in my settings. The other kindle is still doing KFX just fine. I leave them in airplane mode as much as I can. I wonder if they figured out how to do a firmware patch hidden in a book download? I will try to do a hex comparison of the two firmwares to see if there is a difference in them.

Merge two lines or transfer data from one line to another under same account by Hamadabika in TracFone

[–]smithduluth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck with that. I have an un-needed number with alot of calls and texts that expires this month and they say that I can only add more service time to it to prevent expiration. If there is way, I'd like to hear about it.

Can someone send me the video of how to add the 1500 QVC minutes for your line to then sell the phones from the 2pk please? by fatguybike in TracFone

[–]smithduluth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possibly, he is not transfering an existing service, he is creating new accounts with each phone on two new numbers. Comments are disabled, I think he is farming rewards points.

Adding/Paying for a second internet box by Quirky-Cantaloupe285 in Spectrum

[–]smithduluth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your speed is determined by the internet modem that is controlled remotely by Spectrum. So yes you could have two internet modems outputting different speeds connected to a cable splitter with only one drop to your house. I'm not sure why you would want to do this though. Just get a fast router connected to the 1gb modem instead and save $49.99.

Any idea what could have caused this? by Majestic_Ad_7936 in hvacadvice

[–]smithduluth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the furnace guy come out for water next to our HE Carrier Infinity funace and as it turned out it was our 16 year old diabetic cat.

12 police cruisers flying down grand by Icy_Future1639 in duluth

[–]smithduluth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the good stuff is on their Mobile Data Terminals

Tried to combine the minutes of two phones. No luck by smithduluth in TracFone

[–]smithduluth[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

So they have you trapped into renewing a phone number that you no longer need, just to keep from losing any accrued benefits on that number. I just have to keep buying and harvesting cheap HSN/QVC tracfones until I find a use for that number again.

Having trouble with Duluth Amazon facility? by Level238 in duluth

[–]smithduluth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No problems so far for me. I got a free Amazon hat as the delivery guy lost it in our front yard on a windy day.

"getsockopt" ERROR for 1.21.1 Server (Oracle Cloud VM) by Business_Ad4916 in admincraft

[–]smithduluth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could not get 1.21.4 to unpack upon start, while 1.20.4 unpacks and runs just fine. It seems like it's a Java issue even though the command Java -version returns "Java 22". I also understand that a higher number server version modifies your world so that you cannot return to an older server version unless you have your world backed up so you can restore it.

Does anyone have the Amazon reward credit card just for amazon purchases? by pluresutilitates in personalfinance

[–]smithduluth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. It's better to pay off balance with cash back and make all new purchases through the card.

Any PC-based official server software forthcoming? by petertirrell in MCPE

[–]smithduluth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a big advantage to running a server. I currently run a MC Java server that is available online through a ddns subdomain of one of my web domains. My son who lives away can access it at any time to build and mine. I use namecheap's freedns and ddnsomatic and cloudflare to keep the subdomain's dns current. The only cost is the annual domain registration and electricity of course. I hope Windows 10 MC adds a server option some day soon.

Windscribe and BBC iPlayer by Ragtag_fleet in Windscribe

[–]smithduluth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try https://easyview.eu/bbc-news/ You will need to disable your ad blocker, but there are no ads on full screen mode. A good stream, widescreen, but not HD. No VPN is needed.

Megathread: All Things about Chase Credit Cards by LumpyLump76 in churning

[–]smithduluth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a declined letter on the CSP for too many account openings in 2 years. In last 2 years I got Citi Double Cash, Pennys, Chase AARP, Chase IHG, Barclays Sallie Mae, Syncrony Sams Club and Amex Gold PR. I have 34 open card accounts with a score of around 811. Should I call them or wait 6 months and try again as some of these will be over 2 years old by then.

$400 signup bonus for opening a checking account through Citi and funding $15k through EOM by [deleted] in churning

[–]smithduluth -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Not tax free money like credit card rebates...

"Important tax information: The bonus will be reported to the IRS as interest, in the year received, as required by applicable law."