Recent content by DCarmi

Yup! Good nights sleep. Sun is shining. Warm outside. Nice walk with the dog. Had my lunch. Not read any news. Work going well. Meetings cancelled. Got cake to go with my afternoon coffee. We can put Room 101 in Room 101 for a while.

It is not just the physical features of equipment that affect longevity. AS Cricketbat70 indicated, software/firmware support is one of the main drivers for obsolescence . If you are lucky your shiny new phone will have 7 years of upgrades but many have much less, potentially leaving you...

Yup! Apparently the most common age for blokes to need specs is 43 . The most common age for blokes to get specs is 45. I was 45 when I got my readers. :)

I recently charged up 2 Sandisk Clip+ from 2013 (one mine and one belonged to one of the kids), that had been lying in a drawer for yonks. The only problem is I can't read such a small screen now, without some strong reading glasses! Some tech lasts better than me!

It is legal to make a copy for personal use. You cannot share it with e.g. a family member, though. They would have to use the original copy. It is illegal to create a compilation CD from wav files, as this would be a copyright infringement. There again, I'd seriously doubt you'd get a knock at...

You must have a very big bag to fit that monitor in ;) I do have my own keyboard and mouse locked in my drawer at work. I can't be doing with the standard setup that is generally supplied.

Microsoft Teams (or me for forgetting my headphones). Trying to concentrate on work whilst multiple other people in the office are on endless Teams calls is nigh on impossible. Same is true of in office chit chat. Normally I block out such noise with headphones. Unfortunately I left them at home.

The problem is actually a different one. The problem is actually, what this the probability that there will be another birthday party in in the restaurant at the same time as yours? I was once in an Italian restaurant where the staff would come out at the same time as the cake and bang pots...

I once took a CD player apart that had stopped working. I found a lego brick and a plastic soldier inside. I also once walked into the room to find a toddler merrily dragging the tonearm across an LP because it made such a great sound. To quote Burgess Meredith in Grumpy Old Men: "Kids can't...

Runs pretty much contrary to research which shows appropriate background music can promote attention and memory retention and improve productivity There are many references online but there is an NIH study with a paper at: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8357712/

Aha! The ever increasing upgrade opportunity! Standard supplied power supply. Basic RCA cables but I get a much improved headphone audio, which was just the name of the game. To be honest and upgrade to the CR612 or headphones probably would be of at least as much benefit. However, where do...

So having set a budget of £150 for a headphone amp, I splurged on the Topping A50 III. Ever the way with Hi-Fi! Additional cost for a balanced cable, of course. Items were received a few days ago. I've not done a detailed comparison and there is always a risk of perceived improvement when you...

Blimey! You don't hang about!

I suspect you have not de-registered from iMessage? Apple don't allow iMessage to work on other brands. If your phone number is still registered with iMessage then your Dad's iPhone will use that, instead of RCS or Text Messaging. You may need to do the same with Facetime for the same reason...

OP did say he wanted a different brand.