iPad games for a 90 year old grandma
We are getting an iPad for my 90 year old grandma. What are some good games or other apps? She particularly likes card games like bridge and other games she plays on Hoyle Card Games on her old Windows...
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View ArticleBlocking robot downloads from a publically available mp3 on a website
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View ArticleSecret Agent Spy Kids
I have a 9 and 7 year old who are both wanting spy paraphernalia. Everything looks so cheap when I go looking. Does anyone have any recommendations for anything that is actually useful and worth buying?
View ArticleCan I buy a physical button I can push to trigger Find My Phone?
I misplace my phone a lot. I leave my phone on vibrate at all times. Find My Device when accessed from my laptop lets me find my phone easily, but my laptop is in my bag packed up when I'm ready to...
View ArticleBirdwatching resources for kids
What are some good Birding tools for kids? Apps, instruments, books... My 10 year old son has been excited about birds lately. We have a big bird feeder that gets a good cross section of the birds here...
View ArticleMusical collaboration on the cheap?
A friend's church has swapped to doing online services. They were wondering if there is an easy way for the choir to record their parts together from their phones or computers. Is there some standard...
View ArticleCan I somehow boost cell data reception in a remote location reliably?
I am spending time at a cabin in the woods, something this massive WFH situation has afforded me. My Verizon service gets 1-2 bars of LTE consistently, but wavers between usable and unusable when doing...
View ArticleBuying a Cello
How do you go about buying a not-professional-$25,000-cello-but-not-a-student-plastic-cello cello? Snowflake details inside. My wife and I are both not professional musicians, but we play music. I'm a...
View ArticleGetting data off an Android phone with a dead scree
A friend busted his phone screen and came to me since I'm supposedly the technical one. I told him I'd give it a shot, but I'm getting nowhere with it at all. He has a Pixel 6 Pro. It seems to work...
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