Random Questions

Saw non-scientific poll results of a group of supposedly randomized (demographics) people from a national marketing panel I’ve been part of for decades. There are thousands of people involved. Politics is not part of the panel.

72% of people polled have already voted
22% will be voting on election day (we’re in that group)
5% aren’t going to vote
2% aren’t sure

This really could be an interesting election week vs election night even if that poll isn’t perfectly accurate with a margin of error. 2020

H upgrade his SE to 14, then 14.1. His battery is exponentially worse. 100% when he gets up; 59% one-two hours later with very little use.

Also, when the phone rings, the accept/decline circles are much smaller and at the top, not middle of phone. Both are super annoying to him.

@sryrstress those are the same problems I’m having. I have to charge my phone twice a day now, which I never did before. I’ve also accidentally hit the red button when I’ve tried to answer the phone. My fingers are too fat for this.

If anyone has any solutions, please let me know.

I spent four hours on the phone with two Apple reps trying to find a way to update my IOS via iTunes. There was no way to work around having to do a factory reset. But that worked; it restarted at 14.1. And almost everything returned via the backup (no Pokémon Go, but I hadn’t been doing that for ages anyway).

Now I have to figure out what changed…

Re the battery, the first rep told me there are always issues with major upgrades that can take several days to settle down. He says just be patient and it should become more reasonable recharge timeframes.

Also the first Apple rep recommended waiting about a month to install upgrades. So I guess take it off automatic downloads and let your phone nag you for a month.

I usually ignore upgrades for several months. The every morning notifications are annoying so today I went in and selected to not auto download upgrades. I was already not auto install. We will see tomorrow if I still get nagged.

Re the notification for incoming calls, go to Settings Phone Incoming Calls and switch from Banner to Full Screen. Then it looks like it used to (I figured this out myself!).

@sryrstress @Mansfield - see my post above re display of incoming calls.

@Marilyn Thank you for posting this fix!

@Marilyn Thanks. I fixed it. So much easier!

@rockymtnhigh2 – I like Reddit. I have an account which is nice because you can customize what forums you want to follow which makes it a lot easier to navigate (and to ignore whatever you don’t like–you can lurk and join or delete at will). The audience of reddit is huge and there are some very talented and real experts on there. But it does take some serendipity.

Each forum has its own rules (all clearly posted) to follow so some are heavily moderated and some are just random chaos (won’t take long to figure that out!). After 60 days(?) you’ll be allowed to post/comment and even start your own forum if you like (so sooner you have an account the sooner you can post).

There is simply something for everyone on there. Search for a hobby or interest (cooking, art, photography, history, a profession, game etc–anything at all) and you’ll find a forum(s) Suggestions for other forums with similar interests will pop up above a forum for others you may like (like Amazon does).

Suggestion: look at the forum suggestions and check them out–there are some that are huge and they tend to be some of the best. Check out “we want plates”–it’s hilarious and “Eye bleach” which can perk up your spirits fast.

Thank You for the info! plates is hilarious and the eye bleach is so cute!

Dip your toe into the AITA and relationship Reddit forums to realize how many creative writers are out there or how many problems can be resolved with either being polite or by asking a d*** question and listening to the answer.

new question- anyone have a floor water detector that uses wifi then notifies you if you have a leak?

The plumber just recommended it when our expansion tank/ relief valve was constantly spouting water this am. thankfully we have a floor drain.

Add on to @rockymtnhigh2 's question: I think someone mentioned a product that actually cuts off the water when a leak is detected. Does that sound familiar?

We have a flume which is a device you put on your water meter and if a leak is detected as determined by certain parameters, you are alerted via an app on your phone. We have that but it was removed by the water department when they were here one time and we don’t have the tool to lift the cover to put it back on. I do highly recommend the flume for leak detection.

I ordered a govee wifi water sensor 3 pack. Will give it a try near the boiler room, clothes washer, and kitchen/fridge/dishwasher area.

You can get standalone sensors as mentioned above. There are also various security systems that also have sensors that can do temperature and water leak detection - SimpliSafe has it for example.

You can also add a device to shut off your water automatically if a leak is detected or if the temperature drops too low, or even if an earthquake is detected. There are two kinds I’ve seen - one fits over the main shutoff valve (lever type) and will physically turn the shutoff lever if a leak is detected. The other gets installed in-line and has its own shutoff, and will require a plumber unless you have serious skills. They aren’t cheap.

Google “automatic water shut off”, there are many choices.

I looked into this when my house was a weekend/summer place, but I never pulled the trigger so I can’t recommend a particular one.

Very helpful, @notrichenough. Thank you.

I DESPISE the new Facebook format. I am one who usually manages tech changes pretty well (I mean, I’m still here on CC after how many changes?!) but this new FB format feels all over the place and an odd use of page space.

Anyone have any tips for alternative settings or something to make it read easier??

(and please, no need to comment if you don’t have a FB…)

Are you referring to web page on desktop or mobile, or one of the mobile apps?

Seems like the mobile Facebook Lite app is the least likely to have problems with slowness.