Rich DeMuro talks about tech news, tips, and gadget reviews and conducts interviews in this weekly show.
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Rich talks about his initial experiences with the Apple Vision Pro.
Once again, there is talk of a TikTok ban in the U.S.
Janice in Redondo Beach hates the update on the Apple Watch and wants to know if she can go back. It’s not easy, but Rich recommends checking out the very thorough User Guides Apple publishes for its products. Open the Books app, search product + user guide, and look for the guides published by Apple.
Jose Briones is a “digital minimalist” and runs a website called dumbphonefinder.org. Resources mentioned: Unpluq and Brick App.
Rod in Los Angeles wants to know the value of updating software and registries.
Mark in Lake Elsinore needs a new cell phone and doesn’t want to spend much money. Rich says to check out the OnePlus Nord line and the Pixel 7a.
Meta blamed their two-hour outage on a technical issue.
Instagram is upgrading messaging with the ability to edit messages, pin chats to the top of the list, and turn off read receipts.
Jenny in San Diego wants to know how to stay connected overseas and if HippocketWiFi is a good idea. Rich also mentioned Airalo for eSIMs and Solis Hotspot, but you must buy it.
Craig in Des Moines wants to know if his Samsung S24 has satellite emergency help. It doesn’t, but Rich recommends going into Settings, then Safety and Emergency, and setting up all the emergency features there.
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