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Stop whistling feedback in AirPods Pro when using Noise Cancellation

I looked for a solution to fix the whistling in the AirPods Pro over six months but to no avail. I used them with Noise Cancellation and Transparency (Noise Control) turned off because I didn’t hear the whining feedback in my left AirPods Pro earbud when I put them in. Meanwhile, I purchased a cheaperContinue reading “Stop whistling feedback in AirPods Pro when using Noise Cancellation”

Sync iCloud Contacts with Mozilla Thunderbird

It was hard to find a solution for this until I reworded my search phrase and found it in two forums out of many deep dives. References at the end of this post. Changes made on Mozilla Thunderbird or in iCloud Contacts will synchronize across all locations. Some of the same details can be usedContinue reading “Sync iCloud Contacts with Mozilla Thunderbird”

Focus on your day: eliminating spam calls on iOS

Before iOS 15, I had to keep my phone switched to silent, Do Not Disturb enabled, and a few apps to block robocalls. When iOS 15 introduced Silence Unknown Callers in Settings for phone and messages, it stopped some of the notifications. Then I discovered how Focus could be used to eliminate unwanted calls andContinue reading “Focus on your day: eliminating spam calls on iOS”

Exit Safe Mode on Windows 11

In previous versions of Windows these steps were not necessary. A reboot out of safe mode was done in the recovery or bios menus. After enabling safe mode on a laptop to run a full reinstall of Windows 11 because it was corrupted by a phone scam hacker, the computer kept rebooting into safe mode.Continue reading “Exit Safe Mode on Windows 11”

[SOLVED] Jetpack Comments social login icons not showing on WordPress websites in Safari

I had been leaving comments on other WordPress websites. Some sites showed the social icons and others didn’t. I couldn’t seem to find a solution for Safari so I was filling in the three fields every time I wanted to leave a comment and I noticed in the WordPress app that those comments and repliesContinue reading “[SOLVED] Jetpack Comments social login icons not showing on WordPress websites in Safari”

Using Synology Photos with Automation

There’s a repeated action I do every day and I want the phone to do it from now on. Open Synology Photos app after I start charging the phone so it can start its backup. I have Synology Photos app setup to backup on WiFi only. iOS Shortcuts Automation On the latest iOS, Shortcuts appContinue reading “Using Synology Photos with Automation”