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[bruceha2000]

It isn't going to kill anyone, single or married with a big family if you stay at home one year.

True though some may not make it to the annual event next year. DW's extended family gets together Labor Day every year. Her aunt will be 103 in Nov, her Dad now has Parkinsons and isn't doing all that well.

Did get the first of two shingles vaccine I think it two weeks in between
Safeway said they have lots avaible now

No rush for the second one, it can be months later. ActualIy I think I remember them saying the second one was 2 months. I had my first one in Feb but because of the virus didn't get the second one until last month. The first one hurt a lot, partly because I sleep on my left side and got the shot in my left arm as usual. Remembering that I had the second one in my right arm. Much less discomfort.

 

[cheepteach]

good morning, old folks! hope it's a good one

 

[getaclue]

Good morning, everyone. I hope today is a great day.

About 3 years ago, around Christmas time, our cell provider began offering small tablets, for $1.00, to anyone that renewed, or signed up for their service. There was the cost of the SIM card $35.00, to activate it, so it could be used over 5G, on the data plan. We each got one. The following year, they did the same. Dh didn't use his much, but I did. The following year, instead of getting the smaller one for me, he got me a bit larger one.

When the grands moved in, they took over the tablets. My grandson got my larger one. Somehow, he downloaded something with what Dh assumed was a virus. Dh did a factory reset on the tablet. Phones & Tablets set up with Android, require a Google account, when they're set up. There are safety features built in, that are associated with your Google account, to help if it's stolen, or lost. One of the features is factory reset. Regardless of whether the reset has been done remotely, or you've done it yourself, once done, the phone/tablet must remain off for 72 hours, before attempting to restart it. This is so that, if it's been stolen, you can go through your Google account, and they will not allow it to restart. This prevents thieves from stealing them, resetting them, and being able to use them.

Our tablet wasn't stolen, was not reported to be stolen, so after 72 hours, Dh attempted to restart it. No go. For 2 days, he read everything, watched youtube videos, etc. trying to get it working again. Yesterday, he took it to our cell provider, and they told him how to do it. He got home, and did what they said, but it didn't work. I began looking online for solutions, just like he had done. Lot's of people have trouble with the factory reset. I thought I picked up on something, that is not mentioned in any of the numerous posts, threads, and videos. I asked Dh for the brand, make, and model of the tablet. He was in the middle of fixing it, so he just fussed at me for bugging him. After a few more hours of him trying everything solution he could find, he admitted defeat.

I set the tablet on my desk. He sarcastically asked "and what do you think you can do, that I haven't already tried?" I told him he had his shot at it, was defeated, and now it was my turn. I couldn't hurt it any, since it wasn't working anyway. Within 2 minutes, I had it back up, and running fine. He was very upset, and some of it got directed at me, at first.

What I picked up on, that is not mentioned, is that you should find the manufacturer, make and model of the phone/tablet, and go to their website for instructions. There will be 1 or 2 subtle differences in the way they instruct you to do a factory reset. The instructions for a Samsung phone, are NOT exactly the same for a Lenovo tablet, and vice versa. There is no one size, fits all.

I learned something else too. A factory reset removes EVERYTHING. Fortunately, in this case it was my tablet, and I didn't have anything on it, that I would regret losing. My phone, on the other hand, has contact information, pictures, etc. that I would hate to lose. There are several ways to back that information up, so in the event that the phone messes up, gets a virus, etc. you don't lose all the contacts, pictures, etc. You might want to consider taking a few minutes to figure out the best way for you to back the information up, and do it.

 

[Perris]

Good morning, everyone. I hope today is a great day.

About 3 years ago, around Christmas time, our cell provider began offering small tablets, for $1.00, to anyone that renewed, or signed up for their service. There was the cost of the SIM card $35.00, to activate it, so it could be used over 5G, on the data plan. We each got one. The following year, they did the same. Dh didn't use his much, but I did. The following year, instead of getting the smaller one for me, he got me a bit larger one.

When the grands moved in, they took over the tablets. My grandson got my larger one. Somehow, he downloaded something with what Dh assumed was a virus. Dh did a factory reset on the tablet. Phones & Tablets set up with Android, require a Google account, when they're set up. There are safety features built in, that are associated with your Google account, to help if it's stolen, or lost. One of the features is factory reset. Regardless of whether the reset has been done remotely, or you've done it yourself, once done, the phone/tablet must remain off for 72 hours, before attempting to restart it. This is so that, if it's been stolen, you can go through your Google account, and they will not allow it to restart. This prevents thieves from stealing them, resetting them, and being able to use them.

Our tablet wasn't stolen, was not reported to be stolen, so after 72 hours, Dh attempted to restart it. No go. For 2 days, he read everything, watched youtube videos, etc. trying to get it working again. Yesterday, he took it to our cell provider, and they told him how to do it. He got home, and did what they said, but it didn't work. I began looking online for solutions, just like he had done. Lot's of people have trouble with the factory reset. I thought I picked up on something, that is not mentioned in any of the numerous posts, threads, and videos. I asked Dh for the brand, make, and model of the tablet. He was in the middle of fixing it, so he just fussed at me for bugging him. After a few more hours of him trying everything solution he could find, he admitted defeat.

I set the tablet on my desk. He sarcastically asked "and what do you think you can do, that I haven't already tried?" I told him he had his shot at it, was defeated, and now it was my turn. I couldn't hurt it any, since it wasn't working anyway. Within 2 minutes, I had it back up, and running fine. He was very upset, and some of it got directed at me, at first.

What I picked up on, that is not mentioned, is that you should find the manufacturer, make and model of the phone/tablet, and go to their website for instructions. There will be 1 or 2 subtle differences in the way they instruct you to do a factory reset. The instructions for a Samsung phone, are NOT exactly the same for a Lenovo tablet, and vice versa. There is no one size, fits all.

I learned something else too. A factory reset removes EVERYTHING. Fortunately, in this case it was my tablet, and I didn't have anything on it, that I would regret losing. My phone, on the other hand, has contact information, pictures, etc. that I would hate to lose. There are several ways to back that information up, so in the event that the phone messes up, gets a virus, etc. you don't lose all the contacts, pictures, etc. You might want to consider taking a few minutes to figure out the best way for you to back the information up, and do it.

very useful info; thanks Clue.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, Old Folks.

 

[Peep_Show]

getaclue -- Good for you with the tablet resurrection! I am always amazed at folks who divine they have the intuition to tinker something untried WITHOUT looking at the instructions. And, yes, I've been greeted with the same disdain upon demonstrating capability and KNOWLEDGE. Realize, though, you are now the designated tablet fixer.

On our Samsung washer one of the many lights came on indicating a necessary homeowner maintenance. DH came to me and told me. I told him there was a manual in the filing cabinet he could read to figure it out and take care of it. He was NOT happy with my answer. (I wasn't snotty, just busy and he had the time to do it, just not the inclination.) Another time he didn't know how to shift his truck into all-wheel drive, so I told him because I had read the manual that there was a knob to turn beforehand. Again, not appreciative that someone was more familiar with his vehicle than he. But, then again, he's the least handy person I know and doesn't really have a good grasp on how things operate. (Good thing he's married to someone who does! Some survival smarts.) Yin-yang.

 

[getaclue]

REMEMBER: IF all else fails, give your device to any grandchild, friend's child, neighbor's child between the ages of 12 - 16, and tell them what the problem is.

When my granddaughter was 3, she was sitting with the tablet, in the living room, next to Dh. The adults were watching a show. Suddenly, the show changed to a cartoon. Puzzled, and scratching our heads, we turned it back to the show we were watching. Within a minute, it changed back to the cartoon. Dh asked the grand, if she did that. Uh-huh. As our jaws hit the floor, he had her show him how she did it. There's an app that came with the tablet that does it.

Now that she's a little older, we've had to block all sorts of things. She learned how to order movies, games, etc. Yes, they were passworded. She watched mommy do it a couple times, and simply pushed the same keys, in the same order. Sheesh.

More than once, my grandson has amazed us with things he can do on the tablet, or computer. Some of it he learned in school, some of it from other kids. A couple weeks ago, his sisters liked a game he was playing. He asked them, if they wanted to play it with him, and he could make it so their characters would interact, and they could all play together. A few taps on their tablet screens, and they were all interacting, and playing in the same game.

Their mother is in her early 30's. She grew up in a household, during the time they were pioneering, and introducing computerized tech. Computers, cell phones, Nintendo. She mentioned the other night that, after seeing her son set them all up in the game, so quickly, and efficiently, she felt old.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning old folks woreked on computors when it took a room knew Dos
damn stroke took it but know enough not to try the computers are Del let them di it remote don't need to think about that No little kids here

 

[microchick]

I used to like the saying 'If you can't figure out your computer, find the neighbors smallest little dirt eating kid and invite him or her in.They will have it working for you in record time'

I'm very lucky. I don't claim to be all that proficient with computers but my friends have told me that I know more about their operation than the average person. Probably due to me working with cantankerous office computers when I started working with my husband.

My husband, on the other hand, is amazing with computers. He's done rebuilds, repairs, upgrades, you name it on them. He can make them sing and tap dance for you if you want them to. He's taught me how to solder and he's put together his own UBTX HF Ham radios. He was an excellent eye doc but I truly believe that his professional passion is electronics.

@bruceha2000, I truly sympathize and there is no good solution. The 103 year old aunt and the father with Parkinson's disease are prime examples of people who need to be protected from silent carries of Covid 19 not to mention the common flues and pneumonias that are floating around out there.

Setting up family get togethers on a media like ZOOM! may be the perfect solution for them. Granted it isn't like an in person visit but there is a degree of personal contact and safety to it. They are both so very susceptible to whatever is floating around be it virus or bacteria.

i had this same discussion with a members of our HAM club recently. They are getting together for coffee and say 'oh we are being careful'. I pointed out that I was sure they were but how careful was the person who was a silent carrier who waited on them? If they breathed on them, they were contaminated and didn't even know it and by the way, how were they going to drink coffee with a mask on? Oh? WHAT? You aren't wearing masks........sorry. You Aren't being careful.

This is hard. Our lives are changing and the way we live is changing. Hopefully it won't last forever but until it is over, please be careful, everyone.

 

[lovesfarms]

I went to the library today. Got a stack of books. Did you know bats can live 30 years? And only have one or 2 babies at a time. Possums normally have 13 nipples, but there have been some with as many as 17! Got a book on mammals of VA.

Interesting indeed! I love nature facts. Did you know if a pig gives birth to more piglets then she has nipples, the smallest ones will die because each piglet claims their own nipple. My brother was a pig farmer so I was the lucky sister that got to bottle raise the runts!