Damned if I know how idiots manage to come up with yet more idiocy. An email claiming that there were hidden bombs caused everything to shut down & the museum was evacuated; the same email was sent to various museums & hotels.

Its so utterly stupidly juvenile that its likely to be kids palying around with technology.


https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advo...6D4E67E5U/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/...-uploaded/

He now has one for the start of school. I have initially set it up using my MS account at sign on time. I don't think I should have done this! I now, according to MS, have the rights in my MS "My Account".

Naturally I want the laptop to be secure but it should be all in his name. I'm in need of guidance of the steps needed to set this up properly. My thoughts are that I should remove the laptop from my MS "MY Account" and then set up a MS Account for him and then take it from there to follow through. If I do remove my MS Account from MY Account, will this reflect immediately on his Laptop and require his MS Account to be setup to gain access to the Laptop?

Link:  https://www.freethink.com/health/cancer-vaccine

Finally. Shame on their brutal govt for not doing so sooner & shame on Hamas for starting this most recent war.


https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/1/...-from-gaza


"The Israeli military has announced that it will withdraw thousands of its soldiers from the besieged Gaza Strip in the first significant pullback of troops since the war there began in October.

...to steal a catch phrase from one of my insta heroes, I have decided I need to replace my mobile phone. It works fine, but I absolutely loathe it. Thing is I know next to nothing about these devices, other than I loved my little red Sanyo clamshell back in the whenevers, and that's why I got sucked into getting this 'orrible little useless thing that will remain nameless.

I need ph and text, I need clear readable screen, with proper touch keyboard so I can fast text. I would like a decent camera, I need simple operation without too many app things to confuse my aging brain, and I really don't need a lot of data capacity. I try not to use a phone at all, but people need to reach me it seems so I reluctantly concede the necessity. 

I prefer android, like Samsung, but need it to be cheap and swappable for my 2 degrees plan.

Suggestions?

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-67853392


"Campaigning Australian journalist and filmmaker John Pilger has died aged 84, his family has announced.
A statement by his relatives on X said he died in London on Saturday.

They described Pilger as "simply the most amazing and loved dad, grandad and partner".
He was a vocal and sometimes controversial critic of Western foreign policy. He was also outspoken over the treatment of Indigenous Australians.
Pilger was born in Bondi, New South Wales in 1939, but was based in the United Kingdom since the 1960s. He worked for outlets including Reuters and the Daily Mirror.
He was best known for his work as a foreign correspondent, including reporting on the Vietnam War, Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, and from the United States during the turmoil of the 1960s and 1970s.

He was in the same room when Robert Kennedy was assassinated while running to be the Democratic nominee for the 1968 presidential election, according to his website.
He made numerous documentaries, including the 1979 film Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia, about the country under Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge, as well as many about Australia and its treatment of Indigenous Australians."

Interesting doco on Al Jazeera recently

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/counti...ctric-cars

I need to replace either my Mac desktop or laptop in 2024 and would welcome advice and opinions on the best options for me. Please note, I am a confirmed Mac user so I am not looking to change systems!

I currently have a 2011 27" iMac and a circa 2015 13" MacBook Air. Both are unable to be updated to the latest operating systems (the past few to be honest!) and as I'll be using Adobe Creative Cloud (InCopy, Acrobat, etc) and Word, I need something a bit more up to date.

I mostly use the desktop unless travelling, and I am likely to be doing a little travelling for work so I am thinking a laptop may be the better option. I use an ergonomic keyboard with my desktop and would most likely buy a larger external monitor to use the laptop on a desk when working at home. I'd love a MacBook Pro but am not sure I can afford or justify the extra expense, so I will probably be looking at another MacBook Air.

I asked on an editing site I belong to and got some good advice - the usual go for the most memory you can, etc. Some also recommended taking my iMac in and having the drive replaced with a solid state drive. I am not even sure if this is an option with my 2011 model, and I wouldn't know who does it. I am in Manawatu if that helps.

Having the drive replaced is one option, but as I have some old software loaded on the iMac (Photoshop, iTunes, iPhoto, etc) that can't be transferred to a new machine, I am worried I'd lose all that by having the drive replaced. I know once I replace my iPhone X (yes, I keep my things for a while, lol!) I won't be using these things, but I'd like to keep them if possible.

I don't do gaming or edit videos, etc, so the laptop won't need massive capacity. I'd also like advice on what type of monitor to go for and what size (I love my 27" screen now), and how this all gets set up.

Most of us will remember him from The Full Monty.



https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/ce...dies-at-75


"Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor known for his roles in The Full Monty, Michael Clayton and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, has died, his family said. He was 75.