hmaealdeza

simon, 5 days ago to random

I added the Tank Mini to my lineup of Unihertz phones. It's a 4.3-inch rugged phone with a 5800 MAH battery. Feels downright pleasant to use. The Jelly Star is very noticeable in its smallness, but the Tank Mini feels like using a normal Android phone. It has 33 watt charging which, hilariously, is the fastest charging speed of any phone I've ever owned by quite a wide margin. It's not much more expensive than the Jelly Star, and might appeal to more people because of its larger screen and massive battery. It also has two multifunction buttons, and like the Jelly Star, it supports a second SIM or a micro SD card, and has a headphone jack and fingerprint reader. It also has a whopping 12 GB RAM, compared to the Jelly Star's 8 GB, and 256 GB of internal storage. Pretty sure it uses the same MediocreTech chip as the Jelly Star, but it feels responsive enough ... except when I scroll, of course.

Piciok, 6 days ago to random Polish

@hmaealdeza Hey Hannah! How's it going? Hope you're fine! I happen to be a huge telephony enthusiast myself. A quick question: have you got any recordings connected to telephony you could share? Anything goes: dialing sequences, ringback, busy and other service tones; service announcements etc? We're hosting a small collection of this stuff here in Poland so if you would be interested, I could link to that. The closest I have ever come to Filipino telephony experience is dumping the firmware of a Cherry Mobile smartphone and ripping the brand ringtone. Thanks a lot in advance. Have a great day!

hmaealdeza, 7 days ago to random

It was a nice and very informative day at the Connections Museum. I’ve seen and experienced operating a switchboard,I saw some of the really antique telephones dating back to the 1800s, I’ve learned how panel switches, crossbar switches, and step switches work, experienced rotery dialing, and even got to use a blue box and old pay phones. The volunteers were really nice, and the tour was accessible. They even took us home.

hmaealdeza, 27 days ago to random

I haven’t realized how inconvenient it is to have a carrier-locked phone until weeks before going out of the country, and wanting to use just one phone for everything. So I went to my carrier’s store, hoping they’d let me pre-terminate my phone plan without having to pay too much. Having just renewed my plan last October, they want me to pay most of the price of the 15 Pro Max before they unlock the phone. Thankfully, the payment didn’t go through, because I’ve found a phone repair shop that unlocked it for approximately $60. That’s a lot less, compared to what my carrier is asking me to pay. So I went through with it, anxious at first that it’s a scam because a lot of them probably are. Thankfully, after 6 days, they called and informed me that my phone is unlocked. I’ve tested it using another provider’s sim, and it worked. What a relief! I don’t have to get a roaming package.

simon, 1 month ago to random

In case you think you're having a bad accessibility day today, or you wonder how much things like the ADA actually matter, @hmaealdeza is currently locked out of the #1 payment app in the Philippines because they introduced a non-optional face verification, and randomly decided to log her out. The app asks you to take a selfie, but now requires you also look at the camera and blink at the right time.

hmaealdeza, 1 month ago to random

I’m so happy and thankful that I found a vet that does house calls. No need for me or my cats to be stressed because I don’t have to take them to a clinic. Home visits are very convenient. She’s very accommodating, patient, and pet/human-friendly. My cats almost immediately warmed up to her. And most importantly, she’s willing to work with me on coming up with more accessible ways of administering vitamins and meds, as a totally blind furparent. I wish there’s first-class service like this everywhere.

simon, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Today in the world of weird accessibility issues, @hmaealdeza told me that her Grab app (the Uber/Eats equivalent in parts of Asia) has stopped letting her see the top tabs with VoiceOver. Considering those tabs are for choosing between ride, food, and mart, that's kind of a big problem.
I still had the app from when I visited there, so I tried it. Turns out mine was also updated, but I could see the tabs without any issue. So I suggested she reinstall the app ... and against all common sense, the tabs came back (the very next day🎶).
I will think of this whenever support tells me to reinstall the app, and will probably take them more seriously going forward, because sometimes it just fixes things for no apparent reason.

bmoore123, 2 months ago to random

found a how to on upgrading my jelly star to android 14. wonder if I should do this. let's see if I can back it up first.

simon, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

For those who have watched me torture my iPhone 13 for the last month, I'm happy to report that the battery capacity dropped to 80% yesterday, and I have an express replacement on the way. I started at 83% in mid-February, and have been recording 4K 60FPS video to drain the battery several times a day. It takes around 90 minutes to charge to 100% from USB C and about 2 hours to die completely, although sometimes the temperature makes the app crash. Despite reports of crashing apps, high temperatures, bad battery life and premature shutdowns (with 10-15% battery remaining), Apple wouldn't replace the battery under Apple Care until the battery got to 80%. So, I got it there. I played the stupid game and won the stupid prize.

hmaealdeza, 2 months ago to random

I wish there’s a way on the BBC Sounds app or website to hide shows you don’t want to see. There was a horror drama I listened to long time ago that’s still available. And when I see it, I’m reminded of how awful it is, and how I will absolutely not recommend it.

simon, 3 months ago to random

I've gotten to the point where only a small number of people call me, all of them have custom ringtones, and if the default ringtone plays, it's spam at least 90% of the time. I can't decide if this is a good thing or not.

simon, 3 months ago to random

Has anyone managed to successfully update the accessibility on the Zoom H1E? I am having major problems. Nothing seems to happen after I select "execute". Or specifically, the recorder seems to become unresponsive for around 1 minute, until it eventually says ... this. Whatever this is.

gocu54, 3 months ago to random

I wish I had a bluetooth keyboard for my iPhone.

ppatel, 3 months ago to random

I just had the best ice cream ever. It was four ice cream flavors, combined into one dish. Not together, but mixed in so that you can eat a combination of flavors the way you like. The flavors were chocolate chip, which was sort of OK, the best version of vanilla I’ve ever had, rose, and the Indian version of nuts with cardamom.

hmaealdeza, 3 months ago to random

I love learning new words. Today, it is:
happenstance - a circumstance that is due to chance. Same as coincidence, except it sounds fancier.

Moopypoo, 3 months ago to random

I got a score of 111 on zany touch, which is kind of like Bopit, I dare anyone to try to exceed that. But here's the catch, can you do it in only one try? For those of you who don't know what Zany touch is, it's a game on iOS, it's kind of like Bopit. Except instead of bop, twist, and pull, you've got touch, swipe, and shake, among others. I have mine set to just those three.