I wondered the same thing.
It’s definitely the best one after Sync.
I wondered the same thing.
It’s definitely the best one after Sync.
Thanks, I’ll check it out.
In terms of blocking ads, I run Adguard (lifetime sub), which blocks ads system wide - even in apps.
Synced bookmarks could be good though.
I have been with idrive since 2009. At the time they were the only ones that allowed backups of network attached storage on their cheaper personal plans. Everyone else saw that as an “enterprise” feature which required a business plan. Which was bullsh*t, because lots of home NAS devices were being sold.
Anyway, I haven’t done a recent comparison of services, but I remain happy with idrive.
Thesedays I no longer backup on a computer with a mapped drive, but directly from my NAS which runs the idrive software.
I had a catastrophic dual drive failure a few years ago, one failed and another failed during the raid rebuild! I was able to restore about 1tb of data and didn’t lose anything important.
They also offer backup and restore by shipping a drive to you if you want to avoid the huge initial backup or a total restore, but I haven’t used that feature.
They do also have a mobile app, but last time I tried it, it wasn’t great.
On desktop it’s mainly Firefox, on mobile it’s mainly the stock Samsung browser.
But I’ve started using Edge a bit more on mobile lately since I discovered its reading mode, which makes for a very clean readable format to read articles.
I’ve been a bit stuck on Samsung phones.
If I think about why, it’s mainly due to two things, in order of importance:
One UI and Samsung Goodlock. I’m probably going to get roasted for this, but I like Samsung’s UI a lot more than other varieties of Android. When My Note 10 went in for repairs in 2021, a friend lent me their Pixel 6 Pro (they didn’t like it and went back to an I iPhone) For me it felt very basic and I was happy to go back to my Note. People hate on Samsung’s UI, but I reckon it’s gotten really good in the last few years.
The S-Pen. I’m not using it constantly, but I am using it several times a week and love having it there. Main uses for me are not to make notes (I’d rather type). I use it as a shutter button, planting my phone somewhere stable and taking less shaky photos. I use it to edit photos, so much better than using my finger. I use it to sign documents (probably only about once a month but it’s so handy to have it when you need it).
I do also like Dex for when I’m on holidays and I can plug it into a hotel TV with my mini Bluetooth keyboard/mouse. But that only gets used once or twice a year so I could live without it.
Given the above, I feel like Samsung has me by the b*lls right now when it comes to phones! I don’t know if that would be described as “loyalty”, but I have been sticking with the brand.
Yeah. If it gets enshittified or sold to a dodgy company, I’d not hesitate to migrate.
Might bookmark this thread for if (when?) that time comes.
Using Authy. Pretty happy with it. It’s key feature for me has been the ability to easily restore if you lose, reset or upgrade your device, without having to mess around with your own backup and syncing.
Would suck to reset your phone and discover the sync had failed and the backup was not up to date.
I would like to have it on Wear OS though…
Every few months I keep re-trying SwiftKey and the Samsung Keyboard, but I keep going back to GBoard because when I swipe it gets it right a lot more of the time than the other two.
Try swiping once with two fingers
Once I got used to gestures, I couldn’t go back.
I honestly find it very fast and intuitive.
Yeah, Ah pretty my other comment, I reckon it was the ideal sized large phone.
Moved to an S23 Ultra this year, which is an awesome phone, but is a bit too hefty at times.
Galaxy S23 Ultra
Best things: long battery life and versatile camera (zoom options open up some great creativity)
Worst thing: size and weight. Top tier phones have gotten just a bit too big now. My old Note 10+ was ideally the biggest comfortable size.
BTW my summary on the S23U would be: it’s a great all-rounder. You might find a phone that does this one thing better or that other thing better, but the S23U seems to do a very good job of everything. It’s definitely by far the most enjoyable user experience of any phone I’ve ever owned.
Nah, 3-6 days max.
I don’t use it a lot, but I like Pluma too.
OK, so I’ve known a number of Scottish people and I’ve been there a couple of times and generally had no issue understanding them.
However, when working in London years ago, I had to talk to someone based in Scotland on the phone and her accent was just insane.
Honestly it was exactly like this post, she’d say something, I’d say sorry what and this repeated 3 times then…we both burst out laughing. The most insane Scottish accent ever!
Yeah exactly.
I’ve stayed in apartments a lot when travelling, but I’ve never used AirBNB. Not because of any reason against them, but I’ve just tended to use other online services/sites.
I have a Galaxy S23 Ultra. Samsung’s built in tools can do a lot thesedays. Especially if you download Galaxy S Enhance, which uses AI to enhance, erase items, remove reflections etc…
But I also really like Photo Studio Pro, which I purchased many years ago and am still using.
I have others, but these two are the ones I am keep going back to. Obviously if you don’t have a Samsung the first one doesn’t help you.
I also recently bought IMGMI from the Skylar team. It’s very quirky (no undo?!), so I’m not going to universally recommend it, but it is a very powerful AI tool and quite fun to play with, especially if you want to play with sky and clouds. To illustrate what I mean here are 3 photos of mine which I played with in IMGMI that took 2 mins to make:
http://piclinx.4junk.xsmail.com/imgmi-surryhills.jpg
Agreed. I recently discovered Affinity Photo 2 on my iPad and love it.
Would be great if a smaller mobile version were released for my Android phone.
It’s not a full replacement of Photoshop, but Photo Studio Pro is the best one I’ve found. It has a pretty good background replacement function that blends two photos.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kvadgroup.photostudio_pro
Got stuck in hospital for a few weeks recently and used the opportunity to finally learn Affinity.
I’m now really liking it. Takes a few tries to get into it though.
I particularly like it on the iPad with the Apple pencil. A bit less so on my windows laptop.