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		<title>PSA: PDF reader not needed</title>
		<link>https://drat.dannybassette.com/2025/11/psa-pdf-reader-not-needed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Public Service Announcement: PDF reader not needed &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Your phone doesn&#8217;t need a PDF reader. It has a web browser, which can also read PDF files. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;I&#8217;m mentioning this because I&#8217;ve seen a number of people needing &#8216;PDF readers&#8217; removed from their phones. And I put that in quotes because they were really ad platforms. Pushing &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2025/11/psa-pdf-reader-not-needed/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">PSA: PDF reader not needed</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2025%2F11%2Fpsa-pdf-reader-not-needed%2F&amp;action_name=PSA%3A+PDF+reader+not+needed&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>AIC: Moving to Mint</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Adventures In Computing: Moving to Mint &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Take away: If you are moving cell phone carriers, double check your phone is actually &#8216;unlocked&#8216;. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Not that long ago I switched cell phone carriers. I had been using Republic Wireless since I started using a cellphone. $10/month was hard to argue with (even if prices did rise over &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2025/06/aic-moving-to-mint/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">AIC: Moving to Mint</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2025%2F06%2Faic-moving-to-mint%2F&amp;action_name=AIC%3A+Moving+to+Mint&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>SAAB: Public Phone Numbers</title>
		<link>https://drat.dannybassette.com/2025/06/saab-public-phone-numbers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Support As A Business: Public Phone Numbers &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Originally, when I created this website, I was hesitant to post my phone number here. I figured anyone who needed it would have enough face to face interactions that my number would spread that way. And those who didn&#8217;t need it? Well I didn&#8217;t need to make life &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2025/06/saab-public-phone-numbers/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">SAAB: Public Phone Numbers</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2025%2F06%2Fsaab-public-phone-numbers%2F&amp;action_name=SAAB%3A+Public+Phone+Numbers&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>CFE: Federal Emergency Alert System</title>
		<link>https://drat.dannybassette.com/2023/10/cfe-federal-emergency-alert-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Commentary From Elsewhere: Federal Emergency Alert System &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Recently there was a test of the Federal Emergency Alert System. You may have noticed this, as the test covered multiple delivery methods. I heard about it in the news, but I did not encounter the actual test message. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The test covered TV, Radio, and Cell phone. Good &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2023/10/cfe-federal-emergency-alert-system/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">CFE: Federal Emergency Alert System</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2023%2F10%2Fcfe-federal-emergency-alert-system%2F&amp;action_name=CFE%3A+Federal+Emergency+Alert+System&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>CFE: The End of Location Tracking?</title>
		<link>https://drat.dannybassette.com/2022/09/cfe-the-end-of-location-tracking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 16:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Commentary From Elsewhere: The End of Location Tracking? &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;As you may know, much of what you do with computers is tracked. And as a smartphone is a computer, this applies there too. In particular, as the phone is a mobile device, talking to relatively stationary devices, it knows where it is. At least in a &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2022/09/cfe-the-end-of-location-tracking/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">CFE: The End of Location Tracking?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2022%2F09%2Fcfe-the-end-of-location-tracking%2F&amp;action_name=CFE%3A+The+End+of+Location+Tracking%3F&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>AIC: Closing Support Tickets</title>
		<link>https://drat.dannybassette.com/2022/03/aic-closing-support-tickets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 16:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Adventures In Computing: Closing Support Tickets &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Background that is only relevant for setting the stage: I was having a technical issue so I used the companies support system to generate a &#8216;help ticket&#8217;. Details don&#8217;t matter, that&#8217;s not where the adventure was. No, that came after I realized that I didn&#8217;t need help, that I &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2022/03/aic-closing-support-tickets/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">AIC: Closing Support Tickets</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2022%2F03%2Faic-closing-support-tickets%2F&amp;action_name=AIC%3A+Closing+Support+Tickets&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>PCT: Weekly Alarms</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 18:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pointless Computer Tricks: Weekly Alarms &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;This is one of those things that I really should have noticed long before I did. But I managed without it for so long, I never thought about checking the options again. I can set weekly alarms on my phone. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;That&#8217;s it, right there. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;After having a smartphone for a &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2021/01/pct-weekly-alarms/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">PCT: Weekly Alarms</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2021%2F01%2Fpct-weekly-alarms%2F&amp;action_name=PCT%3A+Weekly+Alarms&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>CFE: Doomscrolling</title>
		<link>https://drat.dannybassette.com/2020/07/cfe-doomscrolling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2020 16:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;So apparently there are people out there that will, instead of sleep, scroll through depressing &#8216;news&#8217; on their phones. To such an extent, this practice has a name: doomscroll &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;I was a bit shocked and amazed when I heard of this. In retrospect, shouldn&#8217;t have been, but I was. It&#8217;s a fallen world, such stupidity &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2020/07/cfe-doomscrolling/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">CFE: Doomscrolling</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2020%2F07%2Fcfe-doomscrolling%2F&amp;action_name=CFE%3A+Doomscrolling&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>PCT: Keyboards for Phones</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2020 16:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pointless Computer Tricks: Keyboards for Phones &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;If you are like me, you find sending text messages on your phone annoying. The on screen keyboard works well enough for a word or three, but three words does not a coherent sentence make. Sure, there are tricks to make it easier, but that doesn&#8217;t change that my &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2020/05/pct-keyboards-for-phones/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">PCT: Keyboards for Phones</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2020%2F05%2Fpct-keyboards-for-phones%2F&amp;action_name=PCT%3A+Keyboards+for+Phones&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>PCT: Phone for Haircut</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pointless Computer Tricks: Phone for Haircut &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The other day I decided my hair had gotten long enough that it was time for a haircut. So I got myself together, went outside, was all but ready, when I realized&#8230; I had forgotten my phone. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Without some context that likely doesn&#8217;t mean much, apart from maybe implying &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2020/01/pct-phone-for-haircut/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">PCT: Phone for Haircut</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2020%2F01%2Fpct-phone-for-haircut%2F&amp;action_name=PCT%3A+Phone+for+Haircut&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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