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There’s an easier solution – iDiskk – a reversable thumb drive. See the features on Amazon:

“512GB App*le Certified iDiskk Photo Storage Stick Thumb Drive Flash Drive iPhone iPhone USB Storage Photo Stick for Computer Phone Lightning iPad, Mac/PC Videos & Photo FLASHDRIVE (1 Click to Backup)”

 

Steve S. wrote:

’m using Firefox so tried it in Troubleshoot Mode. Same results. Turned off the Firefox Enhanced Tracking Protection. Same results. Turned off my VPN. Same results. Tried LibreWolf. Same. Tried Brave. Same. Perplexity just doesn’t like me, I guess.

You need to go to the source — perplexity.ai — or use ChatGPT.com (both free for the basic service) . I use the $20 per month ChatGPT 4o for my business. Here is the answer I got:

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Yes, you can switch from a Medigap (Medicare Supplement) plan to a Medicare Advantage plan, but there are some important considerations and timing requirements to keep in mind:

### 1. **Switching Periods**
– The main time to switch from Medigap to Medicare Advantage is during **Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period (AEP)**, which runs from **October 15 to December 7** each year. During AEP, you can enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan, with coverage beginning on January 1 of the following year.
– If you are new to Medicare, you can switch during your **Initial Enrollment Period (IEP)** or during the **Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period** (January 1 to March 31).

### 2. **Understand the Differences Between Medigap and Medicare Advantage**
– **Medigap** helps cover out-of-pocket costs (like copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles) under Original Medicare (Parts A and B). You keep Original Medicare as your primary coverage and add Medigap as supplemental coverage.
– **Medicare Advantage** (Part C) is an alternative to Original Medicare, offering Medicare benefits through private insurance companies. It usually includes Part D (prescription drug coverage) and often additional benefits like vision, dental, and wellness programs, but it typically has network restrictions (like HMOs or PPOs).

### 3. **Dropping Medigap for Medicare Advantage**
– If you choose to switch to a Medicare Advantage plan, you will likely need to cancel your Medigap plan separately since it won’t automatically cancel when you enroll in Medicare Advantage.
– Once you switch to Medicare Advantage, you may have limited options to return to a Medigap plan in the future. You may be subject to medical underwriting if you want to go back to Medigap, meaning you could be denied or charged higher premiums based on health conditions unless you qualify for a special enrollment right.

### 4. **Evaluate Coverage Needs and Costs**
– Consider your healthcare needs and whether a Medicare Advantage plan’s network and benefits will meet them, as these plans typically have lower premiums than Medigap but may involve more out-of-pocket costs through copays, coinsurance, and deductibles.

Switching from Medigap to Medicare Advantage is possible, but it’s crucial to compare plans, ensure the timing aligns, and understand the limitations if you later want to switch back.

 

Simon_Weel wrote:

The perpetual Excel 2019 won’t do that,

The instructions for sharing workbooks in Excel 2019 are in Microsoft Support documents  called “About the shared workbook feature” and “What happened to shared workbooks.” Basically the commands for the legacy sharing are still in Excel but they are hidden. The article describes how to unhide them by adding them to the Quick Access Toolbar. The relevant commands are:

1. Share Workbook (legacy)
2. Track changes (legacy)
3. Protect sharing (legacy)
4. Compare and merge workbook

Find the articles.

 

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Peter Deegan

Bigi

A laser printer uses a toner cartridge to, in effect, burn the printed copy into the paper. It is the same technology that was used in the original Xerox copier back in the last 1960s. The final print out is permanently embedded into the paper. Toner cartridges are rated for the estimated number of pages that it will produce, assuming that 5% or so of the final document is covered with toner.

An inkjet on the other hand, sprays liquid ink on the paper when it creates the document. Ink cartridges are rated the same as toner cartridges as far as estimated number of pages that they will produce. The jets in the printer will sometimes need to be cleaned since the liquid ink doesn’t completely exit the jets during printing. The cleaning process uses up some of the ink in the cartridge. The ink on the final document is subject to smearing if the document is exposed to moisture.  So the final document is not as permanent as a lasered document. In a business environment that is a less desirable result.

Finally, the laser printer will be initially priced higher than an inkjet printer. It’s a King Gillette situation — sell the razor (printer) for cheap and make the profit selling the blades (ink cartridges) that only work in the razor.

 

WCHS wrote:

I am getting lots of robo calls. Can anyone recommend a good way to stop these?

It may be too late.

As soon as you start to respond to robo calls they (whomever) knows that this is a live number. I use the caller ID on the screen, if there is one associated with the number, to decide whether I answer the call. If there is no ID associated with the call it goes to VM. If there is no VM, nothing is lost. My experience after 28+ years of internet usage is that once your number is available, such as posted on your website or inputted in response to a signup for a new app registration, that the chances for a robo or spam call is greatly increased. In my case I have no website and I don’t freely give my number to any app that requests it. I don’t get many spam or robo calls.

YMMV

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windbg, WCHS

WCHS wrote:

I tried again today by marking the Dec 2020 topic as a “Favorite,” using the “Favorite” link above the first post of the topic (see screenshot 1). Now at my avatar at the “Favorites” link, the favorited topic is showing up (see screenshot 2). However, after clicking on the “My Favorite Topics” link under the “View the Forum” heading in the right panel (see screenshot 3), nothing shows up (see screenshot 4). Isn’t the “favorited” topic supposed to show up under the “My Favorite Topics” in the right panel??

I am trying to tag (bookmark) a post  so I can refer back to it later (maybe months later). I found this post in an old thread from 2021 that appears to have the same issues that I am experiencing — “My Favorite Topics” does not contain my favorites (topics or replies).

Did I miss the reply that clarified the OP questions? If so can someone point me to the solution — How do I “bookmark” a post or reply to be able to find it later?

THX

 

Paul T

My colleague is traveling until next week so details are hard to get. As soon as I hear from her I will post the details. I wish I had been more inquisitive when she called.

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Paul T

“Still no evidence of actual malicious cases being discovered after 12 years:”

b, a colleague has experienced this issue within the last week. So it’s in the wild. I have passed on the information about charging cables found on other replies in this thread.

 

That did the job. Thanks for your prompt response.

 

That worked, thanks for the help.

 

I’ll try this when I get back to the office. Thanks.

So the secret is that an rtf document file is not an image file.

Got it.

Good bye small businesses. Still have a year or so but this is not good news.

Although it is no longer being updated (current version is 6.2) Jarte Plus is an excellent rtf  or txt  alternative to Word or Wordpad. And it’s free.

See: https://www.jarte.com/?so=j&ed=p&ve=62

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PaulK

A video for connecting a K380 to a laptop via bluetooth on Windows is shown in the first 2 minutes of this youtube link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s17Sye-jY0Q

No screen input just radio waves generated by the keyboard to the radio receiver in the laptop.

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