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Downloading photos on Ghost Phone

  By: peter.kripp on June 5, 2023, 3:58 p.m.

I have taken some photos with the phone. When I plug it into my computer there are no files that show up. I did not find any tutorials on what I need to do to download photos from the phone except to put it on an external drive. I am hoping I can ju…

Contacts Import

  By: peter.kripp on May 17, 2023, 5:51 p.m.

I came across a very helpful app in F-Droid called Contacts Import. My dilemma was transferring contacts from Thunderbird. I want to use Thunderbird to manage my contacts and then just update my phone with them. This app worked surprisingly well for…

Re: Office Apps - Alternatives for Microsoft Office 365

  By: peter.kripp on May 4, 2023, 11:59 a.m.

This is a great post and these are great alternatives. I've used Libre and it's an acceptable alternative that meets my needs. I've been held captive by Outlook from my career and didn't know how to replace it. I came across Thunderbird for my deskt…

Re: Compare Pixel 4a / 5 / 6a - Which one is right for me?

  By: peter.kripp on May 2, 2023, 10:51 p.m.

I have to get another phone and I just have one question I'd like to know about with the Pixel. Do any of these models allow an ethernet connection so I can avoid wireless when I want to? When I looked for this with the 4a I could not find an adapto…

Lost Phone

  By: peter.kripp on April 30, 2023, 8:26 p.m.

I have the Pixel 4a and I lost my phone by leaving it on my car bumper before leaving to go somewhere, (go figure). Anyways, it could be anywhere after my drive and retracing my drive. Since I had left it on is there a way to find or track its curre…

Cycling apps alternatives

  By: peter.kripp on March 8, 2023, 3:49 p.m.

I use Strava, Garmin Connect, RidewithGPS, and Komoot for my cycling activities. Maybe there's no way around this but has anyone used alternatives to these programs? Because these sites use Google Maps and see my activities I assume they share my in…

Security updates

  By: peter.kripp on March 4, 2023, 4:08 p.m.

I am a potential customer and am comparing the Ghost phone with the Above Phone which also uses Pixel. Ghost phone appears much more reasonably priced. I understand the updates from the operating system but wasn't sure about security updates from th…