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Infopackets Email Newsletter: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the next edition of the Infopackets Newsletter, featuring MS Windows, mobile and technology news. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Need help with your Computer? Ask Dennis! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --> Do you have a computer problem that needs fixing? --> Do you need help with a program or have a question but don't know how to ask, let alone who to ask to get the answer? --> Do you live in a remote area, or otherwise have difficulty bringing your computer in for repair? Now you can get biggest Windows Geek on the Internet to fix your computer for you over the Internet - right in front of your eyes - in the convenience and security of your own home! 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Our Top Stories From The Past 4 Days --> Content Moderator Sues Facebook for PTSD --> Windows 11 .NET Update Goes Badly --> Facebook Drops Location Tools --> Google Offers Hassle-Free Way To Update Leaked Passwords --> Millions Could Get Free Broadband ->>> At The Very Bottom --> Link to: Archive Pages --> Link to: Remove / Unsubscribe / Change Newsletter Frequency --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Latest Stories Available on Main Page --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our main page is updated daily with the latest stories available. To access those stories, click the main page link below. Otherwise, use the headlines and links further down this page. http://www.infopackets.com/lists/lt.php?id=Z0xVBh8HDgcBHVcIV1BVDQ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Today's Headlines (With Synopsis) + Link to Full Story --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ->>> Apple App Subscribers Face Price Shock Apple is to let app developers raise subscription prices without users actively accepting the hike. It's a reversal of the current opt-in system for increases. The move affects subscription apps which most commonly involve music and video streaming services and digital magazines. At the moment, developers can automatically charge customers at regular intervals until the customer cancels. However, if the developer wants to put the price up, they'll need to show a message clearly marked "Agree to New Price." If the customer doesn't tap on this button, their subscription ... http://www.infopackets.com/lists/lt.php?id=Z0xWAFYASgANV1JEUlZXDwMH ... Plus Our Top Stories From The Past 4 Days: ->>> Content Moderator Sues Facebook for PTSD (published 20220525) A former Facebook content moderator is suing the site's operators claiming the work mentally harmed him. Daniel Motaung says the low-paid work left him with post-traumatic stress disorder. Motaung is ... http://www.infopackets.com/lists/lt.php?id=Z0xWAFYDSgANV1JEUlZXDwMH ->>> Windows 11 .NET Update Goes Badly (published 20220524) The most recent Windows 11 update has caused bugs so significant that some users may be better off uninstalling it, despite the security implications. It's a situation with some particularly ... http://www.infopackets.com/lists/lt.php?id=Z0xWAFYFSgANV1JEUlZXDwMH ->>> Facebook Drops Location Tools (published 20220520) Facebook is to ditch some tools which tracked a user's location. It seems to be more about the tools being little used than a sudden interest in boosting privacy. The tools all involved tracking a ... http://www.infopackets.com/lists/lt.php?id=Z0xWAFYCSgANV1JEUlZXDwMH ->>> Google Offers Hassle-Free Way To Update Leaked Passwords (published 20220519) Google is making it easier to change passwords on an Android device after a security breach. It's automating much of the process through the Google Assistant feature. It works with the saved ... http://www.infopackets.com/lists/lt.php?id=Z0xWAFYESgANV1JEUlZXDwMH ->>> Millions Could Get Free Broadband (published 20220519) Twenty US Internet providers have agreed to offer low-cost Internet plans to people on lower incomes. The deal combines with government subsidies to mean many people will get free broadband ... http://www.infopackets.com/lists/lt.php?id=Z0xWAFYHSgANV1JEUlZXDwMH --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -> On This Day in History: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On this Day in History -- May 31 Famous people born on this day: --> 1819, Walt Whitman, poet. --> 1857, Pope Pius XI (Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti) 259th pope of the Roman Catholic Church [1922-1939] --> 1894, Fred Allen, Comedian, radio star. --> 1898, Norman Vincent Peale --> 1908, Don Ameche, Actor. --> 1922, Denholm Elliott, Actor. -->  nbsp;1930, Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry. --> 1933, Shirley Verrett, opera singer. --> 1938, Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary. --> 1941, Johnny Paycheck, country singer. --> 1943, Joe Namath, athlete. --> 1950, Tom Berenger, Actor. --> 1950, Gregory Harrison, Actor. --> 1961, Lea Thompson, Actress. --> 1965, Brooke Shields, Actress. Events on this day in history: --> 1678, Lady Godiva takes a ride through Coventry. --> 1837, New York's Astor Hotel opens ... most elaborate in the U.S. --> 1859, Town Ball was created, which became baseball 20 years later. --> 1868, First recorded bicycle race, 2 kilometers in Paris. --> 1870, Asphalt pavement is patented by E.J. DeSemdt. --> 1879, First electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition. --> 1880, Leage of American Wheelman is formed in Rhode Island. --> 1889, Johnstown Flood occurs, killing 2,300 people. --> 1907, Taxis arrive in New York City. --> 1929, First reindeer born in the United States (Not the North Pole). --> 1941, First issue of Parade magazine is published. --> 1976, The Who puts on the loudest concert in recorded history with 76,000 watts at 120 decibels. And don't forget... --> Republic Day, celebrated in South Africa. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Subscription Management --------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed as: archive@mail-archive.com To remove yourself from our mailing list, visit: http://www.infopackets.com/lists/lt.php?id=Z0xQAVpKBwkDVRoJU1JVDwE To update your email address or change newsletter format: http://www.infopackets.com/lists/lt.php?id=Z0xQAFNKBwkDVRoJU1JVDwE -- This email was sent with permission by www.infopackets.com (Infopackets, Inc), 137 Meconi CT, Lakeshore ON, N9K 1E8, Canada, in compliance with the CRTC and Canada Anti Spam Legislation (CASL) Act.
