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  1. Belonging to Abba

    Decision Between Ooma and Spectrum Voice

    I am trying to decide between getting Ooma or Spectrum Voice for home phone over the Internet. Has anyone used Ooma? Ooma is free except for taxes and fees so its only about $6 a month. Spectrum Voice increases its price to $23 a month after the first year of service. I am considering getting...
  2. Belonging to Abba

    Should I ever decrease my visits or skip weekly visits to my special needs brother because of his behavior?

    I have a brother who has severe autism and cannot talk very much (says only brief words or phrases). I usually visit him in the middle of every week and Mom visits him every weekend. When we visit him, we pack an activity bag that may include at least one puzzle, at least one children's book...
  3. Belonging to Abba

    Should I ever decrease my visits or skip weekly visits to my brother because of his behavior?

    I have a brother who has severe autism and cannot talk very much (says only brief words or phrases). I usually visit him in the middle of every week and Mom visits him every weekend. When we visit him, we pack an activity bag that may include at least one puzzle, at least one children's book...
  4. Belonging to Abba

    Could the impact of a bean bag break a smartphone screen?

    In a past thread on another discussion forum, I shared how my special needs brother squeezed my iPhone screen as hard as he could, putting pressure on it as if to try to bend it, and that an Apple representative told me that this action could crack the screen. I am using the Samsung Galaxy phone...
  5. Belonging to Abba

    I'm thinking about being more open in who I add as friends on Facebook.

    A number of years ago I permanently deleted my Facebook account and later started a new Facebook account where I only added close friends. I only added people who were Christians to my friends list. Later I added my relatives. The account that I deleted had about 250 friends. Now my current...
  6. Belonging to Abba

    Is using the Galaxy watch a safer alternative in an environment where there is a slight risk the Galaxy phone screen could be broken?

    I visit my brother who has severe autism usually once a week at his care center, and a year and a half ago he tried to squeeze my iPhone as hard as he possibly could putting pressure on it as if to try to bend it. At that time I asked the Apple store and my brother's care center and they both...
  7. Belonging to Abba

    How should I handle my brother's behavior problem?

    I am struggling with a major dilemma involving how to deal with a behavior problem my special needs brother has been involved in when I visit him at his care center. I have a brother who has severe autism and cannot talk very much (says only brief words or phrases). I visit him in the middle...
  8. Belonging to Abba

    How should I handle the behavior problem of my special needs brother?

    I am struggling with a major dilemma involving how to deal with a behavior problem my special needs brother has been involved in when I visit him at his care center. I have a brother named Tom who has severe autism and cannot talk very much (says only brief words or phrases). I visit him in...
  9. Belonging to Abba

    This setup of screenshot accountability software and Mobile Device Management software on Android is working really effectively for me.

    I wanted to share that this setup of Mobile Device Management software and screenshot accountability software on a Samsung Galaxy phone is working very effectively at preventing me from viewing inappropriate content. I installed Truple which takes screenshots of my phone and shares them with...
  10. Belonging to Abba

    Facebook app vanished, and won't let me reinstall.

    The Facebook app disappeared, but its app info is still listed under settings on my Galaxy phone. Whenever I click "install" for Facebook in Google Play Store, it downloads the app, but it is deleted right after download. How can I fix this, without having to factory reset? Under "manage...
  11. Belonging to Abba

    Overwhelmed by the amount of stuff left in Mom's house and thinking I may have to clear it out one day

    Near the end of 2022, my dad passed a way and left a lot of material possessions at my mom's house. There is stuff piled up almost to the ceiling in the garage and in a room that was dad's office, and those rooms are completely full lengthwise and width-wise. The shed in the backyard also has...
  12. Belonging to Abba

    Want advice about behavior problem of special needs brother

    I need to make a decision regarding a behavior problem my special needs brother has. I don't want to post the details publicly and searchable by Google, so I was wondering if people could reply whom I could send the information and question to by private message? I desire to keep my brother's...
  13. Belonging to Abba

    New boss

    I'm supposed to get a new boss soon. Can you pray that they would be a good one?
  14. Belonging to Abba

    App Blocking software to set time limits for Android

    I wanted to update the thread to share I got AppBlock on Android, described at appblock.app. However, does anyone else struggle with addiction to time spent on texting or other apps? AppBlock is supposed to limit my time on texting to 30 minutes a day and also block after 8pm, with the goal of...
  15. Belonging to Abba

    Smartwatch versus traditional watch?

    I decided to edit this thread to make it shorter because it wasn't getting much replies. Do you prefer a smartwatch or a traditional watch? I like the smartwatch because it displays the weather info conveniently, tracks your steps, and monitors your heartbeat. But I don't like that I have to...
  16. Belonging to Abba

    Need advice about credit card for online transactions over the Internet

    A banker told me that if I use a credit card, I am more likely to get my money back if I am a victim of fraud than if I use a debit card. So I want to get a credit card for online transactions over the Internet since I am concerned about Malware. I recently read an article about malware on...
  17. Belonging to Abba

    Discussion When fasting, how do you explain to coworkers that you are not eating?

    In my company, people bring in food often, and so it is likely to be noticed if I am not eating. I have tried fasting recently and people almost found out. I broke a fast prematurely, and the next morning there was a pancake breakfast which I partook of. Later that day, one of my coworkers...
  18. Belonging to Abba

    When fasting, how do you explain to coworkers that you are not eating?

    In my company, people bring in food often, and so it is likely to be noticed if I am not eating. I have tried fasting recently and people almost found out. I broke a fast prematurely, and the next morning there was a pancake breakfast which I partook of. Later that day, one of my coworkers...
  19. Belonging to Abba

    Signed up for Spectrum Internet

    I recently signed up for Spectrum Internet at only $30 a month for two years, plus they're giving me cell phone service for one year of unlimited data at only $10 a month. It seems like it will save me money because right now with no home internet, I am paying $55 a month with unlimited data...
  20. Belonging to Abba

    Do I really need a new wireless router?

    I have a Linksys router from over ten years ago that I am thinking of using when I sign up for home internet. Should I buy a new router because of security concerns? The older Linksys router required an ethernet cable connection and a CD rom drive for installing, neither of which my laptop...
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