Friend, in the wilds of N. California: noted that her Smart-Bizness/but-NOT-User Tee Vee lately would screen stuff like: just after doing some search re say, 'Social Security'; this fucking-Spy-machine outta '1984' starts showing "suggestions" re SS. (I calls that a close-enough smoking-gun).
She's not tech ept but unusually ept at getting-self properly informed. A local whom she's used in past may prove a SYA for her. Her means of web access and which previously got her some local TV access--no longer works; as she puts it: maybe 16-18 destinations now (of quite more) esp. involving Euww-Tube-by-google-monolith. She deduced that she needs VPN as, her (entire home kluge) must communicate via HDMI--not bad for an amateur, I thought.
(My de-Smarted box [rilly cheap Vizio' /rilly boffo performance thus far) was direct-to-TV coax, solely. I surmise that this saved moi from ever giving it any Info about moi, thus accidentally defanged these info-suckers ... that rare case where Ignorance actually helped: I omitted even plugging-in any HDMI cable. (I no WiFi at all also helped.)
I'm also presuming that installing, using, + basic troubleshooting tips: come with whatever VPN service you pick, and the good fortune that she's got and used a local 'Pro' who seems not to need the ' ' around the title. She knows now a few queries to make re matching her limited-IT skillz to--maintenance of the changed overall system she uses/oft by cel-fone direct connection.
As she makes arrangements for The Pro to assist: she wonders, "how one decides Which One? of available streaming sites" ... should she choose? Any suggestions on that? h.d.f. Do you 'rate competing streaming services', anyway ?!. Just pick lowest cost?
Belated PROPS to all and esp. to The Admin who keeps us afloat--in a dinghy where the bailing-bucked: is still sealed in its plastic cover ;^>
:oTpy
She's not tech ept but unusually ept at getting-self properly informed. A local whom she's used in past may prove a SYA for her. Her means of web access and which previously got her some local TV access--no longer works; as she puts it: maybe 16-18 destinations now (of quite more) esp. involving Euww-Tube-by-google-monolith. She deduced that she needs VPN as, her (entire home kluge) must communicate via HDMI--not bad for an amateur, I thought.
(My de-Smarted box [rilly cheap Vizio' /rilly boffo performance thus far) was direct-to-TV coax, solely. I surmise that this saved moi from ever giving it any Info about moi, thus accidentally defanged these info-suckers ... that rare case where Ignorance actually helped: I omitted even plugging-in any HDMI cable. (I no WiFi at all also helped.)
I'm also presuming that installing, using, + basic troubleshooting tips: come with whatever VPN service you pick, and the good fortune that she's got and used a local 'Pro' who seems not to need the ' ' around the title. She knows now a few queries to make re matching her limited-IT skillz to--maintenance of the changed overall system she uses/oft by cel-fone direct connection.
As she makes arrangements for The Pro to assist: she wonders, "how one decides Which One? of available streaming sites" ... should she choose? Any suggestions on that? h.d.f. Do you 'rate competing streaming services', anyway ?!. Just pick lowest cost?
Belated PROPS to all and esp. to The Admin who keeps us afloat--in a dinghy where the bailing-bucked: is still sealed in its plastic cover ;^>
:oTpy