Oh noo! I did that with a concrete column in a parking garage once :/ That was an expensive lesson.
Worst part was: I had adjusted my side mirrors to look outward more after a friend had gotten this advice during an advanced driving course. The theory being, that many people have their side mirrors turned in too much, creating in unnecessary overlap with your rearview mirror. And by turning them out more, you reduce that overlap and decrease the blind angle on the outside of the side mirrors so you spot overtaking cars earlier.
Problem is: part of that overlap between side and rearview mirrors allows you to look along the side of your car, where concrete columns and mailboxes sometimes hide... So my side mirrors are in their traditional angle again and cars nowadays have these nice curved mirrors, so the whole blind angle thing is a problem of the past anyway.
ARCHAE86 Now there's a duo I haven't heard of in while! :) But that is interesting. Did you have any learning curve at all? For me the problem with it was, that the body work on either side of the rear window can cause a bit of a blind spot directly alongside the car, which why I still prefer to be able to see there with my side mirrors. Technically you could argue that anything that got in that spot was visible at some point before it got there, but apparently that didn't work for me at the time.
It definitely felt (and looked) a bit different at first. But I felt I was seeing more of what I needed right from the beginning.
More recently I have been backing into parking spaces much more than I used to. With no backup camera on this 2002 Audi, I'm definitely dependent on spotting stripes in my rear view mirror. For the couple of places I routinely do this, I eventually got used to what it needed to look like and could often get it right the first time. But I am very much looking forward to a good backup camera in my next car. Our 2006 Prius has a bad backup camera. That does not count for this purpose.
What is your favorite lightweight replacement browser for Android? Older Android phone.
I have used Mozilla Firefox on all my Android devices since Android JellyBean (Android 4.3) came out and still use it on current my Android phone (Android 11).
The features I like and use regularly on Mozilla Android are:
* Bookmark Sync [Sync bookmarks between all your Mozilla web browsers (requires you to set up a free Mozilla "Sync" account with an email and password)].
* built-in basic Anti-tracking Cookie Blocker.
* Ability to use Add-ons such as uBlock Origin (helps to block more trackers) and Reverse Image Search).
I use Duck Duck Go as my primary web search in all my web browsers.
What is your favorite lightweight replacement browser for Android? Older Android phone.
I agree with Dr Who Fan, I use Firefox for all the same reasons he does. And I've been using it since my Galaxy III, up to my Galaxy IX which I still use daily.
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There's always a special feeling between Auburn graduates. War Eagle.
Oh noo! I did that with a
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Oh noo! I did that with a concrete column in a parking garage once :/ That was an expensive lesson.
Worst part was: I had adjusted my side mirrors to look outward more after a friend had gotten this advice during an advanced driving course. The theory being, that many people have their side mirrors turned in too much, creating in unnecessary overlap with your rearview mirror. And by turning them out more, you reduce that overlap and decrease the blind angle on the outside of the side mirrors so you spot overtaking cars earlier.
Problem is: part of that overlap between side and rearview mirrors allows you to look along the side of your car, where concrete columns and mailboxes sometimes hide... So my side mirrors are in their traditional angle again and cars nowadays have these nice curved mirrors, so the whole blind angle thing is a problem of the past anyway.
Good luck with the car and mailbox!
E pluribus unum
Jinkei wrote:by turning them
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I've done that for years. I think Click and Clack advocated it, and it works for me.
Jinkei wrote: Good luck with
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Thank you my checkbook may need it.
ARCHAE86 Now there's a duo I
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ARCHAE86 Now there's a duo I haven't heard of in while! :) But that is interesting. Did you have any learning curve at all? For me the problem with it was, that the body work on either side of the rear window can cause a bit of a blind spot directly alongside the car, which why I still prefer to be able to see there with my side mirrors. Technically you could argue that anything that got in that spot was visible at some point before it got there, but apparently that didn't work for me at the time.
E pluribus unum
Jinkei wrote:Did you have any
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It definitely felt (and looked) a bit different at first. But I felt I was seeing more of what I needed right from the beginning.
More recently I have been backing into parking spaces much more than I used to. With no backup camera on this 2002 Audi, I'm definitely dependent on spotting stripes in my rear view mirror. For the couple of places I routinely do this, I eventually got used to what it needed to look like and could often get it right the first time. But I am very much looking forward to a good backup camera in my next car. Our 2006 Prius has a bad backup camera. That does not count for this purpose.
What is your favorite
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What is your favorite lightweight replacement browser for Android? Older Android phone.
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Tom M wrote: What is your
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I don't have one but on my Windows pc the Firefox browser uses alot less memory then the Google browser does
Tom M wrote: What is your
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I have used Mozilla Firefox on all my Android devices since Android JellyBean (Android 4.3) came out and still use it on current my Android phone (Android 11).
The features I like and use regularly on Mozilla Android are:
* Bookmark Sync [Sync bookmarks between all your Mozilla web browsers (requires you to set up a free Mozilla "Sync" account with an email and password)].
* built-in basic Anti-tracking Cookie Blocker.
* Ability to use Add-ons such as uBlock Origin (helps to block more trackers) and Reverse Image Search).
I use Duck Duck Go as my primary web search in all my web browsers.
Tom M wrote:What is your
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I agree with Dr Who Fan, I use Firefox for all the same reasons he does. And I've been using it since my Galaxy III, up to my Galaxy IX which I still use daily.
Proud member of the Old Farts Association
When I joined einstein@home
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When I joined einstein@home today I noticed this is an Auburn University team effort. I graduated from Auburn University in the first class of 2000. My degree is a BFA with a concentration in painting.
There's always a special feeling between Auburn graduates. War Eagle.