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Too Busy!
Sorry been way too busy to post, I will try to get the automated Agent updates working but probably next weekend, but so many things queued up:
US Mobile is great; Google Voice for numbers, but remember to send a text every month
The incredibly reasonable cost of cellular service in SE Asia and how to get multiple Whatsapp working but be careful about how you use WhatsApp business.
https://tongfamily.com/2026/06/13/too-busy/
#Geek
cc: Maximize your Amex Platinum, Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase Sapphire Reserve Business, Amazon Prime and Alaska Airlines
Ok, the most exhausting last resolution for last year was to really maximize the many credit cards we managed to take advantage of and also figure out how to
Amazon Prime
Free Grubhub+ but ther
https://tongfamily.com/2026/01/11/cc-maximize-your-amex-platinum-chase-sapphire-reserve-chase-sapphire-reserve-business-amazon-prime-and-alaska-airlines/
#Geek #travel
Amazon: what you can share and not with Amazon Family
This is actually pretty confusing but the main thing is that Altoona thing sAmazon Household has disappeared. The text is confusing. It says you can share your prime benefits with one adult and four children but it turns out this is a bit of an oversell. It should say select (and very few benefits).
The free shipping for ot
https://tongfamily.com/2026/01/08/amazon-what-you-can-share-and-not-with-amazon-family/
#amazon #Geek #shop
pen: Narvalur Pen Jam, do not force
Well, I finally decided to get three more pens, and I ended up losing one to my stupidity, so here's the latest on my fountain pen hobby.
OK, for those of you new to the hobby, I've had these pens for a while, and I've never had a jam. But I took my cheapest pen, the $50 Narvalur, on the road, and the thing just stopped writing.
I took some internet advice to stick the nib
https://tongfamily.com/2025/12/17/pen-narvalur-pen-jam-do-not-force/
#pen
Pen: 40 year old Parker GTE cartridge ISO-12575-2 G2
Well I discovered in my mom and dad’s stuff a GTE labeled pen. It must be at least 40 years old and I help but want to use it again. But what is the cartridge.
Well a little sleuthing helps. It is ¼ inch in diameter and 3 7/8 inch long. Turns out this is a Parker G2 standard cartridge and is now ISO-12575-
https://tongfamily.com/2025/12/08/pen-40-year-old-parker-gte-cartridge-iso-12575-2-g2/
#edc #Geek #pen #iso125742 #parker #pen
mac: Anyoyo TB502Pro vs Hagibis ASM2464PD
I got the Hagibis early this year and it has rocked. It is a Thunderbolt 4 drive and with the very fast Samsung 990 Pro, it can do 3GBps read and write easily. Saturating the 40Gbps Thunderbolt 4.
It was about $120, but now you can get it for $60 from Aliexpress so the progress has been crazy. The main issue with it is that actually getting the back cover off is
https://tongfamily.com/2025/11/30/mac-anyoyo-tb502pro-vs-hagibis-asm2464pd/
#Geek
