Like the majority of people who carry smartphones, I’ve stuck to the stock operating system on them over the years. My preference has been for iOS, since I’ve used Apple gear for over 30 years, but I’ve used Android, too. I’ve also come to appreciate that, while I can’t know exactly how phone makers use my information, Apple has less incentive to be evil; they are primarily a hardware company that has a small advertising business, as opposed to Google, which is primarily an advertising company that has a small hardware business.

Answers to Christina’s Five Questions (in native Gemini format here): This year, did you try reading a book in a genre you usually don’t gravitate to? What did you think of it? Not yet. I honestly don’t read much for pleasure. (Shock! Horror!) But I’ll probably get to this eventually. Have you ever made a New Year’s resolution that you stuck to? (Are you still sticking to it?) I resolved to lose weight this year, and I was down about 19 pounds at last weigh-in, due to diet changes and an adjustment to my blood sugar medication.