Phone End-Of-Support Date

Is your smartphone past its "Expiration Date?"

I just was reminded of something from tech advisor Kim Komando that every phone owner needs to know: Your smartphone has an End of Support (EOS) date.

It has nothing to do with your battery or screen. It’s the day the manufacturer stops sending out security updates.

Why this matters: Once those updates stop, your phone still works. Your apps still open. But the "security door" between your banking info and a criminal? It quietly stops getting locked. Every new vulnerability discovered after that EOL date stays wide open on your device forever.

The Risk is Real:
• Over a billion unpatched Android phones are being used right now for banking and email.
• The December 2025 Android patch alone fixed over 100 vulnerabilities.
• iPhones are just as much at risk after they stop getting iOS updates.
Even if you aren't ready to buy a new phone today, you should know if yours is a "sitting duck."

Check your device's status here: https://endoflife.date

Knowledge is power! Even if you keep using an older phone, knowing it's past its prime might help you be a lot more careful about what you click.

Cold Snowy Morning

Quiet and frigid 15ºF Monday morning, with most of the snow from yesterday still hanging around. That’s making my morning view pretty awesome, while I sit at the breakfast table. My trusty old stick-on outdoor thermometer is still doing its job, and the snow in the background adds a little interest to this photo.

 

Snowy birdfeeder in the foreground, donkeys and a horse out in the field below. 

 

 

 

 

I’m enjoying one of the sourdough jalapeño & cheddar fresh-baked “English Muffs” we picked up yesterday in downtown Littleton. I decided to brew a half pot of coffee this morning, instead of going through my usual latte-making production. Works either way, I guess… I just need that hot cup of "something" to enjoy on a chilly looking morning. 

    

Thursday Bike Ride

Cool and windy Thursday afternoon... and I got my first bike ride of 2026 accomplished, woo hoo! I was thinking a short ride to get things started, but once I was on the trail, it felt too good to abbreviate it. I was glad to be wearing my cool weather cycling gear! 

 

 

There wasn't much activity out there today, with the wind gusting over 30mph, but I did see a herd of deer, who decided it was time to cross the trail just as I was approaching.

 

 

Deer checking me out, while deciding whether or not to follow everyone else across the bike path.

Daylight Saving Switch Starts

Welcome to Daylight Saving Time! 27 clocks later, my annual DST audit is officially closed. I got nine clocks set forward on the main floor last night, did four more this morning in the basement and garage, fine-tuned four auto-updating devices, and verified ten net-synchronized devices. Whew. Glad to have all our devices at least showing the same hour! 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m pleased to report no *new* clock software bugs showed up this year, although my buggy Honda car clock is still living 20 years in the past. So this morning we were tempted to play music from 2006 on the stereo, in its honor… but instead, we’re listening to our local Boulder AAA rock station KBCO FM, playing music commemorating Women’s Day. More fun than changing clocks, is listening to Sheryl Crow singing “All I Wanna Do… is have some fun!” Fun fact: Sheryl Crow just came on KBCO to announce that she really appreciates our local station, as they were the very first ones to play her music.

Friday Snow!

Happy Friday morning! We're enjoying a beautiful snowy 33°F landscape view, as we finish our delicious homemade breakfast! Here's a snowy conifer in my downhill neighbor’s back yard, with a few birds at the feeders. One House Finch is just arriving at the cylindrical suet feeder.

 

 

 

This pretty Flicker is gorging themself at the Bird Buddy feeder. I just love this image, with the thick layer of snow on top of the pretty little Bird Buddy. 

I guess we’ll be heading out soon, to shovel some of this heavy wet Spring snow off the driveway, so I can drag our empty trash bin back inside.