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83% of American Jews Support 'Gay Marriage'
New poll reveals majority of Americans support 'gay marriage.' Surprisingly, highest support comes from practicing Jewish Americans.
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Ari Yashar , Feb 26 , 2014 10:24 AM
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A new poll released Wednesday shows that a majority of Americans support 'gay marriage.' The group with the largest percentage expressing support was practicing Jewish Americans, 83% of whom came out in favor, despite homosexuality being expressly forbidden by Judaism.
The survey, which polled 4,500 Americans, was conducted by the non-partisan Public Religion Research Institute. It found that 53% of Americans support gay marriage, reports AFP. That figure indicates a significant rise from ten years prior; in 2003, American public support for same-sex marriage was at 32%.
A somewhat surprising trend exposed in the research was the widespread support among Americans who attend churches and synagogues.
As noted above, 83% of practicing Jewish Americans came out in favor, 62% of "white mainline Protestants" similarly expressed support, along with 58% of white Catholics and 56% of Hispanic Catholics.
The religious groups with the least support were the black Protestants, at 35%, and white evangelical Protestants, at 27%.
Another trend that became clear was the rising support for 'gay marriage' among young Americans, as 69% of Americans in their 20s and early 30s expressed support.
Robert Jones, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, said nearly a third of those in this younger age group "who left their childhood religion say unfavorable church teachings about or treatment of gay and lesbian people played a significant role in their decision to head for the exit."
Legal changes promoting gay marriage in the US
The discussion of 'gay marriage' is particularly timely in the US. Just this Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder addressed state attorneys general, and in essence told them they do not have to defend state laws banning gay marriage, reports Fox News.
"In general, I believe that we must be suspicious of legal classifications based solely on sexual orientation," Holder said.
After the Defense of Marriage Act was struck down by the Supreme Court last year, a half-dozen Democratic state attorneys general have stopped defending their states' laws banning gay marriage,
In Israel, the issue of gay marriage has been foisted on the Knesset by MK Adi Kol (Yesh Atid), who has also been trying to legislate civil marriage in Israel.
Kol also initiated a bill to give same-sex couples equal tax breaks, a bill which Jewish Home initially opposed but eventually compromised on by not having the bill give same-sex couples official recognition, thereby sparing Jewish Home from being perceived as officially supporting gay marriage.
Jewish Home, as well as Likud Beytenu, drew criticism for failing to vote against the bill, which passed; Bennett voted for the bill while the rest of Jewish Home abstained.
MK Moshe Feiglin (Likud-Beytenu) decried what he said was a wave of anti-family legislation spearheaded by Yesh Atid. It used to be clear what a family was, he told a Bar Association conference, and people were either married, single, divorced or widowed. "Nowadays there is a family, and a single-parent family, and a same-sex family. There are all kinds of families and all of them are legitimate. This hides behind a fake liberalism that pretends to hug everyone. How nice!... But by calling everything a family – in effect, nothing is a family."

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This report is concerned with the effect of antibiotics on germination and translocation of native chemicals in the laboratory and on the plant's reaction to certain antibiotics used as soil drenches under greenhouse conditions. The seeds treated with antibiotics active against Gram positive organisms were deficient in both carbohydrates and proteins. The seeds treated with antibiotics active against Cram negative organisms had a delayed germination but a normal physiological development. Streptomycin had the most adverse effect on translocation but stimulated germination. Analysis of variance of germination indicated that seed germination was dependent upon the antibiotic used. The analysis for the translocation resulted in the means being significantly different. No adverse effects, caused by the soil treatment, were noted for germination. Neomycin, penicillin, and streptomycin appear to stimulate germination; tyrothricin and polymyxin inhibit germination the first week but by the second week have a higher germination percentage than the control. Streptomycin, polymyxin and neomycin drenches have the most beneficial effect on the growth of Nato, Magnolia, and Upland varieties. A trigger agent is apparently released which stimulates growth from the first week until termination of the experiment. The three antibiotics inhibit the growth of Blue bonnet.
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Goss, Robert C. (1962) "Antibiotics Stimulating or Inhibiting Germination and Growth of Rice," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 69(1), 199-204.


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לסדר ויחי
וְעָשִׂיתָ עִמָּדִי חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת אַל נָא תִקְבְּרֵנִי בְּמִצְרָיִם
And deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I beg you, in Egypt (Genesis 47:29):
In the Midrash (Genesis Rabbah Jacob's request of Joseph is explained to mean: "that the Egyptians not use me as a medium of redemption" for it is written (Exodus 13:13): "And every firstling of an ass you shall redeem with a lamb" (וְכָל פֶּטֶר חֲמֹר תִּפְדֶּה בְשֶׂה). The Egyptians are considered asses, as it is written (Ezekiel 23:20): "whose flesh is as the flesh of asses" (בְּשַׂר חֲמוֹרִים בְּשָׂרָם) while I am considered a sheep, as it is written (Jeremiah 50:17): "Israel is a scattered sheep" (שֶׂה פְזוּרָה יִשְׂרָאֵל).
And it appears to our master to explain the Midrash in view of the danger that the character trait of kindliness presents to a person. Although this trait may lead a person to do good for others and to care for them, the trait may also lead a person to a forbidden desire to engage in immoral relationships and to consort with adulterers. For the source of kindliness is an uncontrollable impulse, which is why the Scripture writes (Leviticus 20:17) in reference to one of the forbidden relationships, "חֶסֶד הוּא" (it is a shameful thing). Now we, the Children of Israel, are kind and we are merciful ones who are descended from merciful ones. Nevertheless, we are very far removed from forbidden relationships, and we flee from them to the furthest possible extent as required by the Torah which is called Truth. This was the trait of Jacob, who took pride in saying about his first-born son (Genesis 49:3): "my might and the first-fruits of my strength" (כֹּחִי וְרֵאשִׁית אוֹנִי). However, the Egyptians were licentious and lusted after forbidden relationships. By the same token, they were also good-hearted and so full of kindness that the Scripture writes (Deuteronomy 23:7): "You shalt not abhor an Egyptian, because you were a sojourner in his land" (לֹא תְתַעֵב מִצְרִי כִּי גֵר הָיִיתָ בְאַרְצוֹ). This means that, despite his tendency to immoral conduct, we should not abhor an Egyptian totally, because he also has a good side, which is that he arose to save our fathers who were strangers in his land, which became their refuge in their time of distress.
In making his request to Joseph, Jacob was in fear for his soul, because he understood that the Children of Israel and the Egyptians had a character trait in common, namely the trait of kindliness. He feared that perhaps the Children of Israel would also deviate from the path of truth, the trait of Jacob, and would become dissolute like the Egyptians. They might, G-d forbid, stumble and not be able to get up. Was it not, in fact, precisely because they avoided illicit relationships that they were saved from Egypt? This is what Jacob said to Joseph (Genesis 47:29) "and deal kindly and truthfully with me" (וְעָשִׂיתָ עִמָּדִי חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת) by which he meant to say: "perform kindness in a way that is consistent with the Torah which is truth." Jacob continued, "bury me not in Egypt" by which he meant "do not abandon my trait of faithfulness while you remain in Egypt by committing adultery as the Egyptians do. For then my hopes will be destroyed. How will we be different from them, because they are also as kind-hearted and generous as we?" This was the meaning of the words the Midrash attributes to Jacob.
"That the Egyptians should not use me as a medium of redemption" - in other words, that they should not be able to say that the children of Israel are, as are they, adulterers. "Whose flesh is as the flesh of asses" - in other words, that the Egyptians are licentious. "And I am a sheep." The Midrash explains elsewhere that Israel is compared to a sheep, because just as the whole body of a lamb shakes if one of its limbs is touched, similarly if one Israelite is endangered then the whole people are aroused. This reflects their trait of kindness, which is easily awakened. However, they are also scattered, meaning that when it is necessary to remain aloof and detached, they have the self-control to withstand temptation, which is the trait of might (הגבורה) and restraint (והצימצום). Israel is therefore called a scattered lamb. But if they were just a lamb, then they could, G-d forbid, be exchanged for an ass, "for every firstling of an ass you shall redeem with a lamb" (וכל פטר חמור תפדה בשה). And then how would these (the Israelites) be different from these (the Egyptians)?
חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת
Kindly and truly (Genesis 47:29)
Rashi comments: Kindness and truth: the kindness that is shown to the dead is the "kindness of truth" (חסד של אמת) since one cannot hope for any reward.
The Siftei Hakhamim writes that Rashi's reference to the kindness shown to the dead was not meant to imply that kindness to the living could not also be completely disinterested, but, in fact, any kindness done without the expectation of any reward could be called "kindness of truth" (חסד של אמת). For Eliezer also said to the family of Rivkah (Genesis 24:49) "And now if you will deal kindly and truly with my lord" (וְעַתָּה אִם יֶשְׁכֶם עֹשִׂים חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת אֶת אֲדֹנִי) when he asked them to give him Rivkah without compensation or any expectation of reward.
It thus appears that Rashi's opinion is that the only act of true kindness is an act performed without expectation of any reward. But this is difficult because the Sages in Nedarim 83b deduce from the verse (Ecclesiastes 7:2) "And the living will lay it to heart" (וְהַחַי יִתֵּן אֶל לִבּוֹ) that the living should bury and eulogize the dead so that they in turn will be buried and eulogized when they die. If so, the living do have some expectation of reward for their acts of mercy to the dead. Nor can one distinguish between whether the expectation is that the beneficiary of the act of kindness will reciprocate or that third-parties will reciprocate, because the one performing the act of kindness still expects to be rewarded in the end, so his kindness is not truly disinterested (חסד אמיתי). And even Joseph acted in this way when he requested that his brothers take his remains with them from Egypt.
It therefore appears to our master that, but for the words of Rashi, we could have said the opposite: that kindness refers to any act done with no expectation of reward. But if an act is done in the expectation of reward, it is not kindness (חסד) but truth (אמת) that is done only for the sake of compensation. Jacob therefore told Joseph that the act of kindness that he was requesting from him was not an act of pure kindness, but also an act of truth, because Joseph would eventually also have to request from his brothers that they take his remains with them when they left Egypt. Joseph therefore performed an act of kindness, because he received no immediate compensation, but it also had an aspect of truth (אמת), because he hoped eventually to be compensated. Similarly, Eliezer, in saying, "if you will deal kindly and truly" with Abraham, meant that it would be a kindness to Abraham, because it was Abraham's desire that Isaac should marry a member of that family. But it was also "truth," because what greater reward could they have than to be related by marriage to Abraham who has been blessed by G-d with everything.
בִּנְיָמִין זְאֵב יִטְרָף
Benjamin is a ravenous wolf (Genesis 49:27):
Rashi comments: He (Benjamin) is a wolf that will tear. He prophesied that the descendants of Benjamin will be rapacious in the future, for they were told as it is written (Judges 21:21) "and seize each man his wife" (וַחֲטַפְתֶּם לָכֶם אִישׁ אִשְׁתּוֹ) after the incident of the concubine of Gibeah.
The Siftei Hakhamim writes that "יִטְרָף" is not an adjective modifying "wolf" (i.e., "a wolf that tears"), because every wolf tears. Rather it is a verb "יִטְרָף" whose subject is Binyamin. So the opinion of Rashi is that Benjamin is a wolf that will tear. And the Siftei Hakhamim should have elaborated further to say that if "יִטְרָף" were an adjective, the text would have been written in the present tense (טורף) not in the future tense (יִטְרָף).
And our master observed that there is a wonderful symbolism in this verse, because we know that when the children of Israel gathered together after the incident of the concubine of Gibeah to formulate a plan to allow the four hundred men of Benjamin to take wives from the other tribes so that the tribe of Benjamin should not be completely annihilated, they decided to let them catch wives from the tribe of Ephraim. And the reason that they designated the tribe of Ephraim was that Ephraim was descended from Joseph the brother of Benjamin. But there was also a hidden reason for this, which is that Joseph had been supposed to have twelve sons like Jacob. But, as a result of being in Egypt, he only had two sons instead of twelve. But those sons were in a spiritual sense restored by Benjamin through the birth of his ten sons each of whom he named in memory of his Joseph, as is explained well in the Midrash and in the kabbalistic books (ספרי חן). It was a kind of יבום to name the son in memory of the dead brother. Therefore, just as Benjamin restored the loss of Joseph by naming his sons in Joseph's memory, so too at the time when the tribe of Benjamin was threatened with extinction, it was appropriate that he should claim his reward by catching wives from the tribe of Ephraim the son of Joseph.
This is what Jacob meant in his holy spirit by saying, Benjamin is a wolf, because he snatched the ten souls from the void and returned them to a place of holiness in the name of his brother. What is more, the numerical value of זאב is ten! But in the future Binyamin will tear (יטרוף) in the incident of the concubine of Gibeah when he will receive his reward for what he did for Joseph.
According to this, we can well understand the words of the אור החיים who wrote concerning the verse (Genesis 30:23-24): "and Rachel said, G-d has taken away my reproach. and she called his name Joseph saying May the Lord add to me another son" (אָסַף אֱלֹקִים אֶת חֶרְפָּתִי וַתִּקְרָא אֶת שְׁמוֹ יוֹסֵף לֵאמֹר יֹסֵף יְהוָה לִי בֵּן אַחֵר). And these are his words: The letter aleph is composed of a vav and two yods. She took one yod from it, leaving one yod and one vav. That is why she called him Joseph and not Asaph. And the yod which she took from Joseph she gave to Binyamin, which is written with an extra yod.
Rachel spoke correctly in saying that G-d had taken away her disgrace, because Joseph was destined to have twelve sons like Jacob. But then she saw through the holy spirit, that ten would be lost. She therefore took a yod from Asaph and hid it in the name of Benjamin. This is why the Scripture says, "And she called his name Joseph: and said, may the Lord add to me another son" who will recover the ten that were lost.


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Q: Can't get a multi-app webpack configuration to work with react-hot-loader I have a basic setup with two apps each in a separate directory, I'm using a custom server to compile them using webpack-dev-middleware/webpack-hot-middleware. Things are working fine except that I can't get HMR to work for the second app (I'm using react-hot-loader).
Here's a minimal repo illustrating the problem: https://github.com/AmrN/multi-react-app-hmr
My main code files:
webpack.config.js
var path = require('path');
var webpack = require('webpack');
var HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');

module.exports = function (appName) {
  return {
    devtool: 'cheap-module-eval-source-map',
    entry: [
      'react-hot-loader/patch',
      'webpack-hot-middleware/client',
      path.join(__dirname, appName, 'index'),
    ],
    output: {
      path: path.join(__dirname, 'dist', appName),
      filename: 'bundle.js',
      publicPath: '/'+appName+'/'
    },
    plugins: [
      new webpack.HotModuleReplacementPlugin(),
      new webpack.NamedModulesPlugin(),
      new webpack.NoEmitOnErrorsPlugin(),
      new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
        template: path.join(__dirname, appName, 'index.html'),
      }),
    ],
    module: {
      loaders: [{
        test: /\.jsx?$/,
        loaders: ['babel-loader'],
        exclude: /node_modules/,
      }]
    },
  };
};

server.js
var path = require('path');
var webpack = require('webpack');
var express = require('express');
var config1 = require('./webpack.config')('app1');
var config2 = require('./webpack.config')('app2');

var app = express();

[config1, config2].forEach((config) => {
  var compiler = webpack(config);
  app.use(require('webpack-dev-middleware')(compiler, {
    publicPath: config.output.publicPath
  }));

  app.use(require('webpack-hot-middleware')(compiler));
});

app.listen(3000, function (err) {
  if (err) {
    return console.error(err);
  }

  console.log('Listening at http://localhost:3000/');
});

(app1|app2)/index.js
import { AppContainer } from 'react-hot-loader';
import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import App from './App';

const rootEl = document.getElementById('root');
const render = Component =>
  ReactDOM.render(
    <AppContainer>
      <Component />
    </AppContainer>,
    rootEl
  );

render(App);
if (module.hot) module.hot.accept('./App', () => render(App));

Now if I run the server, my files are compiled correctly, and I can visit http://localhost:3000/app1/index.html successfully, and HMR is working properly here. However, if I visit the second app http://localhost:3000/app2/index.html it opens but HMR is not working and looking at the console it gives me the following error:

GET http://localhost:3000/app2/640a44b6b47b67436af2.hot-update.json
  404 (Not Found)
[HMR] Cannot find update (Full reload needed)
[HMR] (Probably because of restarting the server)

Another thing I've noticed is that changing the order in which I apply my apps webpack configs in server.js from:
[config1, config2].forEach((config) => {...})
to:
[config2, config1].forEach((config) => {...})
switches the problem to app1, now HMR works for app2 but not app1.
Any help is appreciated, thanks.

A: The problem was that both apps used the same path for hot reloading (I think it's /__webpack_hmr by default).
So I had to use a different one for each:
in webpack.config.js I did:
entry: [
  // ...
  'webpack-hot-middleware/client?path=/__webpack_hmr_'+appName,
  // ...
]

and in server.js:
app.use(require('webpack-hot-middleware')(compiler, {
  path: '/__webpack_hmr_'+appName
}));

Now it's working properly.

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I was drawn to technology in grade school in the 1950s–yes, a long time ago! My father was an avid 8mm filmmaker and I would show movies of his trips to Europe to my 4th grade class. I knew how to operate the projector and always felt comfortable with the technical side of communications. In college, I gained tech skills working on the daily newspaper at the University of Maryland. We set type digitally…just out of the stone ages of hot type…and this was my training ground for tech production in printing. I started my design firm in the late 70's and was one of the first companies to accept text via telephone transmission…before the internet… and the fax machine. We invested heavily in graphics equipment, both for typography and photo work, then moved into digital printing and web design. I have always been inspired by the end result..how to make a beautiful product, and putting a good team together to do it. I'm still captivated by the interplay between design and technology. And I will always think of our work as a craft, one that improves over time. For me, the magical quality— seeing an idea take shape and the effect it has in the world— are key motivators. I see technology as a tool to achieve good things. No matter whether the tool is analog or digital, you need people who are creative and intentional to use these tools to transform ideas into worthwhile products.
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A child asked me which was better: Alexa, the voice inside the Amazon Echo Dot, or Google Assistant, the voice inside the Google Home speaker, renamed "Google Nest." Until recently, I would have said Google Assistant.
That was before I read CNET's "9 Things Alexa Can Do that Google Can't." Of course, right after that, I read "9 Things Google Can Do that Alexa Can't."
Let's start with some Alexa differences. Alexa can play Apple Music as one of man y choices; Google makes Apple music off limits. Alexa listens for burglars, alerting you if she hears glass breaking, an alarm going off and other sounds. (But you must turn on "Guard" in "Settings.") Also, Alexa can hear your whispers and whisper back.
OK, Google's turn. Google answers questions much better, even about Amazon products. I asked it about the new Amazon Halo, a Fitbit-type wearable. It answered perfectly. When I asked Alexa, she miffed it. Another thing I like about Google: It lets you play music, podcasts, audio books, video and other audio on another speaker or on your TV just by asking aloud.
Now for some similarities: When I tried the free Alexa app on a new phone, it prompted me to set up an emergency contact. It will contact this person next time I say: "Alexa, call for help." But both Alexa and Google can call friends and family by name, if they're in your contact list.
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"Favorites" is a new Facebook feature. It puts the people you care about at the top of your newsfeed. To find it on your computer, click the down arrow in the upper right and choose "News Feed Preferences." Then click "Favorites."
"Watch" shows you videos based on what they think your tastes are. When I clicked it, I saw a guy play a typewriter in an orchestra performing the novelty tune "The Typewriter." I also saw two guys performing "The Evolution of Piano." But most of the videos on my list involved animal rescues. Obviously, Facebook has tagged me as a friend of the furry. You can find "Watch" on the left side of the Facebook home page.
What to Do When Your Mac Freezes
The first thing to do when your Mac freezes is to walk away for a minute or two. It will make you feel better. It may even fix things: The problem could be a single program. By giving the system a rest, it gets a chance to catch up with you.
Another thing you can do is press the "Command," "Option," and "Escape" keys. This brings up an option called "Force Quit," giving you a chance to shut off any resource hogs. If you're not sure who the offenders are, check the "Activity Monitor." You'll find it under "Applications" and "Utilities."
HowtoGeek.com has more tips under the headline "What to do if your Mac Freezes."
For Serious Artists
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If you don't want to shell out $429 for the basic iPad and an Apple pencil to go with it, consider an $80 Wacom Intuos tablet. It comes with its own pencil.
Using a Wacom tablet plugged into your computer enables you to use a wide range of art and photo programs, such as Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter or the free "Gimp." With an iPad, you're limited to apps.
The effects of digital paint are so realistic now that artists can create masterpieces without the fuss of paint, inserting details they've created before. Why reinvent another nose if you've already got a great one to slug in?
During installation, the program asked me whether I would use it for 3D modeling, animation, illustration, comic design, web design or other professional-sounding activities. I chose "creative sketching." It's a bit intimidating, but the free "Gimp" program has some great tutorials starting at square one.
If you prefer drawing on an iPad, see CNET's article, "The Best Apps for Drawing on an iPad." They chose "Procreate,' "Autodesk Sketchbook," "Art Set 4," and "Lake."
Do you ever install the "Update Preview" in Windows 10? If so, you're helping Microsoft by being a beta tester.
You can get to the Update Preview if you click "check for updates" in the last half of the month. There's always a chance it might fix something on your machine, but experts say it's better to stick with the stable version. Microsoft uses your experience to issue bug reports before the regular update is ready. The update appears on the second Tuesday of the month.
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Poets.org: If you like love poems that rhyme, search at Poets.org for those written before the 1920s. Better yet, do a Google search on "Love poems before 1920." Then look for an address with dot org in it, such as classicalpoets.org.
Speedtest.net, as so many readers reminded me, is the place to go to check your internet speed, not Speedtest.com. Thanks guys.
Making Money on Zoom
"Luma," free from the Zoom Marketplace, lets you sell tickets to your Zoom events.
"OnZoom" also lets you sell tickets and promote your events. If you wish, you can sign up for other people's upcoming events, such as "Back to Basics Breakfast Classics" and "How to Play the Ukulele." Most are free.
Whether using OnZoom or Luma, you must have the paid version of Zoom, It's $149 a year.
SMARTPHONE PLANS FOR THE FRUGAL
Posted on November 2nd, 2020 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
My frugal sister will get her first smartphone when her flip phone runs out of minutes, 45 minutes from now.
That may take a while. She doesn't make many calls on it. In the meantime, her friends keep saying: "What?" The sound quality is dreadful.
I suggested the Pixel 4a for $349 with "Google Fi" cell service for $20 a month for unlimited talk and text, not counting whatever data you use. But a friend's deal may be better. She went with Consumer Cellular's iPhone SE for $250. Consumer Cellular is known for their friendly tech support, especially for seniors. The monthly cost is lower than Google's "Fi" service if you use more than 500 megabytes worth of data per month.
At Consumer Cellular, unlimited voice and unlimited texts with 500 megabytes of data is $25 a month. If you go over the data limit — by surfing the web when you're away from a Wi-Fi connection — they only charge an extra $5, even if you use three gigabytes worth. On Google Fi, three gigabytes of data with unlimited talk and text would cost $50. That's $20 more than the Consumer Cellular deal, not counting the five percent discount for AARP members.
When I visit my sister next week in California, I'll hand her my Pixel 3a phone so she can compare it to her husband's iPhone. She's leaning toward the iPhone. It's a good idea to get the same type of phone as your loved one or friend, so they can show you the ropes. I'll always regret getting my 90-something aunt an iPad when all her friends had computers. She never did learn how to work it.
For budget-minded folks who rarely use a phone out of range of WiFi, it's hard to beat TracFone's $30 Android smartphones, such as the LG Rebel 4 with a $125-a-year service plan. It offers 1500 call minutes, 1500 texts and 1.5 gigabytes of data. If you spread it out evenly, that's about two hours of talking a month, 125 texts a month and 125 megabytes of data a month. To escape the voice and text limits, use a free app like Signal or WhatsApp when you're in range of WiFi. But in my experience, TracFone doesn't offer good tech support.
A reader wrote to say he tried clicking on the link in what I thought was a fake AOL message. Nothing bad happened. He was right, I was wrong.
My earlier suspicions came from Googling it. I also examined the link itself. The text in a link is often just decoration; it doesn't mean that's where you're going. When I hovered over the link and looked at the bottom of my computer screen where the real address was displayed, it looked phony. I should have tried clicking on it anyway. I have the free extension "Malwarebytes Browser Guard," so I would have gotten a warning if it had been fake.
AOL would like all users to either download their new iOS or Android app, or to click one of the links in their message to get third-party apps, such as Gmail, in sync with their new sign-in procedures. Those who go to AOL's website instead of using an app don't have to worry about this.
One of the earliest games I ever played on a computer was pinball. It's still fun. So I eagerly turned to Stern Pinball's new Star Trek game. It's $5 from Steampowered.com.
Stern is the biggest manufacturer of arcade-quality pinball machines on the planet, going back to the early 1930s. They also make computer games. The new StarTrek pinball I played was fun, with chatter about alien civilizations. I don't think it beats the old Microsoft Pinball for Windows 98, which a friend of mine plays in Windows 10, but it's good.
The download at Steampowered.com said it would take 55 minutes– unheard of! But trying it again later, it was zip quick, for reasons known only to the gremlins who haunt these things. Besides the Star Trek game, I played Stern's free pinball game, "Last Action Hero," named after the movie by Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's a good thing I bought the $20 Logitech Gamepad to play it with. A mouse just doesn't cut it.
App Happy
Google's free app "Arts and Culture" has a new feature: it lets you step into a famous painting, by tapping "Art Filters." You need a phone that has augmented reality to make it work. I used my Pixel 3a. Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" put a headdress on my head. Frida Kahlo's "Self-Portrait with Monkey," put a monkey on my shoulder. I snapped a picture of myself and saved it. But the app's links to the world's best art museums are better than these AR filters. No augmented reality required. No app required either. Just go to ArtsAndCulture.Google.com on your computer or phone.
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A SECOND LOOK AT AMAZON HALO WEARABLE
Posted on October 26th, 2020 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Amazon Halo, the new Fitbit-type wearable I wrote about it last time, is even weirder than I thought. But I like it.
Halo's voice analysis can pinpoint my moods to the very second, telling me when I sound delighted, amused, shy, and so on. (I've yet to sound angry even once in over three weeks.) For example, it said I was "miserable" at 11:10 a.m., but "happy" exactly two seconds later. If you want to improve your tone, the app has video challenges for that. For instance, a four-time martial arts champion and yoga expert guides you in warm-ups for powerful public speaking. You can turn off the mike if you don't want your tone analyzed. Speech samples are processed only on your phone, then automatically deleted.
The sleep analysis is superb. I thought I got at least nine hours of sleep per night, on average. (After all, I was the only one in kindergarten who had to be roused from nap time.) Halo says I average only seven hours. Luckily, she won't downgrade me for getting up in the middle of the night unless I do it too often, but she takes a stern view of lollygagging once morning arrives. This morning, my score dropped from 75 to 71 when I lolled around for an extra 30 minutes. Halo also tracks sleep disturbances, which are defined as any time you're awake in the night for more than five minutes. More than three are inadvisable, but the app's sleep videos and tips can help with that.
My only beef so far is the activity monitor. I can get 60 points for cycling a half hour, only one point for yoga. But anyone who's done power yoga knows that it beats the heck out of cycling on a low gear.
Magnetic Toy Teaches Young Scientists
A toy came in for review that taught me something about magnetism. For $30 from Target, the "Magnetic Motion Set" from Geomag could get any kid's imagination working. At least for half an hour.
There are four projects. Each one has two components. When you set one side swinging, the steel balls in it get the steel balls on the other side swinging too. With a gentle push to start it off, they can keep swinging on their own for about 30 seconds.
The box says it's for ages 7 and up, but unless your child is a genius, you'll want to help. There are few words in the instructions, it's almost all pictures. Basically, you use a magnetic stick to check polarity: if a magnet repels, it will go with one kind of design element; if it attracts, it will go with another. Look at the pictures carefully. My friend and I started by putting some orange discs together upside down. It's not obvious at first how they interlock with each other.
I thought the last project was attractive enough to put on display. But if you want hours of amusement, you'll have to order more pieces.
Trading in Your iPhone for a New One
Most people trade in their phone at the carrier where they bought it. But according to Flipsy.com, iPhone buyers could get $200 more if they avoid Verizon and AT&T and try a site like Swappa or eBay.
Alternatively, you could skip the auction sites and use Flipsy, which directs you to websites that offer instant cash. Your offer won't beat eBay, but it's convenient. You won't have to take pictures of your gizmo or provide a written description, like you would on an auction site. Besides, there's always a risk that your used item won't sell. According to oberlo.com, used items on eBay don't sell as well as new ones, at least in the U.S. Only 40 percent of used items get sold, compared to over 56 percent of new ones. It's the reverse globally.
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Go to Wikiwand.com to download a freebie that makes Wikipedia look like a pleasant magazine. After I did, I searched on Google for "corn" and clicked on the Wikipedia link. Instead of the usual gray page, the article appeared in Wikiwand, with photos attractively placed and a table of contents in a colored bar on the left.
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WHEN IT COMES TO A LAPTOP, IT CAN PAY TO SPEND LESS
You don't have to buy an expensive laptop to get a fast machine. I like Google Chromebooks, but learned my lesson on the more expensive ones.
Chromebooks are fast because they aren't gunked up with software. Almost everything takes place online. Any errors are automatically fixed each time you boot up. But reviewers often encourage you to spend more money than necessary. Except for a cheapish Lenovo, everything listed on "The Best Chromebooks for 2020," at TheVerge.com is around $600 on up, with one well over a thousand. Same goes for CNET and Wired reviews.
For more than a week, I used a friend's $199 HP Chromebook 14, comparing it with my own $650 Pixelbook Go from Google. Sure, the Pixelbook Go has a touch screen, but I don't need that. The Pixelbook Go also has backlit keys — so nice in a dark room– but I can turn on the lights. The Pixelbook has an amazing battery life: nearly 16 hours. But I'm rarely away from a wall outlet. Eight hours is plenty.
The full name of the HP I'm trying out is "HP 14 DB0043wm." It seems just as fast as my more expensive machine. Like my Pixelbook, the HP has the kind of screen you can view from all angles. This is especially helpful if you're watching a movie while sitting on the floor and looking up at the screen, or sitting off to one side. The HP also has a nice variety of ports: two USB-3 ports, two USB 2 ports, a micro SD card slot, and a headphone/microphone jack. The Pixelbook Go doesn't have any USB 2 slots or a card reader. (All of my flash drives are USB 2, so I need those slots.) What's more, the HP Chromebook, at three pounds, is only seven ounces heavier than the Pixelbook. And like all Chromebooks sold in the last four years or so, you can install Android apps on it, which includes Xbox games, printing apps and other useful stuff. It also has great sound and a nice screen resolution.
Walmart.com is selling the HP 14 for $90 less than Amazon is, though they're currently out of stock. But before I get carried away on bargains, I must admit that cheap isn't always better. It's safe if you get a good brand like HP. I bought a cheap "VssoPlor" mouse that stops working half the time. I should have gone with Logitech.
Playing Music in an Old Car
A reader wants to play his favorite music in an old car with no Bluetooth capability. It's stored on a flash drive. But where can he get a radio receiver with a USB port?
Start at Crutchfield.com and search on "radio receiver." Then put in the make, model and year of your car; this ensures you'll get one that's compatible. Scroll down to the cheaper models. If you see one that says "screen mirroring with USB," it will play your thumb drive full of music. I checked to see what they had for my 20-year-old Honda Odyssey. I found the Jenson CMM7720 for $150. A friend bought the Kenwood "Excelon KDC-X304 CD Receiver," for $120. Once you stick your flash drive in, it will start the music right where you left off the last time, when you turned your car off. The sound quality is better than what typically comes with an older car.
Best Buy says they'll take out your old receiver and put in a new one for $65, even if you don't buy the receiver from them. I gave this advice to a reader, but he had a different experience. Instead of $200, they wanted to charge him over $400 with tax. I took a look at the invoice. They'd tacked on a steering wheel gizmo that lets you change the music with a tap. It required an extra installation fee. Otherwise, the total would have been around $199, not $400. All the reader needs is the $17 dash kit for his Toyota Avalon, the $65 in-dash installation, a $17 wiring harness, and a $100 Alpine In-Dash Media Receiver.
Alternatively, get a boombox. At Amazon, search on "portable radio with USB." For example, the Pyle "Surround Portable Boombox Wireless Home Speaker" has a USB slot and high definition sound. It's only $20 and you can use it in the house too.
Covering Your Phone
In a craft project, a lint-filled, gluey blob landed on my Android phone. Try as I might to remove it, it wouldn't budge.
A friend suggested an alcohol wipe. I've read you shouldn't use those, but I was desperate. No dice. The blob still obscured my Pixel 2. So I tried a razor blade. That did it, but the phone stopped working. Uh oh.
Fortunately, I had a Pixel 3a that my late husband discarded in favor of our landline. I bought a TOCOL screen protector for it for $9, made of tempered glass. Works well. Though I mostly use a stylus, I've noticed my fingerprints don't smudge it half as much as they did on an unprotected phone.
Find a less-crowded train using Amtrak's free app for Android and iPhone. It shows you how full the train is, as a percentage. You can use the app to book, board and check the train's status. You also get route details and service alerts.
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SLEEP TRACKER KEEPS ME UP ALL NIGHT
My first night with Amazon's $65 "Halo" fitness band was hilarious. I kept waking up to see if I could improve my sleep score. I couldn't stand to see a "poor" grade. I kept trying to go back to sleep until I got a "fair."
The next night, my sleep score went up to "good," with eight hours and six minutes of sleep but slightly less rapid-eye-movement than ideal. It also told me how long I took to fall asleep. Last night, it was zero minutes, compared to 14 the night before. I was asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. The funniest thing happened when I took a nap. The app changed my score to "poor" and said I'd been in bed for more than 15 hours! Turns out I shouldn't have worn it on my ankle. It only works on your wrist.
Halo is much more than a sleep scorer, however. It monitors activity, heart rate, body fat and a somewhat mysterious item called "tone" — which has nothing to do with fitness and everything to do with personality. Concerning the activity monitor, I was pleased to discover I got credit for leg lifts and other floor exercises, instead of just walking. I can even swim with it. But all analyses take place on your phone. The band is just a strap with the computer gizmo underneath where you can't see it. More stylish bands are supposedly coming soon.
The heart rate monitor seems much more accurate than other wearables. It correlates with another monitor I have. But "tone" needs work. On a day when I felt joyful all day, it said I was neutral 55 percent of the time, happy six percent of the time and energetic for one percent of my day. My most negative moment occurred at 4 p.m. That's when I was playing a Pachinko-like game called Peggle, and cried out after missing a shot.
You get voice analysis, body fat measurements, health tips, exercise videos and extensive sleep analysis for six months for free. After that, it's $4 a month. I was pleased to discover that my body fat percentage put me in the athletic category. The voice analysis seems gimmicky but might be good for those trying to improve on a negative personality. The app also has video workouts. I've tried their beginning yoga and am considering one from a football quarterback called "DangerTrain."
Amazon'sHalo is $65 during a discount period, then it rises to $100. If you want one, go to Amazon.com, search on "Amazon Halo" and click to request an invitation after explaining why you want it. I said I was a huge Amazon fan and had previously owned fitness wearables. That did it. It arrived the next day.
Website Tip
If you find yourself going to the same website on your phone or tablet, why not add an icon to the home screen to get there in one tap?
Here's how to do it in Google Chrome. Launch Chrome, then go to the website you want to save. Tap the three vertical dots in the upper right corner. Choose "Add to Homescreen." In Safari, go to your favorite website, click the "share" icon in the bottom of the screen and choose "Add to Home Screen."
I kept losing my connection to the Internet at a friend's house. Then I tried unplugging the router for 30 seconds. That worked. Alternatively, I could have pushed the reset button.
Just as a computer can often be fixed by powering it down, so can a router. According to HowToGeek.com, a router is a kind of computer with a central processing unit, memory and local storage. Just like a PC, mysterious things can happen inside. For instance, a bug can cause a memory leak, the CPU can overheat, and who knows what else goes on in there. Maybe gremlins hold hands and dance. When you turn the router off for 30 seconds, the capacitors are drained and fully reset.
Of course, sometimes you can't keep an Internet connection no matter what you do. I tried a Google Mesh system, which is supposed to help. But putting the router in a central place was the only thing that worked.
YouTube Tip
If you'd rather read than watch a lecture on YouTube, look for the three horizontal dots to the right of the word "save" underneath the video. Click "open transcript." Now, when you click the play button, the transcript will run along the right side of the screen. But if you want to go faster, pause the play button and use the arrow key on your computer to move the transcript along.
"People on dating apps are more likely to exhibit dark personality traits." Search on that phrase to see an article in ZME Science. A new study, using 555 Germans, found that people using three major dating apps were more likely to be scheming narcissists. Another study showed that Australian men on the dating site Tinder scored high in psychopathy. However, I have a friend who is very happily married to someone she met through the site EliteSingles.com.
Archive.org, also known as the "Way Back Machine" brings you websites as they used to look, even a decade ago. So far, they've made 468 billion web pages available from way back. Recently, they teamed up with CloudFare to archive even more.
PetCoach.co can answer your pet questions 24 hours a day, every day. For more resources, search on the phrase "Chat with a Vet."
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FREE CALLS AND TEXTS
Posted on October 5th, 2020 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
If you're on a limited calling plan, you don't have to buy more minutes when you run out. A free app called "Signal Private Messenger" lets you call for free using a WiFi signal. It beats the heck out of WhatsApp and the other free WiFi calling apps I've tried.
Using the Signal app, my voice calls are as clear as any on my landline or cell phone service, whether I'm talking or listening. Ironically, 60 of my friends are on WhatsApp, but until I sent invitations, none were on Signal. Yet in my experience, the sound quality in WhatsApp is lousy. When I tried it, the sound kept cutting out. In Signal, it's great.
Signal lets you make calls on an iPhone, Android phone, Windows computer or Mac. It's run by a nonprofit foundation, which gets donations rather than trying to make money. There are no ads, no affiliate marketers or creepy tracking. Besides voice calls, it also handles text messages and video calls. Find it in the app store on your phone.
Oontz Adds Oomph
The best affordable portable speaker I've ever had is the one I just got: the "Oontz Angle 3 Ultra, third generation" from Cambridge Soundworks. It was recommended by a reader and is $35 from theOontz.com or Amazon.
It's great for amplifying a phone, computer, or tablet. Lately, I've been using it instead of a soundbar for improving the sound on my TV. It's better than nothing, especially for those British films where the crunch on the gravel walk is louder than the dialogue. But it makes a much bigger difference when listening to music from my phone or watching a movie from my computer. Instead of having to sit in front of the computer, I can sit across the room with the speaker on a table next to me. That way I get great sound without turning the volume up. You can connect the Oontz wirelessly using the Bluetooth setting on your phone. It works from up to 100 feet away.
Since there are two speakers inside the Oontz, which is about the size of two glasses cases taped together, you get stereo. It will play for 200 hours before needing to be plugged in for a recharge. It's waterproof enough to play in the shower or at the beach.
Get Windows 10 Free
A reader asked about getting Windows 10 for free. It's considered risky to continue using Windows 7.
Microsoft said it discontinued the free version of Windows 10 in 2018 but you can still get it if you use their accessibility site. Search on the phrase "Microsoft Software Download Windows 10 Page." When you get to the site, click on "Download Tool Now" under "Create Windows 10 Installation Media." You'll need to burn an "ISO" file to a thumb drive or memory stick. I used the free "Burner Studio Free," from Ashampoo.com. If you aren't techie, or don't have a techie friend to help you, try Kenny from helphelpnow.com.
Kudos to You
Kudoboard.com lets you pin photos, clipart and text to a greeting card wall to share with others via a link. Kudos to them for making greeting cards more fun.
The link will look something like "kudoboard.com/mycard." This may turn off people who think they'll have to register at the site. (They won't.) To ensure they'll open it, get the words "kudoboard," etc. out of the link. Put your cursor somewhere in the blue text and type something like "my latest thoughts and pictures" or whatever sounds compelling to you. ("My secret diary about to go viral" would get more eyeballs than you probably want.) Delete any extra characters. The underlying link will stay the same, only the description changes. As you email it around, each recipient can sign it and add their own pictures and videos. The site is free if you have ten or fewer contributors.
Unusual Podcast
Blog.FreetoChooseNetwork.org has radio shows on economics. I listened to "Do Economists Reach a Conclusion?" It calls to mind the old joke: "If all the economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion." Actually, economists tend to agree on how to achieve a given policy outcome, such as lower housing costs. They disagree on priorities.
Call Blocker
A reader says he gets a lot of junk calls. He was wondering if there is a way to accept calls from contacts only. There is. It's in a free app called "Call Blocker." It works but it requires disabling your battery optimization. Bummer. If you stop optimizing your battery
for this app, your phone can drain more quickly. On the other hand, if you don't disable it, Call Blocker turns itself off periodically.
Before I got a Pixel, which automatically screens calls, I used "TrueCaller" to block the junk. The ad-free version now costs $30 a year. It blocks telemarketers, detects fraud, identifies unknown callers and allows unlimited call recording.
"7 Palindromes that will make your head hurt." Search on that phrase to find them on wordgenius.com. Examples include short ones like: Dammit, I'm mad." And long ones like: "Doc, note. I dissent. A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod."
Ducksters.com has interesting historical tidbits. For example, Adam Smith, the great economist, was kidnapped by gypsies as a young child. As an already-famous adult, he worked as a tutor. This gave him time to write a book that influenced the founding of America: "The Wealth of Nations." Take note, tutors of today.
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DATA NAKED
A reader got upset when I said Chrome was my favorite web browser. He wrote: "You do realize that Chrome keeps track of everything you do on the internet– browsing, searches, and anything you write? I switched to Microsoft Edge after being a Chrome user for many years. I finally realized how data naked I really am."
It could be worse. According to Google's privacy policy, your personal info is not for sale to anyone. Google uses it to show you ads for products from Google partners or Google itself. If you're worried about privacy, go to myaccount.google.com and click on "data and personalization" to automatically turn off tracking and delete every trace of everything you've done on the web or in an app. It's under "Activity Controls." You can wipe everything older than three months. Of course, a lot of tailored ads could be sent to you in that period of time.
Microsoft Edge, although based on the same Chromium system as Google Chrome, minds your privacy better, according to CNET. However, search engines like Microsoft Bing, used by Edge, do sell info to advertisers. Even the frequently-recommended search engine DuckDuckGo, allows you to be seen by advertisers on the sites you visit.
An alternative is Startpage.com. Search for anything and when the results come up, click "Anonymous View" to the right of the link you wish to visit. Your computer's address will be masked. So will your location, your browser, operating system and personal information. They claim you still get Google's great search results, but I noticed they were different and not as good.
Let Me Count the Waze
Waze is a free app for calling out directions to you as you drive, walk or take public transportation. Now Waze has a new feature: It will tell you the best lane to be in. It will also tell you when to leave home, based on how long such trips usually take you.
I get lost easily, so Waze's ability to call out directions is a lifesaver for me. My brother likes it because it tells him when he's near a traffic jam, an accident or a police car. He also reports this kind of info in the Waze app for other users. You can report it too.
A "Kano PC" is a $299 tablet aimed at kids who want to understand how a computer works.
Unfortunately, the kiddies won't learn much by assembling it. Out of the box, they can only connect the battery and speaker. The processor, built-in storage, RAM and power management components are highlighted, but they're covered by an aluminum heat sink, rendering them invisible. Still, the kids will learn a lot from the PC's tutorials on how computers work.
The Kano PC looks a lot like Microsoft's Surface Go when the keyboard is attached. It comes with Windows 10 and a free mouse but the Kano webcam is $30. The PC has only 64 gigabytes of storage space, but a microSD slot lets you add a card with up to 512 gigabytes — not enough for Fortnite.
If your young ones just want to learn to code, they don't need this thing. They can go to World.Kano.Me, Kano's free site. It has the best kids' coding tutorials I've tried, using the building block approach. By moving colorful blocks into place instead of writing code, you're much less likely to make errors. (I managed to make one anyway.) Which reminds me: I once stayed up till midnight at a college computer lab trying to find a bug. Fortunately, a smart boy helped me before I tore my hair out. For more info on the Kano PC, check out the review on Engadget.com.
Rogue Apps
Look out for rogue apps. They put malware on your computer.
I tried to track a package sent by the Post Office and wound up installing a dubious "package tracer." I should have known. The Post Office would never ask me to install anything. I became suspicious when the app told me it found my package but had no arrival estimate. Good thing I had Malwarebytes "Browser Guard" installed, or the app would have taken me to malicious sites. To find my package, I searched on the phrase "USPS tracking." It came up instantly.
I was at a friend's house when I wanted a print-out of a recipe from my phone. Fortunately, I'd just installed the free "Mopria" app for Android phones and tablets. It works beautifully and is universal. That means that instead of having to download a specific app every time you want to print something away from home, you can use Mopria. It's compatible with over two dozen major printer brands. The company has certified 120 million individual printers.
Once I'd found my recipe, I tapped "Print." My friend's Canon printer came up and I chose it. Note: The printer must be wirelessly connected to the internet. It won't work if it's connected by USB cable.
If you have an iPhone, try the free PrintJinni, found in the iPhone or iPad app store. For extra features, there's "Printer Pro by Readdle," for $6. It can send a document to a USB-connected printer or a wireless one.
Getting a Charge
If you have an Amazon Fire HD tablet, you may wonder why it takes so long to charge the darn thing — seems like all day long. That's because the output on the charger is only 1.8 amps. What you need is a charger with 3 amps. The Fonken "3 Amp USB Wall charger" comes in a three-pack for $14.
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I just started using Google Docs to collaborate. It's fun.
I enjoy collecting web links, poems and photos in a place where loved ones can view or add to them. That way, there's no hunting for email attachments or cycling through photo galleries looking for stuff to see or share again.
After someone shares an item, you can go to Drive.Google.com and click "Shared With Me" to see it. It will always be there to view or edit unless one of you deletes it. Another way to view your stuff is with the free app "Google Backup and Sync." It adds a Google Drive shortcut to your computer. But if you use that program, be sure to select which folders you want backed up. Otherwise, it will backup almost everything, eating up your online storage space.
Senior Watch
A new smartwatch for seniors looks like an Apple Watch, but everything is bigger and easier to read. Called the "Movietime Family Watch MT43a," it's coming out this fall for $271 from TCL. Most importantly for older seniors, it has a heart rate monitor: An alarm goes off if the rate is too slow or too fast. If a fall is detected, it will call an emergency number. It also has an "SOS" button. Push it to call an emergency contact or service.
I've been reading about "flexible displays" for years and they're finally here. The $398 "Nubia Watch" will wrap around your wrist as easily as a roll of film. The display is about an inch wide and four inches long. It shows you a lot at once: incoming calls, emails, Facebook posts, text messages and notifications. But it has more drawbacks than an elephant at a tea party.
A Gizmodo reviewer said the Nubia crashed when he tried to import his iPhone photos and music. He couldn't get phone calls to work either, and it recorded the wrong distance for his run. Besides that it's bulky. Worst of all, it's not available yet.
Backers on the crowd-funding site Kickstarter.com can preorder the watch for half off. People adore novelty: It's already raised 20 times the funding the company hoped for. But not all Kickstarter projects make it to market. Buyer beware.
It's All Symbolic
A reader wrote: "How do I find the old fashioned symbols for temperature in degrees or the 'cents' symbols for my email? It's tiresome to write 67 deg. I'm a Luddite."
There's no easy way to add symbols in email except by copying them from somewhere. Using the Windows Extended Clipboard, you can copy up to 25 items at a time, by holding the "Ctrl " key after highlighting each item and tapping the letter C. If you want to choose from a list of things you've copied, tap the Windows key (looks like a flag) and tap the letter V. Then choose an item to paste. (The first time, you'll need to turn on the Extended Clipboard by doing a search on "Clipboard Settings" from the search bar in the lower left of your screen. Then click "Clipboard History.")
Alternatively, there are free apps, such as Clipboard History Pro, for Chrome. Copy as many things as you like by holding down "Ctrl" (or Cmd on the Mac) and tapping the C key. Then go to the menu in Clipboard History and choose one to paste in with "Ctrl V." Firefox and Microsoft Edge have a similar app.
If you want to copy from a table full of symbols and accent marks in Windows, type "character map" into the search box in the lower left side of your screen. On a Mac, select "System Preferences" from the Apple menu in the upper-left corner of the screen and find "Language and Text," then "Character Palette."
The Old Solitaire
In 2012, Microsoft removed Solitaire from Windows. Go figure. It was one of the most played games in the world. It came back as part of Windows in 2015, but it was different.
Some miss the old version. A reader told me where to get it. Go to winaero.com/blog/get-windows-7-games-for-windows-10/. The nice thing about it is you also get classic versions of Hearts, Free Cell, Mahjong, Minesweeper and "Purble Place," for kids. It also has internet versions of Backgammon, Checkers and Spades.
The good thing about Microsoft's newer solitaire, however, is that you can choose to play only solvable games, which I love. I can't stand playing game after game without a win. You can also choose your skill level. I like intermediate.
To find the new version, type "solitaire" in the search bar in the lower left of your Windows screen. Then choose "Microsoft Solitaire Collection." It's also available for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets or on the web at zone.msn.com. Over 100 million hands are played daily by 35 million people around the globe.
A reader wrote to share his experience using a stylus on his phone. Now I'm hooked on a stylus too.
One reason I love it: I've stopped smudging my phone and laptop screen. For another, it's more precise. The NOAA.gov weather page, for example, has some links so tiny they're hard to pinpoint even with a baby finger.
I bought the same stylus the reader recommended, the "MEKO Universal Stylus" for $14. You get two of them, plus four replaceable disc tips that are more precise than the rubber ones it also comes with. The disc on the end is clear plastic so you can see what you're doing.
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PRINTER PROBLEMS
Over the years, companies have sent Bob Schwabach and me a lot of printers for review. We once lined up six of them and they were all clogged. After hearing from readers on this topic, I'm tempted to start a Cloggers Anonymous.
"My sister has an Epson XP-446 that seems to have been clogging up since just after she bought it," one guy wrote. "She doesn't print much and suspects the printheads are clogging between uses. Is it worth buying the $25 kit to clean the heads or should I just get her a new printer? I am concerned it will just clog up again."
"You probably don't need a new printer or a cleaning kit," I told him. "You just need to select the right buttons on the machine to run the printhead-cleaning routine. You can find your printer manual online. There will be a section on how to clean the printheads."
Any inkjet printer will clog from disuse. Experts say you should use it at least once a week to prevent this. The longer the ink cartridges sit unused, the more likely it is that the ink left on the printheads will dry up and clog. But even if you use the printer every day, clogging is still possible. Run your printer's cleaning cycle once a month, to be sure. It's just a matter of pushing the right buttons.
Saved by a Free App
Without a free recording app called "Otter," from Otter.ai, I would have lost one of the best memories I have. Otter records any conversation and gives you an instant transcript.
Otter keeps your recordings in your own private space on its own website, which is a godsend if you do a factory reset of your phone and lose them. It also makes a transcript of every recording, so when you're on the Otter website, you can export either the recording, the transcript or both.
Otter is great for doctor's appointments. Doctors have a way of rattling information off so fast, you hardly get what they're saying. But the recording I made of Bob telling guests about his Moroccan adventures is the one I treasure most.
Perjil Islet, off the coast of Morocco
When Bob was a 20-something, he gave some Spanish sailors $5 to take him to the rocky islet of Perejil, not knowing that he was about to enter a Moroccan military base.
After waving goodbye to the sailors and climbing a cliff, he was immediately taken for a spy. A firing line assembled, pushing him to the cliff edge. Just as he was considering diving down to the water below, the captain emptied Bob's kit bag. His passport fell out. "Américain?" he asked. Bob was saved. In 1786, Morocco signed a treaty of peace and friendship with America, cementing the longest unbroken relationship in U.S. history.
Keeping Your Phone Clean
With all this news about the coronavirus, there's more concern than ever about germy phones. The average person touches their phone 2600 times a day.
If you have an iPhone, a recent Samsung Galaxy or Pixel 4, there are phone cases that kill germs on contact. The "Speck Presidio Pro" is $40. Tech 21's "Evo Check" covers more Samsung models but fewer iPhone models for $30. There are also antimicrobial screen protectors, such as the InvisibleShield Glass Elite VisionGuard and some from UltraClear. But they're only compatible with fairly new phones. Alcohol wipes are not recommended because they remove the coating that protects your phone from smudges. Even worse, they don't get rid of all germs.
I use an $80 box from PhoneSoap.com. The company got started when one of the founders discovered that the average cell phone is 18 times dirtier than a public restroom.
To use it, place your phone inside the box. UV-C laser light zaps 99.9 percent of the bacteria away while the phone charges. You can also throw in keys, credit cards, earbuds and other small objects. A new, much larger PhoneSoap box is coming out later this month for $200. It can handle pacifiers, tablets, game machines like the Nintendo Switch and so on. By the way, PhoneSoap doesn't claim their product kills Covid 19, but UV-C light has been shown to kill the virus in the right dosage.
We can expect to see many more such gadgets, including "The Luna" from TheLunasphere.com. Small businesses are starting to use it for outgoing packages. They use a conveyor belt: The gizmos go through a tunnel that looks something like the airport screening system for your luggage and electronics. A home version starts at $1,895.
Zoom Tip of the Week
Use "Lingmo Translate" to send text messages in 80 languages while you're in the chat area of Zoom, the online conferencing system. You can also use it outside of Zoom, but Zoom makes it easier. Just go to the Zoom Marketplace and click to install the free app.
If you're not the administrator of a Zoom account, you can send a request to the administrator. It's $89 a year after the first free month.
Internut
"FilmRise," a free movie app, has added award-winning movies and TV shows to its line-up, for viewing from September 13 through the 20th. The idea is to get you in the mood for the virtual Emmy Awards on September 20. Titles include "An American Crime," "Hunter," and oldies, like "The Rifleman," and "Frank Sinatra, A Man and His Music."
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BYE BYE ROBOT VACUUM
Posted on September 7th, 2020 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
When a young relative gave me a robot vacuum last Christmas, I got excited. Sure, it wasn't a Roomba, only a $140 knock-off. But it jump-started my vacuum adventure.
The "LeFant 300 M" robot did a great job, but I had to babysit it. It would go back and forth, practically on the same path, on a faux Persian rug from Home Depot, though it did better on wall-to-wall carpet. After awhile, I got bored and left the room. That's when disaster struck. It made a beeline for the strings that pull up the blinds. After having a good chew, it burned itself out. I could still start it up, but after a few seconds it would stop and bleat wildly. I gave up on it, turning to a heavy Kenmore upright.
A few weeks ago, a cordless, stick vacuum came in for review. Unlike my Dyson V7 stick — which conked out on me after a few years — the "ROIDXI X30 Pro" comes with a "HEPA" filter, and a patented antimicrobial agent. It doubles as a mop with its own magnetic water tank. I can go around the room from rug to floor to carpet, almost noiselessly. It's not available yet, but a similar model, the ROIDMI Cordless Stick NEX 20, is $449 on Amazon.
The parent company, Xiaomi, also makes robot vacuums. In addition, it has 10 percent of the global smartphone market. Last week, speaking of its latest phone, the "Mi 10 Ultra," Forbes Magazine said: "Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy Beaten by Another Radical New Smartphone."
Falling in Love Through Tech
Falling in love in the tech age is quicker. But today's tech may be too fast.
Bob Schwabach and I were the opposite of quick. We met on the phone when I was pitching a tech product for a public relations agency in California. We wrote snail mail letters to each other for two years. After a couple more years, he sent me a book he'd written; it had his email address inside. That accelerated everything, launching our great tech adventure and eventual marriage.
Email is great. Back then, it was somewhat new. As our courtship heated up, we began emailing each other several times a day. But we didn't forget the old tech. Bob's landline phone bill cost more than his apartment rent.
Many people these days send more text messages than email. But a young couple I read about ditched it entirely. They were tired of being misinterpreted. They also discovered the joy of having lots to catch up on when they met in person or talked on the phone.
Another disgruntled texter I read about had a phone that automatically added three dots to the end of every message. His contacts thought he was giving them the stink eye. Writing his boss "I'll think about it…" sounded presumptuous. The guy's relationships didn't heal until he got a new phone.
The rule for text messaging should be the same as Bob Schwabach's rule for journalism: "Keep it light, tight and trite."
The Blockchain Revisited
The experts are divided: Is the so-called "blockchain" the best thing since sliced bread or is it a dud? An article in TheCorrespondent.com is a real eye-opener.
For those of you who just tuned in to this topic, the blockchain is like a giant Excel spreadsheet used to keep track of data. It was built to handle Bitcoin, which lets you transfer money without using a bank. Unlike a regular spreadsheet, no one's in charge of it. You can view it or add to it, but you can't edit it. It cuts out the middleman, saves money and is more secure. But it's still in its infancy.
According to Bloomberg, the blockchain is a $700 million-dollar industry. "Wow," you might be thinking. Think again. Americans spend $9 billion just on Halloween. Out of 86,000 blockchain projects, 92 percent of them were abandoned by the end of 2017. On the other hand, IBM and Microsoft, among others, have whole blockchain divisions.
Some of the activity recorded on the blockchain is shadowy. For example, drug dealers have used it to sell drugs as a mail-order business, banking on the blockchain's anonymity. But their identities are linked to a number, and if that number can be linked to names, it's game over.
Here are some additional features:
It's great for improving food safety. Walmart uses it to track 25 products, including pork sold in Chinese outlets and mangoes sold in the U.S.
A service called "Santander One Pay FX" lets customers make same-day or next-day international payments using the blockchain.
There's less possibility of illegal downloads, especially in the entertainment industry: MGM is using it for global streaming.
It can prevent hackers from disrupting payments between individuals, in apps such as Venmo.
It makes an end run around government corruption. I'll never forget the guy who wanted to sell a condo in Argentina back in 2014. If he hadn't used the blockchain, the government would probably have confiscated his entire profit.
Foodtimeline.org tells you the history of food. Who knew that popcorn was eaten as early as 3,500 B.C.? Or that cheesecake was enjoyed in the first century?
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Its [peak] could be within a day either side of this date and is most visible at midnight and a few hours before dawn.
The "shooting stars" are generated when the meteoroids from Halley's Comet strike Earth's atmosphere at of 148,000mph, (238,000kph), burning up in streaking flashes of light which can be seen with the naked eye. Budding astronomers and stargazers will want to mark their calendars for the peak of the Orionid meteor shower, which is coming up this weekend.
The particles come from Halley's Comet, which passes near Earth every 75 or 76 years.
The best time to see the Orionid meteor shower is around 1 or 2 a.m., local time, and meteors can typically be viewed until just before sunrise. The moon, which will be entering its first quarter phase starting Friday, already just a sliver in the sky, will have set before Orion even rises in the eastern sky.
The Orionid meteor shower is active throughout October, but the best time to see it will be this weekend, with October 22 the most opportune night.
Due to higher precipitation levels in the region and melting ice , the surface is expected to decouple from deeper water layers. Intriguingly, this polynya is located extremely far from the sea ice coastline, where these kinds of openings usually appear.
Arsenal have been playing well recently and with the inclusion of Jack Wilshere , they are looking good. At the moment, he's not available", Wenger said.
The meteors get their name from this constellation, because they originate near it; however, they can be seen across the entire sky.
Yes! The meteors which are part of Halley's comet, can cause fast, bright meteors during much of October. Scientists believe that the Orionids are on a 12-year cycle, which last peaked in 2006, when the shower was as strong as the Perseids.
Once you're outside, find the Orion the Hunter constellation. To maximize your viewing experience, escape from light pollution and head to the great outdoors.
For the best results, get up early and watch the shower in the darkest hours before dawn - but do not forget to give your eyes 20 minutes to adjust to the dark.
An MRI exam of Warriors forward Draymond Green's left knee on Friday (AEDT) showed no structural damage, according to reports. In 76 games last season, he averaged 10.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.4 blocks.
Ano added with Hapilon and Maute dead, the equation may change. He said the terrorists are still holding about 20 hostages.
Collins, 64, is one of just five women now serving among Senate Republicans, while the Democrats have 16 women serving. Senate right now, and her colleagues don't want her to leave because she's seen as a voice of reason".
The Pasquotank County Sheriff's Department , along with the State Bureau of Investigation, are investigating the incident. Sengenberger, a spokesman for Sentara, said information on their conditions would not be released until Friday.
Bennington's band will be hosting a benefit concert in his memory on October 27 at the Hollywood Bowl in California. Series creator James Corden previously said that the late singer's family would decide if the episode would air.
Their credit card information will be hidden on the teen accounts , as will their purchase and browsing histories. Parents can then allow or deny the attempt with a simple "Y" or "N" reply to the automated message.
So it could be that Nintendo is simply attempting to market the design of the Game Boy rather than re-release the console. The trademark filing flew under the radar until Japanese news sites like Rocket News 24caught wind of it in recent days.
Each league will have its own play-off competition with single-leg semi-final and final to decide who gets the final four places. Play-offs in four separate one-off mini-tournaments will find the four final participants in the competition.
Trump and Tillerson are scheduled to have lunch Tuesday at the White House with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. Trump's tense relationship with Tillerson burst into public view last week.


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