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Pairing an Apple Watch with Pelaton’s New Bike+
Well, a $2,500 stationary bike is the last thing I need right now, but this is the one thing Pelaton could have done to make me at least look at the order page before coming to me senses.
Game
Xbox Game Pass Still Isn't Coming to iOS
MacStories has a good roundup of the new rules, and this one stood out to me:
Under section 3.1.
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Shocker, Trump Knew Covid was More Serious than he Let on Publicly
The Washington Post reporting on an advance copy of Bob Woodward's new book:
“You just breathe the air
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You Might Not Need Another App
The best free productivity apps might be already built in - Lee Peterson
I recently reset my iPhone and went
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What Apple Has Up Their Sleeves Next Week
Daring Fireball: Apple Announces Virtual ‘Time Flies’ Event Next Tuesday
If they only have an hour of story to tell
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Android Phone App Gets Automatic Dark Mode
9to5Google:
In the past, the Google Phone app had a dedicated toggle for dark mode within its in-app settings. The
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Showing COVID-19 Deaths Compared to Influenza and Pneumonia
The chart illustrates the death rate in the US compared to previous years very well, but its impact on some folks is inevitably going to fall flat.
Politics
Running Out of Campaign Funds Right Before the Finish Line
This article is an interesting look at how campaign funds can be spent, and of course I relish the idea of the campaign running out of money before the end of the race, but I would suspect this article is also exactly the sort of thing that will drive money into the campaign.
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Taking Your Writing "Off the Grid"
I don't see myself doing this anytime soon, but I'm certainly not going to get in the way of someone doing what they need to do to get their work done.
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Android's New Call Screening Feature Looks Great
It sounds like there is a vetting process in place that should help prevent abuse (aka "this call is about your bill" when it's absolutely a scam call), then this sounds like a great idea. I would love to see something like this become standard across all platforms.
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How to Grow Your Blog (if you have fun, your audience will have fun)
Have fun making the content, your audience is here for that, not for your blogging engine or clever web design.
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Your Job is Done when You Make it Look Easy
It’s not easy, so don’t show it. Also, totally do show it so that others can follow in your footsteps.
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Zoom’s UI Problems are Amplified by Remote Learning
Zoom is all the rage right now, but it’s causing its own sort of rage in teachers and students as its UI and UX failings are hitting users hard as they rely on it more than ever.
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Notion Really Isn’t That Scary
Notion can get very complicated if you want, but it doesn’t have to be that way if you don’t want it to.
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How to Prevent Riots
When the peaceful methods of affecting change fall on deaf ears, but change still needs to be made, there are only so many avenues left to explore.
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Get Your Biden/Harris Yard Signs in Animal Crossing
Honestly, I'm mostly kicking myself for not making these myself, it seems so obvious!
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Hanging In Trees
Much the way milliseconds can mean millions to hedge funds using robotraders, a smartphone perched in a tree can be the key to getting a $15 delivery route before someone else.
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Web Brutalism and Apps for Helping You Think
When that task is thinking, the best tools reflect the way that thinking happens, a meandering, back-and-forth process of exploring and refining our hunches and questions and notions.
