Month: January 2020

The basics on creating a group email list within Gmail

The technique for creating and modifying group lists for emailing has become a bit less intuitive with the new format in Contacts. Here's a decent primer. [their header] If you send emails to the same group of people regularly, you can cut down on wasted time by creating an email list to use in Gmail. … Continue reading The basics on creating a group email list within Gmail →

Penguin Random House is removing audiobooks from Scribd

Good e-Reader breaks a lot of news about audiobooks and ebooks. Quite a good resource. [their header] Yesterday, Good e-Reader broke the news that Penguin Random House, one of the largest publishers in the world were removing audiobooks and ebooks from unlimited — Read on goodereader.com/blog/digital-publishing/penguin-random-house-removing-audiobooks-and-ebooks-from-scribd

Yes Virginia, people are reading more

Not everyone is reading heavily but many are reading more than thought. http://www.sciencealert.com/the-new-york-public-library-s-analysed-its-most-checked-out-books-in-125-years

More fun facts about cats

There's always one that's new. No collarbones being the reason that only their head size restricts them in size of space they can go thru? Didn't know that. apple.news/AacX4MZG4TJWC_e59DPf96Q

WhatsApp Backs Off Controversial Plan to Sell Ads

Facebook bought WhatsApp, an encrypted texting/messaging app used by over a billion people. Its plan to monetize the purchase by adding ads drove WhatsApp's founder to resign. Now it turns out he was not the only one to resist and ads are off the table. Very expensive purchase if Facebook can't turn its use into … Continue reading WhatsApp Backs Off Controversial Plan to Sell Ads →

Second UWS Water Main Break: Subway Service Resumes After Morning Delay | Upper West Side

UWS Water Main Break Disrupts Subway Service - Upper West Side, NY - Trains on the Upper West Side are returning to normal service after a water main break caused major delays and suspensions Sunday morning. — Read on patch.com/new-york/upper-west-side-nyc/uws-water-main-break-disrupts-subway-service-floods-streets

Death of 1 Million Seabirds Tied to Massive ‘Blob’ of Hot Water in the Pacific

Great article. "An expanse of uncommonly warm seawater in the Pacific Ocean created by a marine heatwave led to a mass die-off of one million seabirds. The heatwave began in 2013 and grew stronger between 2015-2016 due to El Niño. It created a patch of much warmer seawater in the northeastern Pacific that stretched for 1,000 … Continue reading Death of 1 Million Seabirds Tied to Massive ‘Blob’ of Hot Water in the Pacific →