https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-rescue-a-wet-phone/? Here’s the Right Way to Rescue a Soaking Wet Smartphone Given the hundreds of ways your phone could come into life-threatening contact with liquid, you should know what to do when it happens (because it will). PHOTOGRAPH: APPLE IT FELL IN the toilet. Your clumsy partner knocked a glass of water onto it. You forgot … Continue reading Here’s the right way to rescue the smartphone you dropped in water
Month: February 2021
Links to pre-trial filings for upcoming impeachment trial
If you'd like to read the legal arguments for yourself, click thru the links in the article below. https://www.vox.com/2021/2/2/22262762/impeachment-trump-house-lawyers-pretrial-briefs Trump’s legal team and House Democrats lay out impeachment arguments in new filings The House made the case for convicting Trump, while Trump’s team asserted a trial is unconstitutional.By Andrew Prokopandrew@vox.com Feb 2, 2021, 5:20pm EST Impeachment managers … Continue reading Links to pre-trial filings for upcoming impeachment trial
Golden Globes nominations announced
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/02/golden-globe-nominations-2021-full-list Golden Globe Nominations 2021: See the Full List Borat, Promising Young Woman, Schitt’s Creek, Ted Lasso, and more quarantine favorites make the grade. BY VANITY FAIR FEBRUARY 3, 2021 Neither pandemic nor economic crisis nor snow in Malibu could stop awards season—which kicked into high gear Wednesday morning, as the Golden Globes 2021 announced this year’s slate of nominations. … Continue reading Golden Globes nominations announced
If you love seeing how people voted for President in 2020, this set of maps is for you
PBS Masterpiece Theatre presents a story from a slave’s viewpoint
https://variety.com/2021/tv/reviews/long-song-pbs-masterpiece-review-1234896053/ Jan 30, 2021 7:00am PT ‘The Long Song’ Disrupts PBS Masterpiece’s Typical Slate By Putting Black Characters First: TV Review By Caroline Framke Courtesy of BBC/Carlos Rodriguez “The Long Song” knows what an audience might expect from a period drama airing on the BBC, as it did in the UK in 2018, or under the … Continue reading PBS Masterpiece Theatre presents a story from a slave’s viewpoint
Apple’s extraordinary holiday numbers worth a look
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/01/31/examining-apples-staggering-1114b-holiday-quarter-by-the-numbers Examining Apple's staggering $111.4B holiday quarter by the numbers By Malcolm Owen | 2 days ago Apple's Q1 2021 results were the highest ever for the Cupertino giant, with a later iPhone release schedule and many other factors supersizing typically huge results. Here's a breakdown of the key figures Apple disclosed about its holiday quarter fortunes. On Wednesday, … Continue reading Apple’s extraordinary holiday numbers worth a look
Underrated dystopian thriller on Netflix you may not have seen yet
The Underrated Dystopian Thriller You Can Catch On Netflix Right NowNetflixBY ROBERT BALKOVICH/JAN. 27, 2021 11:50 AM EST Haven't gotten your fill of dystopia as of late? Searching for comfort in fictional nightmare scenarios as a break from watching real-life terrors on the news? Whatever strikes your fancy, if you're hungry for a high-concept sci-fi thriller … Continue reading Underrated dystopian thriller on Netflix you may not have seen yet
Apple TV+ finally has a big weekend
APPLE TV+ SCORES ITS MOST-WATCHED WEEKEND SINCE THE STREAMING SERVICE DEBUTED NewsTVDennis SellersFebruary 1, 2021posted on Feb. 01, 2021 at 5:11 pm Apple TV+ has just scored its most-watched weekend since the 15-month-old service launched, reports Variety. Quoting unnamed “company insiders,” the article says that, powered by the premiere of the Justin Timberlake-starting “Palmer,” Apple TV+ saw … Continue reading Apple TV+ finally has a big weekend
iMessage secure — unless you put your backup in iCloud — do backups old school
https://www.howtogeek.com/710509/apples-imessage-is-secure...-unless-you-have-icloud-enabled/ Apple’s iMessage Is Secure … Unless You Have iCloud Enabled CHRIS HOFFMAN@chrisbhoffmanJAN 27, 2021, 6:40 AM EST | 4 MIN READ DenPhotos/Shutterstock.com Apple’s iMessage service uses secure end-to-end encryption. This ensures only you and the person you’re talking to can see your messages. But there’s a big privacy hole in iMessage, and it’s named iCloud. … Continue reading iMessage secure — unless you put your backup in iCloud — do backups old school
Will soap really ruin cast iron pans?
https://www.allrecipes.com/article/will-soap-ruin-cast-iron/? Will Soap Really Ruin My Cast Iron? Some cast iron purists say soap is a sin. So will it destroy your prized pans' hard-earned seasoning? We asked the experts.By Kimberly Holland September 03, 2020 Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links … Continue reading Will soap really ruin cast iron pans?
If you love historical fiction, read these recommendations (and why they were chosen)
This website is a treasure trove of interviews of experts about about the five best books in their topic. This posting by them is unusual as it combines a number of lists and links to related interviews for different categories of historical fiction. Enjoy. https://fivebooks.com/category/fiction/historical-fiction/ Here is our collection of expert book recommendations of the … Continue reading If you love historical fiction, read these recommendations (and why they were chosen)
Now that Facebook is using what you do on WhatsApp, where should you go?
https://www.cnet.com/news/signal-vs-whatsapp-vs-telegram-major-security-differences-between-messaging-apps/ Signal vs. WhatsApp vs. Telegram: Major security differences between messaging apps Looking to try a new messenger app? Here are the key privacy differences among some of the biggest players -- and which one Elon Musk recommends. Rae Hodge Jan. 29, 2021 4:00 a.m. PT Brent Lewin/Bloomberg/Getty Images If your choice of encrypted messaging … Continue reading Now that Facebook is using what you do on WhatsApp, where should you go?
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