9to5mac.com/2023/12/15/apple-music-favorites-library-setting/ How to stop Apple Music from automatically adding ‘Favorite’ songs to your library Chance Miller | Dec 15 2023 - 11:59 am PT With the release of iOS 17.1 in October, Apple added a new “Favorites” feature for Apple Music. iOS 17.2 further expanded on this with the addition of a new “Favorites” playlist and the ability to have … Continue reading Stop Apple Music from automatically adding “Favorite” songs to your library (if you wish)
Month: December 2023
Another take on what happens to the goods you return
http://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/14/bin-stores-amazon-returns-target-walmart/? Inside the mad dash to buy your Walmart and Amazon returns Americans are lining up in parking lots around the country to dig through bins of returned Amazon, Target, Kohl’s and other goods By Caroline O'Donovan Updated December 14, 2023 at 2:58 p.m. EST|Published December 14, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST(Photography by Jamie Kelter Davis, Christian Monterrosa … Continue reading Another take on what happens to the goods you return
This is what happens to all those things you return
https://apple.news/A504ijerYQ8i5I7plEJKjsw This Is What Happens to All the Stuff You Don’t Want I ventured into the belly of the holiday-returns beast.By Amanda Mull, published in The Atlantic on December 11, 2023When you order a pair of sweatpants online and don’t want to keep them, a colossal, mostly opaque system of labor and machinery creaks into motion … Continue reading This is what happens to all those things you return
Trump’s promised actions on Day 1 should not be ignored
Whatever you may may think of former President Trump, he generally means what he says. He accomplished many of his stated goals in his first term. In a second term, with time to gather his sycophantic staff, he could wipe out most of the federal government on day 1 -- and that would just be the … Continue reading Trump’s promised actions on Day 1 should not be ignored
Apple making security changes to protect users from iPhone thefts
http://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/apple-iphone-ios-update-stolen-device-protection-698d760e? Apple Makes Security Changes to Protect Users From iPhone Thefts Stolen Device Protection can prevent criminals from using your passcode to change your Apple account By Joanna Stern and Nicole Nguyen, Updated Dec. 12, 2023 5:57 pm ET Apple is rolling out a new security setting for iPhones following Wall Street Journal reporting about a vulnerability that allowed … Continue reading Apple making security changes to protect users from iPhone thefts
Amazon ads new feature that allows you to see all your books in one places
This is a puff piece from Amazon itself but does highlight the merits of this new feature. https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-and-authors/amazon-your-books-feature Can I see all of my Amazon books in one place? Yes—introducing Your Books. Written by Melanie DeNardo, Amazon Books December 13, 2023 Facebook Share Twitter Share LinkedIn Share Email Share CopyLink copied Your Books is a personalized … Continue reading Amazon ads new feature that allows you to see all your books in one places
Top new features in Sonoma 14.2
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/12/13/macos-sonoma-14-2-features/ All > Top Five Features in macOS Sonoma 14.2 Wednesday December 13, 2023 3:21 pm PST by Juli Clover When Apple releases new software, iOS updates tend to get most of the attention, and there are sometimes useful new features in Mac updates that go under the radar. That's the case with macOS Sonoma 14.2. It doesn't have flashy … Continue reading Top new features in Sonoma 14.2
Netflix is losing the sci-fi streaming war to one obvious competitor
/www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/netflix-losing-to-appletv.html Netflix Is Losing The Sci-Fi Streaming War To One Obvious Competitor By Jeffrey Rapaport | Published 6 hours ago If you’re a sci-fi fan, consider eschewing Netflix (if only a little) and signing up for an Apple TV+ account. As BGR reports, Apple’s streaming service boasts an admirable array of science fiction content, including celebrated offerings like Silo, Severance, and most notably, Foundation. … Continue reading Netflix is losing the sci-fi streaming war to one obvious competitor
COP28 nations agree for first time to transition away from fossil fuels
www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/cop28-leaders-call-for-transitioning-away-from-fossil-fuels-in-final-push-at-climate-talks-48f4b1c3? COP28 Nations Agree for First Time to Transition Away From Fossil Fuels Conference host, the United Arab Emirates, brokered the compromise that calls for a clean energy shift to accelerate this decade By Matthew Dalton, Stacy Meichtry and Sha Hua, Updated Dec. 13, 2023 2:34 am ET COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber proposed the compromise agreement after … Continue reading COP28 nations agree for first time to transition away from fossil fuels
Apple releases new versions of WatchOS, iOS and MacOS
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1990115 Unfortunately WordPress (and this my blog) are not behaving tonight so all I can give you at the moment is the URL to an article explaining what’s new and what’s not included. Will update this as I can. Later: A misbehaving VPN had to be totally removed. All is well now. Apple releases iOS … Continue reading Apple releases new versions of WatchOS, iOS and MacOS
Goodreads Choice Awards — only reader-chosen list for 2023
This blog which is, I believe, in Canada has the best and most interesting coverage of Kindle issues around. I get thrown off sometimes by its references to prices not in dollars but it has a remarkable success rate in its coverage of upcoming news. Bravo! goodereader.com/blog/book-recommendations/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2023-goodreads-choice-awards Here are the winners of the 2023 Goodreads … Continue reading Goodreads Choice Awards — only reader-chosen list for 2023
Best books of 2023 (in the U.K.)
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/dec/09/the-best-books-of-2023 The best books of 2023 From Paul Murray’s brilliant tragicomedy to Barbra Streisand’s epic memoir, Guardian critics pick the year’s best fiction, politics, science, children’s books and more. Tell us about your favourite books in the commentsSat 9 Dec 2023 06.00 EST Fiction Zadie Smith’s first foray into historical fiction, medieval magical realism from … Continue reading Best books of 2023 (in the U.K.)
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