Author: Ann H. Logan

Avid reader, fascinated by environmental issues, can't live without music and cats. Curious about many things. Sharer of interests and concerns.

Cold reading for cold days

I love this list as its picks are right on point from the ones I've already read. http://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/books/winter-books.html10 Winter Reads for Cold Nights Chilly thrillers, snowy fantasies and Alpine adventure novels exquisitely capture the atmosphere of the season. Credit...Haley Jiang By Calum Marsh Calum Marsh is a reporter and critic who writes about arts, culture and … Continue reading Cold reading for cold days →

Return your iPhone email to pre-18.2 format

https://9to5mac.com/how-to-undo-iphone-mail-app-changes-ios-update How to reverse iPhone Mail app changes from iOS 18.2 update Benjamin Mayo | Dec 13 2024 - 4:39 am PT 13 Comments The default iPhone email app, Apple Mail, has received a major design and functional change as of iOS 18.2 update. The changes aim to make triaging through your email easier, with automatic inbox … Continue reading Return your iPhone email to pre-18.2 format →

Why do Star Trek admirals become evil?

https://screenrant.com/star-trek-lower-decks-admiral-evil-why/ This is a marvelously detailed article explaining why evil admirals are so often part of Star Trek stories and a bit on why each turned. The article is lengthy and filled with items on the page that make it almost impossible to read. So, this time, you'll have to click thru from the beginning.

Stop saying “stop” to political messages — that just increases their number — here’s what to do

https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/political-text-messages-stop-17cf2abb I Replied ‘Stop’ to a Political Text Message. I Got 100 More. Our columnist tried to cut off unwanted texts, and a barrage followed. Here’s how she ultimately banished them. By Joanna Stern, Oct. 31, 2024 1:03 pm ET Friday, 12:05 p.m.: “Pres. Trump’s Sec. of State here!”  I might have actually bought that Mike Pompeo was texting me … Continue reading Stop saying “stop” to political messages — that just increases their number — here’s what to do →

Throw out your black plastic spatula now

https://apple.news/AOwX6fKgmQt-Srlv-mFSHWQ Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula It’s probably leaching chemicals into your cooking oil. By Zoë Schlanger for The Atlantic OCTOBER 30, 2024 For the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula. In a world of plastic consumer goods, avoiding the material … Continue reading Throw out your black plastic spatula now →

“Expired” COVID-19 home tests may still be fine

https://apple.news/At0R5Y1BoRAyZPA390XmkVg You may not need to throw out those ‘expired’ Covid-19 home tests By Sam Tupper, CNN Published 6:30 AM EDT, Wed October 30, 2024 Four free home Covid-19 antigen tests are available to order at COVIDTests.gov, part of the seventh round of the federal government’s test-distribution program. And although this round of test orders has been … Continue reading “Expired” COVID-19 home tests may still be fine →

Making friends as an adult can be tough — a new approach may help

https://apple.news/Ag7AKlOnVR0-j_R7E3ebeTgIs dining with strangers the cure for loneliness? These Philadelphians think so, thanks to a new app by Hira Qureshi for the Philadelphia Inquirer Published Oct. 22, 2024, 5:00 a.m. ET Making friends as an adult is hard. Dinner with strangers using an app could help. Timeleft, a new app, matches Philadelphians for dinner and drinks every … Continue reading Making friends as an adult can be tough — a new approach may help →

How well does “Nobody Wants This” portray Judaism?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/25/british-rabbis-on-the-fairly-convincing-portrayal-of-jewish-life-in-nobody-wants-thisBritish rabbis on the ‘fairly convincing’ portrayal of Jewish life in Nobody Wants This Religious leaders broadly welcome the depiction of modern Jewish life in the show that has led the world to fall in love with Adam Brody’s ‘hot rabbi’ Neha Gohil Community affairs correspondentFri 25 Oct 2024 07.00 EDTShare It was the summer of … Continue reading How well does “Nobody Wants This” portray Judaism? →

How well do the new AirPods Pro serve as hearing aids?

https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/apple-airpod-pro-hearing-aid-review-a98e93af We Tried Apple’s New Hearing Test—and the New AirPods Pro Hearing Aids Apple’s new clinical-grade diagnostics and hearing assistance are potential life changers. You just need to find them. By Nicole NguyenFollow | Photographs by Rachel Bujalski for WSJOct. 21, 2024 7:00 am ET Beth Yauman thought her car’s turn signals had stopped making sounds years ago. … Continue reading How well do the new AirPods Pro serve as hearing aids? →

Atlantic Ocean’s currents with huge impact

https://apple.news/A_8f8SMC0SZ-yo9a3R5MRlA ONE OF EARTH’S KEY CLIMATE SYSTEMS IS ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE Scientists are worried that the Atlantic Ocean’s system of currents may be about to pass a tipping point. And if it does, it’ll have severe consequences for all of us Icy winds howl across a frozen Thames, ice floes block shipping in … Continue reading Atlantic Ocean’s currents with huge impact →

Largest commercial satellites unfurl, outshining most of night sky

https://gizmodo.com/largest-commercial-satellites-unfurl-outshining-most-of-the-night-sky-2000516738 Largest Commercial Satellites Unfurl, Outshining Most of the Night Sky Trust me, we're not happy about it either. By Passant Rabie Published October 25, 2024  An illustration of the BlueWalker satellite in Earth orbit. AST Spacembile The dawn of annoyingly massive satellites is upon us, shielding our views of the shimmering cosmos. Five of the largest communication … Continue reading Largest commercial satellites unfurl, outshining most of night sky →

UnitedHealth has breach and leak of data on 100 million customers

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/25/24279288/unitedhealth-change-breach-100-million-leak UnitedHealth data breach leaked info on over 100 million people The February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare coughed up Social Security numbers as well as billing and health information. Insurance company UnitedHealth Group is confirming a ransomware attack earlier this year affected the private data of over 100 million people. The number was published … Continue reading UnitedHealth has breach and leak of data on 100 million customers →