I used to have a very large library of cookbooks but sold or gave away hundreds of them as part of my effort to stop having stacks of books all over my apt. The process (plus a wholesale adoption of Amazon's Kindle) worked, but cookbooks are still one of two categories on books on paper … Continue reading In defense of cookbooks
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How to mirror your iPhone to your MacBook
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-mirror-iphone-to-mac#:~:text=Using%20a%20Mac's%20QuickTime%20player,be%20played%20on%20your%20computer. How to mirror your iPhone's screen onto a Mac computer, using QuickTime or a third-party program Ryan Ariano Jul 8, 2019, 4:48 PM There are two ways you can mirror your iPhone onto a Mac. If you want a bigger iPhone screen, you could buy a newer model — or, you could learn how to mirror your iPhone's screen … Continue reading How to mirror your iPhone to your MacBook
Picking your nose is dangerous, not just gross
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/28/health/nose-picking-coronavirus-transmission-wellness/index.html Why picking your nose isn't just gross — it's dangerous in the time of coronavirus By Starre Vartan, CNN Updated 11:45 PM ET, Mon December 28, 2020 (CNN)We teach kids not to do it. It's unsanitary. It's just plain gross to see. Let's be real, though. Most of us pick our noses — some 91% … Continue reading Picking your nose is dangerous, not just gross
Want to drink a beer but not drink the alcohol?
https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/best-non-alcoholic-craft-beer-list The Best Non-Alcoholic Craft Beers Is non-alcoholic the most exciting thing happening in craft beer? By Zach Mack Updated on 1/4/2021 at 1:33 PMIMAGE BY DANNA WINDSOR FOR THRILLIST It wasn’t too long ago that the only available non-alcoholic beers on the market were seen as a sad afterthought of the big breweries. Usually, picking … Continue reading Want to drink a beer but not drink the alcohol?
Biggest and smallest iPhone 12s each have their great features
By Jason Snell December 22, 2020 10:42 AM PT iPhone 12 mini & iPhone 12 Pro Max: Enjoyable extremes It finally happened. I picked up a regular iPhone 12 the other day and recoiled at how large it was. My month-long inculcation into the cult of the iPhone 12 mini had done its job. I … Continue reading Biggest and smallest iPhone 12s each have their great features
One small silver lining to the pandemic — time to appreciate the cat or dog sharing our home
Top 20 movies ranked by Rotten Tomatoes
List includes the top 224 movies ranked by RT number. All of them are Fresh so all are presumably worth watching if you're in the mood. Here are the top 20. https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/the-best-movies-of-2020/ NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS 99% #20Critics Consensus: Powerfully acted and directed, Never Rarely Sometimes Always reaffirms writer-director Eliza Hittman as a filmmaker of uncommon sensitivity … Continue reading Top 20 movies ranked by Rotten Tomatoes
How to get spatial audio on your AirPods Pro
Click thru for screenshots. https://techpp.com/2020/09/28/spatial-audio-airpods-pro-guide/ Apple released iOS 14 and iPad OS 14 recently but what the new software brings is not restricted merely to the iPhone and the iPad. Back in June, during WWDC 2020 keynote, Apple had mentioned that it was working on Spatial Audio, an added feature on the AirPods Pro. The notion seemed promising and … Continue reading How to get spatial audio on your AirPods Pro
Review of iPhone 12 Mini with comparison to other small iPhones
This is the iPhone I just traded in my iPhone 7 Plus for -- and I'm quite happy with it. Reminds of the older iPhones in size but with a screen that's only .1 inch smaller than the 7 Plus. Feels great in the hand and works like a dream. https://www.cnet.com/news/iphone-12-mini-review-apple-gave-us-the-small-phone-weve-been-asking-for/ iPhone 12 Mini review: … Continue reading Review of iPhone 12 Mini with comparison to other small iPhones
Great app choices for your new Apple Watch
This is an odd list from my perspective as owner of Apple Watches 4 and 5. I would name Accuweather, Dark Sky, Fantastical, Handwashing, and Messenger as essential apps. https://2cf017a647e6f2c447859cd7a6ecd1cb.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.html These are some of our must-have apps to install on a new Apple Watch Chance Miller @ChanceHMiller - Dec. 28th 2020 1:17 pm PT If … Continue reading Great app choices for your new Apple Watch
A song in praise of the movie theater
I volunteer with http://www.newplazacinema.org a group of film lovers offering lectures that give greater depth to classics, unknown movies plus rentals of movies that can otherwise be hard to find, and more. We used to offer screenings of those films until our theatre was flooded by a major water main break followed immediately by pandemic … Continue reading A song in praise of the movie theater
21 Best sci-fi/fantasy novels of 2020
marysue.com/heres-our-list-of-some-of-the-best-sci-fi-and-fantasy-novels-in-2020/ No pun intended, but they were all simply out of this world good! By Larissa IrankundaDec 30th, 2020, 1:07 pm books In many ways, 2020 felt like science-fiction come to life, but despite all the wacky, weird, and straight up bizarre plot points this year brought out, speculative fiction still had a strong presence on both bookshelves and in readers’ … Continue reading 21 Best sci-fi/fantasy novels of 2020
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