https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/01/18/how-to-fine-tune-notifications-on-your-apple-watch? How to fine-tune notifications on your Apple Watch William Gallagher | Jan 18, 2022 Your Apple Watch doesn't have to notify you of everything that your iPhone will. Instead, you can select to see just what's important — or nothing at all. If you don't do anything about it, and if you aren't using your iPhone at the time, your … Continue reading Fine tune Apple Watch notifications
Quilts of Valor honoring veterans
http://www.quiltingdaily.com/a-giving-quilt-to-honor-and-comfort/ A Giving Quilt: To Honor and Comfort By: Lauren Lang, Posted on June 15, 2021 For US service members returning from deployment, readjustment back into stateside life can be difficult. What better way to honor and comfort our veterans than to award them with a handmade quilt? The Quilts of Valor® Foundation began in 2003, when founder … Continue reading Quilts of Valor honoring veterans
“Company” documentary to be shown on PBS May 27th as another four Broadway shows close
Click Here for More Articles on COMPANY Broadway GREAT PERFORMANCES to Premiere New COMPANY Revival Documentary The new documentary will premiere on PBS Friday, May 27. by Michael Major Jan. 18, 2022 TicketsCastPhotosVideosInfo Great Performances will present a documentary exploring the legacy of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical Company, part of the series' fifth "Broadway's Best" lineup. Filmed over two years, … Continue reading “Company” documentary to be shown on PBS May 27th as another four Broadway shows close
2nd reminder this week: set up two-factor verification for internet
TIP OF THE WEEK Secure your online accounts (really this time) Speaking of stirring strong emotions, Brian X. Chen, the consumer technology columnist for The New York Times, is here with advice on stepping up your digital security. This week President Biden shared his prediction that Russia would soon invade Ukraine [www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/us/politics/biden-putin-russia-ukraine.html], whose computer networks have … Continue reading 2nd reminder this week: set up two-factor verification for internet
What so many ignore or don’t understand about anti-Semitism
An elegant explanation of why bigotry and prejudice against Jews is so difficult to eradicate. A lot of it is based on ancient and contrary to the facts conspiracy theories that boil down to a belief that Jews run the world for their own benefit. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/texas-synagogue-anti-semitism-conspiracy-theory/621286/ Why So Many People Still Don’t Understand Anti-Semitism Unlike … Continue reading What so many ignore or don’t understand about anti-Semitism
How refrigerators became an agent of climate catastrophe
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/how-the-refrigerator-became-an-agent-of-climate-catastrophe How the Refrigerator Became an Agent of Climate Catastrophe The evolution of cooling technology helps to explain why supposed solutions to global warming have only made the situation worse. By David Owen January 15, 2022 Ice harvesting on Bantam Lake, in Connecticut. Harvesters in the state and elsewhere once packed lake and river ice in … Continue reading How refrigerators became an agent of climate catastrophe
This is why airlines are panicking about your cellphone moving to 5G
https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/1/12/22878622/5g-airplanes-c-band-interference-faa Why 5G is causing flight cancellations The FAA is worried about your cellphone again.By Rebecca Heilweil Updated Jan 19, 2022, 11:47am EST Your 5G phone might finally work like the amazingly fast 5G phones you heard about in TV commercials. On January 19, Verizon and AT&T switched on new cellular frequencies that will boost connections for tens of millions … Continue reading This is why airlines are panicking about your cellphone moving to 5G
Microsoft-Activision a BIG DEAL
https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/1/18/22889342/microsoft-activision-antitrust-games-streaming-gamepass Microsoft is buying one of the biggest names in games — if Washington lets it Microsoft-Activision is like Disney-Fox. Maybe bigger.By Peter Kafka Jan 18, 2022, 11:19am EST Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard for $69 billion. For those of you who play video games or pay attention to video games — and there are a lot of … Continue reading Microsoft-Activision a BIG DEAL
Encanto’s “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” bigger than “Let It Go”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-encantos-we-dont-talk-about-bruno-became-bigger-than-let-it-go-11642608106?mod=hp_featst_pos5 How ‘Encanto’s’ ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ Became Bigger Than ‘Let It Go’ The song, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, from Disney’s animated musical has been dubbed in 46 languages By Alex Janin Jan. 19, 2022 11:01 am ET Is someone you know singing about Bruno? They may be crooning about the clairvoyant Colombian animated character … Continue reading Encanto’s “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” bigger than “Let It Go”
Free password managers from Apple or Google better than zero
How to Use a Free Password Manager—and Make Your Logins Safer Start by saving a few logins in your browser’s built-in manager—and always turn on two-factor authentication By Nicole Nguyen FollowJan. 16, 2022 9:00 am ET Some of my old usernames and passwords are floating around the internet, and maybe yours are, too. After repeated notices of … Continue reading Free password managers from Apple or Google better than zero
Barista turned coffee expert thru social media — only possible now
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-use-a-free-password-managerand-make-your-logins-safer-11642341602?mod=wsjhp_columnists_pos3 The Coffee Maker James Hoffmann is one of the most followed men in caffeine. Here’s an illustrated look at how he became an expert. By Rachel Wharton Illustrations by Koren Shadmi Jan. 18, 2022 Culinary Arts is an occasional illustrated look at what we eat.
Offshore wind plan would produce major jobs as well as clean energy
Biden's offshore wind plan is actually a jobs plan The United States’ struggling power grid is finally getting some major upgrades. Last week, the Biden administration announced a plan that, among other efforts, will aim to bring more sources of clean energy online and install more high-voltage transmission cables across the country to transport that power where it’s needed. … Continue reading Offshore wind plan would produce major jobs as well as clean energy
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