NYPL’s lists of books and research materials for awakening yourself on black issues

Many of these books showed up in one of the three prior lists but not all. Below is the guide to research on black issues. The Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List by Lisa Herndon, Communications and Publications Manager, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, June 3, 2020 Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow: Mass … Continue reading NYPL’s lists of books and research materials for awakening yourself on black issues →

I’m a two-spacer. How about you?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/people-who-type-two-spaces-after-a-period-just-cant-win-11591199528 People Who Type Two Spaces After a Period Just Can’t Win Two-spacers say the extra room after a sentence is easier on the eyes, but the one-spacers keep gaining ground By James HookwayJune 3, 2020 11:52 am ET Ever since computers displaced typewriters, a rift has grown between people who put two spaces after a … Continue reading I’m a two-spacer. How about you? →

Questions about your stimulus prepaid debit card

Many internet-knowledgable people received their stimulus payments directly into their bank accounts. Then there are the large number of people who aren't that trusting or savvy. Treasury, in my view, really messed up the distribution of stimulus funds to those people in large ways and small. They sent the funds in a prepaid debit card … Continue reading Questions about your stimulus prepaid debit card →

Another way in which benefits are difficult to access, this time for the unemployed

You can't tell me the State of New York doesn't have the clout to find a bank with more ATMs (and no fees) to handle the distribution of unemployment benefits. This situation is horrendous. Just one more example of how the people who are poor, even if only temporarily, are treated poorly as well. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/nyregion/keybank-nyc-coronavirus.html … Continue reading Another way in which benefits are difficult to access, this time for the unemployed →

Great movie to watch free in June “Just Mercy”

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-watch-just-mercy-free-streaming-rental 'Just Mercy' is now free to stream through June to help educate people on systemic racism Steven Cohen Jun 2, 2020, 5:40 PM Warner Bros. has made "Just Mercy" free to rent on digital streaming platforms throughout June.The film is being offered as a resource to help educate people about the dangers of systemic … Continue reading Great movie to watch free in June “Just Mercy” →

Roots showing? Here are some glorious solutions

https://www.boredpanda.com/hairdresser-gray-hair-makeovers-jack-martin/ Instead Of Covering Grey Roots, This Hairdresser Makes Clients Embrace It With His Powerful Transformations (35 Pics) Justinas Keturka and Rokas Laurinavičius It all started three years ago. A woman walked into colorist Jack Martin's California salon and told him that she had been dyeing her hair from gray to brown with at-home box … Continue reading Roots showing? Here are some glorious solutions →

Gmail customization is now easier

https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/27/21271837/gmail-quick-settings-menu-theme-design-update-feature-g-suite Gmail’s latest update makes it easier to change the look of your inbox A quick settings menu removes some of the busy work of adjusting the look and feel By Cameron Faulkner@camfaulkner  May 27, 2020, 11:51am EDT Accessing the plethora of settings hidden in Gmail can be a pain, but it’s about to get a little … Continue reading Gmail customization is now easier →

Fixing one change in Gmail

Gmail is always fooling around with its layout. Some changes are good. Some just annoy.For example, I frequently filter a lot of my email directly into folders, unread. When the number of unread messages mount up, I can easily go to that folder and do a quick check. That's just one use of folders. They've … Continue reading Fixing one change in Gmail →

Restaurants must be creative to reopen

Do click thru to see the photos. They're worth it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/06/03/world-restaurants-coronavirus-adaptation/ Robots, lampshades and mannequins: How restaurants around the world are adapting to the coronavirus A man and a woman dine under plastic shields in Paris on May 27. (Thibault Camus/AP) By Miriam Berger June 3, 2020 at 10:53 a.m. EDT Masks. Gloves. Partitions. Socially distanced … Continue reading Restaurants must be creative to reopen →

Three anti-racist reading lists

I found these five books extremely helpful in understanding the underpinnings of and rationale for racism against African-Americans in the United States: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by … Continue reading Three anti-racist reading lists →

Audible’s new format not backward compatible to old devices

https://goodereader.com/blog/audiobooks/audible-moving-to-enhanced-format-for-audiobooks May 27, 2020 By Michael Kozlowski 11 Comments In the next few weeks Audible we will be moving all downloads to an enhanced, high-quality audio format and will no longer support format 4 downloading.  Your Audible titles are yours to keep and will be available for download in the new, higher-quality audio format. If … Continue reading Audible’s new format not backward compatible to old devices →