Tag: technology, tech tips

Are we successful at maintaining a social distance? Your cellphone knows

This use of the location reporting done by my smart phone doesn't bother me. This is a matter of public concern and interest, not the usually far more objectionable use for fine-grained marketing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/03/24/social-distancing-maps-cellphone-location/ Smartphone data reveal which Americans are social distancing (and not) D.C. gets an 'A' while Wyoming earns an 'F' for following … Continue reading Are we successful at maintaining a social distance? Your cellphone knows →

If you’re largely confined to your home right now, this could be eye opening

I've already been restricted to my apt for five weeks and am anticipating that it could be several more months. I consider myself a pretty resourceful person but I know that it's going to be difficult to manage even with all my creature needs met. One advantage this writer had was that he was part … Continue reading If you’re largely confined to your home right now, this could be eye opening →

10 dystopian books if you enjoyed “Divergent”

https://theportalist.com/books-like-divergent? These must-reads are full of rebellions in ravaged worlds. By Kelsey McConnell If you can’t get enough of all the heart-pounding dystopian thrills and rousing rebellions in Veronica Roth's young adult Divergent Trilogy, these ten books like Divergent also feature crumbling worlds and unlikely heroes.  The Divergent trilogy is set in post-apocalyptic Chicago. The … Continue reading 10 dystopian books if you enjoyed “Divergent” →

Podcasts for while you’re sitting there being peaceful at a properly social distance

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/podcast-dept/the-podcasts-to-listen-to-while-youre-social-distancing? The Podcasts to Listen to While You’re Social Distancing By Sarah Larson March 13, 2020 For prime listening during this time of social distancing, there is the efficient, antiseptic, unpodcastlike, and mysterious podcast “Coronavirus 411,” among many others.Photograph by Christophe Ena / AP / Shutterstock As we steel ourselves for the next novel-coronavirus developments—many … Continue reading Podcasts for while you’re sitting there being peaceful at a properly social distance →

Why has testing gone so far wrong in the US?

Why has coronavirus testing in the US been such a disaster? Guardian UK The Trump administration is scrambling to provide more testing, leaving many to wonder how it got its Covid-19 response so wrong Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should I see a doctor? Ed Pilkington @edpilkington Fri 13 Mar 2020 18.37 EDTLast modified on Fri 13 … Continue reading Why has testing gone so far wrong in the US? →

Google Maps can be customized to show your favorite types of restaurants

This hidden Google Maps trick just changed my life By Chris Smith@chris_writes March 3rd, 2020 at 2:11 PM [Boy Genius Report] Google Maps is an excellent tool for navigation and directions on the go, but this must-have mobile app can do a lot more than merely provide instructions on how to reach your destination the … Continue reading Google Maps can be customized to show your favorite types of restaurants →

Safely and thoroughly cleaning your smartphone, keyboard & mouse

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-clean-your-smartphone-keyboard-mouse-safely/ David Nield Gear03.04.2020 11:37 AM How to Clean Your Smartphone the Right Way Your phone is a disease magnet. Here's how to safely disinfect it and the rest of your gear to help you stay healthy as coronavirus spreads. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images  It’s always a good idea to maintain good hygiene, but … Continue reading Safely and thoroughly cleaning your smartphone, keyboard & mouse →

How to change the displayed name on your Gmail account

It's sad, but true, that you're more or less stuck with whatever Gmail email address you picked during your high school or college days (if you're that young). You will always have that nickname hanging around your neck. But you can choose a display name that more closely reflects the adult you've become or some … Continue reading How to change the displayed name on your Gmail account →

Artificial intelligence breaking the road jam to development of new antiobiotics

Modern medicine has been running out of antibiotics that can kill the drug-resistant bacteria strains. The problem, of course, is overuse of current antibiotics to either pre-treat or overtreat bacterial problems. Many of those antibiotics were developed long ago and have already produced all of the side strains available. Now artificial (machine) intelligence is taking … Continue reading Artificial intelligence breaking the road jam to development of new antiobiotics →

How to manage Amazon Alexa’s intrusion into your life

The very nature of Amazon's Alexa interactive device requires that it pay attention to what you're talking about -- just in case. That makes my skin crawl so I avoid it. Nonetheless, there are many who love it but would like to have a little more control over what Alexa remembers and saves. This article … Continue reading How to manage Amazon Alexa’s intrusion into your life →

Good tech passwords don’t have to be impossible to remember

Am always happy to advertise this method of picking a password as it promotes picking a secure password rather than giving up on remembering one of random letters, numbers, and symbols. These passwords are just as secure as the impossible ones and a whole lot easier to use. https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/02/22/the-fbi-wants-you-to-stop-using-passwords-and-do-this-instead/ Editors' Pick Feb 22, 2020, 06:43am … Continue reading Good tech passwords don’t have to be impossible to remember →