On Computers

PsychTests.com offers free psychological testing. They also do surveys. Recently they found that perfectionism is not a trait that bosses should look for in perspective employees.

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Smithsonianmag.com   Click “Smart News” to find fun articles. We learned why toothpaste makes everything taste bitter, why we weigh more on Mondays and why the International Space Station is getting an espresso machine.

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“BBC One Pufferfish” Google those words or click the link to see an amazing video of a puffer fish drawing elaborate designs in the sand to impress a female. Imagine: guys trying to impress girls.

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Funky Korea is the Best Korea (one of many links from JimmyR.com) JimmyR.com has links to lots of interesting things on the web. It’s all text, but organized in categories like “Science,” and “What’s Hot.” We learned, for example, that students have fewer friends now than in the 70s, but are less lonely, more extroverted and individualistic.

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Apps.NPR.org/best-books-2014 displays dozens of colorful book jackets for the best books of 2014. Hover over a book for a mini review, then click for more details. This is a very pleasant way to browse new books. We selected “Rebel Yell,” about Stonewall Jackson, for our history club.

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Facebook.com/thanks creates a slideshow from photos you’ve already uploaded to Facebook, and any you add. Click “share” to share it on Facebook.

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The other day Joy was showing her friend Frieda how to add a picture to a Word document. Frieda has a really old version of Microsoft Word, and Joy was astonished to discover that a search on the word “flowers” turned up nothing, a big contrast with the rich choices available in later versions of Word, which automatically search Office Online.

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Okay we’re caving in – a little bit — to the desire for gift suggestions:

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We were at a launch party for “Suffer No Fools,” a new PBS documentary, when a guy asked us if he should get the latest Kindle or the new iPad Mini. This is a tough question – and he was a tough-looking guy.

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If you wondered what 3D printing is really good for, get “Fabricated,” a new book by Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman.

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