On Computers

A friend of ours got an Apple Watch as a retirement present and it came in really handy on a trip abroad when he couldn’t find his iPhone. His watch told him a phone call was coming in and he answered it on his wrist. He then realized that his iPhone must be nearby because the Watch won’t work unless it is. And so he carried that thought through and found the phone in another jacket. Or, you could just search through your pockets.

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“Facebook Moments” is a free app for Android and iPhone, and a good way to get photos from friends without having to ask. It’s an official Facebook app, but you can get it from MomentsApp.com.

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A reader asked us whether it’s true that the new Windows 10 collects information on your computer usage. Yes it does, but no, we’re not worried about it (anyone watching us needs serious help). If you’re concerned, there’s a free program to shield you.

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“Filemaker 14” is a popular database created by Apple as an alternative to Microsoft’s Access. The company is offering free training to help people create Filemaker databases that run on iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac and the web. Get it at filemaker.com/learning/training/fts.html.

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Google’s Chromebooks now account for 49 percent of U.S. computer shipments to schools in grades kindergarten through 12, according to a recent report from Futuresource.

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Seven Hobbies that Can Make You Smarter:   Click those words to find out all seven. Top of the list is playing a musical instrument: It strengthens the connection between your brain hemispheres in ways other activities don’t. (An interesting sidelight to that is we have noticed that many of the best programmers are also musicians.)  Other top hobbies for brain power include reading, exercising, working puzzles and meditating. For hobby ideas, see HobbyHelp.

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The World Economy Explained with Just Two Cows:  For example, the dairy cow business in different countries: “A French Company: You have two cows. You go on strike, organize a riot and block the roads because you want three cows.” Or: “A Swiss Company. You have 5,000 cows. None of them belong to you. You charge the owners for storing them.”

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The Obsessively Detailed Report of American Literature’s Most Epic Road Trips. Click on the link  or visit AtlasObscura.com to retrace on the map, the journeys taken in “Wild,” “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” “Roughing It,” “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test,” and many others.

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Artsy.net has a lot of art: 300,000 images by 40,000 artists. There are over 230,000 works for sale, ranging in price from $100 to a few hundred thousand. We liked their Vincent Van Gogh page, with his bio, over 70 works, articles and exhibit listings. (An aside: Bob went to the Vincent van Gogh Museum in Holland one time, and there was a sign in the parking lot that said: watch out for wild boars when you get out of your car. You don’t see that in your average museum parking lot.)

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Samsung is so sure that iPhone users would like a Samsung phone better if they tried one out, they’re offering a 30-day trial of the latest Samsung Galaxy and other Samsung phones for $1.

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