Posts Tagged ‘useful’

Why Does My House Stink?

February 7, 2021

https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/ss/slideshow-reasons-your-house-stinks?ecd=soc_tw_210207_cons_ss_reasonshomestinks&linkId=100000030111929

Acronymify! – Automatically generate fun acronyms for your project

January 24, 2021

https://acronymify.com/
makes acronyms

How do I identify my different echo dots? : alexa

January 10, 2021

https://www.reddit.com/r/alexa/comments/7msl08/how_do_i_identify_my_different_echo_dots/

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I also found that I could put one of them into “Do not disturb” mode and it will light up the ring in purple.

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Has a listing of everything you said to Alexa

January 10, 2021

https://www.amazon.com/alexa-privacy/apd/rvh

Top 20 Alexa commands you’ll wish you knew before

January 4, 2021

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To use it, just say “Alexa, drop in on all devices” to reach every Alexa-enabled speaker or “Alexa, drop in on [device name]” to target just one. Then just wait for the confirmation tone before speaking. ….
For example, “Alexa, remember I have a doctor’s appointment at 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning” or “Alexa, remember I put the check in my bedside table.”
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https://www.komando.com/tech-tips/top-20-alexa-tricks/746804/

(384) Beginners Guide to Cross-Country Skiing – YouTube

December 17, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjbuwmUzUhQ

– don’t use poles to get up
– snowplow to stop
– kick & glide

Message Center (AMZN, where messages from buyers appear)

November 21, 2020

https://www.amazon.com/gp/message#!/inbox

https://www.amazon.com/gp/communication-manager/inbox.html

Dryad Home – Publish and Preserve your Data

November 16, 2020

https://datadryad.org/stash

Tip: How to migrate Google Photos images between accounts | Nackblog

November 11, 2020

http://jnack.com/blog/2016/04/20/tip-how-to-migrate-google-photos-images-between-accounts/

How to Keep the Coronavirus at Bay Indoors – The New York Times

October 4, 2020

thought this was useful…

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Tips for dodging the virus as Americans retreat from colder weather: Open the windows, buy an air filter — and forget the UV lights. …
For a classroom or office, a portable air cleaner suited to the room’s size “is a great low-cost plug-and-play strategy to give you several air changes per hour of clean air,” Dr. Allen said. These are compact devices that can be plugged into any outlet; effective models are available for less than $200.
Some people mistakenly think that the average air filter, portable or part of a larger system, is no match for the microscopic virus. But “the virus is not naked in the air,” Dr. Marr said. “It comes out in respiratory droplets.”

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/27/health/coronavirus-transmission-indoors.html