Upcoming Interesting Things: Feb 06 - 12, 2022

This is a list of upcoming events this week that you and I find interesting. It’s a quiet week this week due to the Olympics and Super Bowl on the 13th. You can always check in on The TANDOM to see the latest headlines and interesting things that you and I like. For the full Olympics schedule check here or here. To see medal results check here. Sunday, Feb 6 88 of the top players in the NFL, as voted by fans, players, and coaches, will come together at Allegiant Stadium for the 2022 Pro Bowl at 3p on ESPN.

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Daily Interesting Things: Feb 3, 2022

This is a list of interesting things I found across the internet that you and I like. Headlines An 8-year-old slid his handwritten book onto a library shelf. It now has a years-long waitlist. - The Washington Post CARROT 5.5 Debuts Redesigned Weather Maps with Expanded Customization Options - MacStories Twitter Tests New 'Articles' Option, Potentially Enabling Long-Form Posts in the App - Social Media Today LogMeIn is rebranding as GoTo, as in GoToMeeting - The Verge What’s the difference between 5G, 5G Plus, 5G UW, and 5G UC?

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WindowSwap lets you get a view from around the world

Lockdown measures are being eased all across the globe, but I think that this site will hold its quartine hype once we are all back to normal. WindowSwap is a simple site that opens your browser window to a window from a random site around the world. There is nothing to download and no ads. The view from Santa Marta, Colombia. The project was created to allow people from around the world to share the view that they are seeing.

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Daily Interesting Things: Feb 2, 2022

This is a list of interesting things I found across the internet that you and I like. Headlines Here's the first Apple Wallet implementation of office keys - 9to5Mac Wordle will be free forever because you can right-click to save the whole game - The Verge Now on Netflix, You Can Easily Tidy Up Your Continue Watching Row on All Devices - Netflix What is Starlink Premium?

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Daily Interesting Things: Feb 1, 2022

This is a list of interesting things I found across the internet that you and I like. Headlines Happy Lunar New Year! Physicists detect mysterious "X" particles from the beginning of time for the first time - The Journal Times Will the AirPods Pro 2 be as futuristic as the rumors suggest? - TechRadar The New York Times Buys Wordle - The New York Times China's Mars orbiter sends back selfie video on Lunar New Year eve - Xinhua Robots Drop Meals from Ceiling in Beijing Olympics Dining Hall - Food & Wine Bidens welcome new family cat to the White House - CNNPolitics Remember earlier this month when everyone was posting about how dangerous 5G is around airports and when airline companies were canceling flights because of it?

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Daily Interesting Things: Jan 31, 2022

This is a list of interesting things I found across the internet that you and I like. Headlines Toyota heading to moon with cruiser, robotic arms, dreams - AP News Joe Exotic Resentenced To 21 Years In Prison Over Murder-For-Hire Plot – Deadline F.A.A. Says It Has Reached a Deal Over 5G Service at Airports - The New York Times Frogs regrow amputated legs in breakthrough experiment - Live Science Spotify’s Platform Rules and Approach to COVID-19 — Spotify I found out why metaverse avatars don’t have legs The Next Web What Does ‘a Desk for Working Parents’ Mean?

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Upcoming Interesting Things: Jan 30 - Feb 5, 2022

This is a list of upcoming events this week that you and I find interesting. Sunday, Jan 30 NFL Playoffs: The winners of today’s games will determine who will play in the Super Bowl on February 13th. The AFC Championship Game will feature the Cincinnati Bengals at the Kansas City Chiefs on CBS at 3:00p. The NFC Championship Game will feature the San Francisco 49ers at the Los Angeles Rams on Fox at 6:30p.

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Daily Interesting Things: Jan 28, 2022

This is a list of interesting things I found across the internet that you and I like. Headlines Here’s what’s new in iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 - 9to5Mac Tell Google Assistant ‘stop’ to make a smart speaker stop talking - The Verge Audio Hijack is Getting Scripting Support - MacSparky Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger retires after 18 seasons — ‘I retire from football a truly grateful man’ - ESPN You can finally try Universal Control between Macs and iPads with macOS 12.

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Daily Interesting Things: Jan 27, 2022

This is a list of interesting things I found across the internet that you and I like. Headlines Samsung’s Galaxy S22 likely to debut at Unpacked on February 9th - The Verge Google Is Forcing Me to Dump a Perfectly Good Phone - Vice The SAT Will Go Completely Digital by 2024 - The New York Times Peter Robbins, Voice of Charlie Brown, Dead at 65 from Suicide - TMZ It 'Went Downhill Extremely Fast': Nurse Dies 12 Hours After Testing Positive for COVID - Newsweek Apple to Let iPhones Accept Credit Cards in Threat to Square - Bloomberg Nature paper chronicles how researchers achieved burning plasma regime for the first time in a laboratory experiment - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Rescuers attach sausages to drones to lure dog to safety in England - UPI.

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Daily Interesting Things: Jan 26, 2022

This is a list of interesting things I found across the internet that you and I like. Headlines COVID vaccine to target omicron? Pfizer, BioNTech to test in adults - USA Today Neil Young Asks Spotify to Remove Music Over Vaccine Disinformation - Rolling Stone Elgato launches Stream Deck Pedal and official Discord plugin - The Verge Is Old Music Killing New Music? - The Atlantic World’s coldest marathon at blistering minus 53C (-63F) is complete in Yakutia.

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Daily Interesting Things: Jan 25, 2022

This is a list of interesting things I found across the internet that you and I like. Headlines Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi is the name of a newly discovered species of worm that kills tarantulas after American actor, musician, and producer Jeff Daniels. Dr. Ross Jennings would be proud. Phys.org. Texas woman arrested for allegedly trying to purchase child at Walmart checkout, deputies say KSAT News After 7 years, a spent Falcon 9 rocket stage is on course to hit the Moon Ars Technica D.

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Daily Interesting Things: Jan 24, 2022

This is a list of interesting things I found across the internet that you and I like. Headlines Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission Impossible 7’ and ‘8’ have been delayed CNBC SpaceX Cargo Dragon Undocks From International Space Station for Monday Splashdown SciTechDaily Irish police are investigating a report that two men tried to cash in on a dead man's pension. Reports said the men brought the body into a post office in an attempt to get the money.

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Upcoming Interesting Things: Jan 23 - 29, 2022

This is a list of upcoming events this week that you and I find interesting. Sunday, Jan 23 NFL Playoffs Yesterday, both number one seeds lost. The Cincinnati Bengals topped the Tennessee Titans 19 - 16. The Green Bay Packers lost to the San Francisco 49ers 10 - 13. Today, the Los Angeles Rams play at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 3p on NBC. The Buffalo Bills play at the Kansas City Chiefs at 6:30p on CBS.

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Daily Interesting Things: Jan 21, 2022

This is a list of interesting things I found across the internet that you and I like. Headlines Instagram starts testing new subscription features in the US xda-developers This controller turns your Android phone into a portable Xbox The Verge Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ singer, has died at 74 CNN Pill derived from human feces treats recurrent gut infections Science NBC won’t send TV announcers to Beijing 2022 Games USA TODAY Tearful Adele postpones entire Las Vegas residency 24 hours before opening night due to COVID-19 outbreak among crew BBC News US researchers test pig-to-human transplant in donated body AP News Videos [www.

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Mac Widgets

Stephen Hacket at 512px wrote about Apple’s now-defunct Dashboard for Mac. His post inspired me to complain about the Mac desktop and how it could be improved. I never owned a Mac during the time of the Mac Dashboard but I have been very frustrated with the lack of widgets on the desktop. I use two monitors connected to my MacBook and would love to have some iOS widgets available on the laptop’s desktop.

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Daily Interesting Things: Jan 19, 2022

This is a list of interesting things I found across the internet that you and I like. Headlines If you are a US citizen, you can now order four free at-home Covid tests to be delivered. Just go to COVIDtests.gov for your free tests. Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion - The Verge YouTube To Phase Out Most Originals, Double Down On Creator-Generated Content – Deadline Daniel Radcliffe to Play Weird Al in Biopic on Roku - The New York Times Grammy Awards Moving to Las Vegas on April 3 - Variety Wordle founder Josh Wardle on going viral and what comes next – TechCrunch AT&T, Verizon delay launching 5G near some airports after airlines ask Biden to intervene - CNN Videos [www.

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Daily Interesting Things: Jan 17, 2022

This is a list of interesting things I found across the internet that you and I like. “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'” - Martin Luther King, Jr. Headlines Virgin Orbit celebrates third successful launch in a row – Spaceflight Now Google Home, Nest Hub white noise ambient sound changes - 9to5Google Netflix raises prices in U.S. and Canada, stock pops Safari 15 bug can leak your recent browsing activity and personal identifiers - The Verge NFL Playoffs Cincinnati Bengals beat the Las Vegas Raiders 26-19 to secure their first playoff win in 31 years.

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Upcoming Interesting Things: Jan 16 - 22, 2022

This is a list of upcoming events this week that you and I find interesting. Sunday, Jan 16 NFL Wild Card Playoffs Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers on FOX at 1p San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys on CBS at 4:30p Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Kansas City Chiefs on NBC at 8:15p Monday, Jan 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day NFL Wild Card PlayoffsArizona Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Rams on ESPN at 8:15p SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 4-6 launch currently scheduled 7:26p - 10:23p.

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Daily Interesting Things: Jan 14, 2022

This is a list of interesting things I found across the internet that you and I like. Headlines 2022 SAG Nominations: Full List of Nominees - Variety Coachella 2022: Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Kanye West to Headline – The Hollywood Reporter Snoop Dogg Is Planning To Launch A Hot Dog Brand Called “Snoop Doggs” – Billboard NASA holding out hope for first SLS launch in March - SpaceNews Now all Twitter Spaces hosts can record audio | Engadget Google Has a Very Apple-like Plan for Google TV - Gizmodo SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket spotted from space before and after epic 105-satellite launch | Space What will the James Webb Space Telescope look at first?

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Daily Interesting Things: Jan 13, 2022

This is a list of interesting things I found across the internet that you and I like. Headlines OREO Launches Chocolate Confetti Cake Cookie | HYPEBEAST iPhone 14 Pro Now Rumored to Feature Both Pill-Shaped and Circular Cutouts - MacRumors Apple releases iOS 15.3 beta 2 and more for developers - 9to5Mac Apple releases iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1 with HomeKit DDoS & CarPlay fixes | AppleInsider Sony Tackles PlayStation 5 Shortage by Making More PS4 Consoles - Bloomberg James Webb Space Telescope begins lining up its golden mirrors | Space Videos [www.

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