Sound*Bytes — Archives
AIRPODS CAN PROTECT YOUR EARS!
Very loud noise levels can be both distracting and damaging to your hearing — But did you know that your AIRPODS can solve that problem?
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http://www.apple.com A SERIOUS LAPTOP FOR SERIOUS WORK!
If you’re like me, you’ll often have wished that your laptop had more screen real estate — ASUS have shipped a very powerful laptop with two full-size high-rez screens.
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https://asus dot com REMEMBERING JAN
JAN ZIFF co-founded SoundBytes and hosted it during all our 36 years on CBS News – we pay tribute to a true star broadcaster!
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https://www.soundbytesradio.comhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soundbytes/id1021669946 CHECK BEFORE YOU CLICK!
Gettting ready for summer travel? Well, so are the scammers. So it’s wise to be skeptical when you see amazing deals … before you buy!
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https://•••BLANK••• FAREWELL CBS!
While CBS News Radio is shutting down, SoundBytes is continuing across the country … still, this is our last CBS show after 36 wonderful years together. And we’re very grateful to all the wonderful people at CBS who made it all possible! Thank you CBS News Radio!!
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https://www.soundbytesradio.comhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soundbytes/id1021669946 WHERE THE COFFEE MEETS THE CREAM!
Like your coffee just so? Want that mix of coffee and cream or milk just right? Then ENOUGH CREAM’s the app for you!
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https://enough-cream.app HUSH YOUR DESKTOP!
Ever been caught with a messy desktop before a conference call … and then wish you’d had a good solution? That’s what HUSH is designed to do!
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https://www.poteam.pro/products/hush WHY USE SIGNAL? GUY KNOWS WHY!HY!
GUY KAWASAKI’S a legend, and his new book “EVERYBODY’S GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE” explains why privacy matters and why that means you should use SIGNAL for your calls!
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https://guykawasaki dot comhttps://amazon dot comhttps://www.signal.com BLOCKCHAIN YOU CAN TRUST!
Tokens are built on blockchain technology — ERIC PISCINI, CEO of Hashgraph explains what tokens are and why they’re important.
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http://www.hashgraph.com YOUR VIRTUAL TYPEWRITER!
Remember typewriters? Like vinyl audio, they’re getting popular again — and you can enjoy the experience, without the cost, with an app called TYPELETTER.
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https://typeletter.aishashok.com/ BANKING ON THE FUTURE!
The world of banking is changing fast – HARALD ELTVEDT of SC Ventures says there’s a real difference in how the generations think of banks.
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https://scventures.io THE WEATHER APP FOR EVERYONE!
Fed up with translating Celsius to Fahrenheit and back? FELSIUS has a simple easy solution for you!
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https://felsius.app NEW THOUGHTS FROM A TECH LEGEND.
GUY KAWASAKI is a legend … and he’s just written another great book. It’s about protecting your privacy online, why it matters and wyu should use Signal for calls.
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https://guykawasaki dot comhttps://signal dot org PLAN YOUR MEDIA DIET!
Trying to figure out how to track and enjoy all your digital media? Then check out MyMediaTracker — it’s designed to make it easy to track and prioritize it all!
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https://mymediatracker.app A TEAMMATE, NOT A TOOL!
People should think of AI as a partner, not a tool, according to JEREMY UTLEY, because you’ll quickly find yourself using it a lot more proodcuctively!
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https://www.jeremyutley.com TRAVEL TRACKING, JUST FOR YOU!
Love to travel and save the memories but don’t want to share them with marketers – DAYSAROUND has the answer for you.
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https://daysaround.app/ DRINK TRACKING WITHOUT JUDGING!
Being able to have another drink doesn’t mean you should have one and that’s what DRYLENDAR was craeted for.
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https://drylendar.com MINIMAL IS THE MESSAGE!
When it comes to writing, less really can be more and FEATURELESS is definitely has kep away from feature creep!
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https://featureless.app YOU SAID YOU’D DO IT, SO DO IT!!!
MOMCLOCK may be just the app for you if you’re an expert procrastinator!
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https://momclock.com HEALTH CHECK FOR USED PHONES!
Checking whether a used Android phone really is as good as the seller claims can be hard – unless you have a tool like HEALTHCHECK PRO.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phonehealth.pro&hl=en-US THINK BEFORE YOU SPEND!
SAVING WISELY is better than spending — so consider the alternatives when you’re thinking about the purchase of a new device.
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IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN!
BACKUPS — they’re like insurance … you rarely need it but it’s sure great to have when disaster strikes!
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THE REAL RISK!
Everybody see the potential risk to their jobs from AI — SCOTT GALLOWAY’s advice is to look at the problem differently.
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More and more young people are voting with their feed (and phones!) against toxic social media. Check out the rapidly growing LOG OFF MOVEMENT.
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http://www.logoffmovement.org WHO’S WATCHING WHO?
Did you ever wonder what happens to all the footage captured your RING and NEST cameras?
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THE APPLE AIRTAG!
AIRTAGS — they’re everywhere because they’re so useful!
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Everybody’s worried about AI’s potential impact on their job — SCOTT GALLOWAY offers sound advice!
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https://www.youtube.com/c/TheProfGShow-ScottGallowayhttps://soundbytesradio.com/wp-content/uploads/1829F_Scott_Galloway_Interview.mp3 A DAILY WORKOUT FOR YOUR IMAGINATION!
We’ve all enjoyed looking at clothes and seeing how they resemble real-life images — NYOLA’s about that joy!
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyola/id6755757565 DATA RISKS IN THE QUANTUM AGE
Quantum computing will break current encryption — REBECAA KRAUTHAMMER says we need to start protecting our files now!
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https://www.qusecure dot com YOUR PERSONAL SITUATION ROOM!
The world’s never boring – ever wish you could get a good overview of what’s happening? If so, check out WORLDMONITOR.
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https://worldmonitor.app ANCHOR YOUR PRIORITIES!
We all want to have a tool that’s able to anchor our day … That’s the purpose of ANCHOR.
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/eisenhower-matrix-anchor/id6744028228 AI TUTORS? IT DEPENDS!
Can AI help improve teaching? – SCOTT GALLOWAY says yes, if used properly!
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https://soundbytesradio.com/wp-content/uploads/1829F_Scott_Galloway_Interview.mp3https://www.youtube.com/c/TheProfGShow-ScottGalloway READY TO FLY? THEN GET GOING!
GOING is designed to flying you where you want to go for your holiday … at the best possible price.
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https://going.com TRAFFIC TACTICS WITH APPLE MAPS!
APPLE MAPS is just got an upgrade and it’s smarter for it!
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https://www.apple.com KEEP IN STEP WITH STRAVA!
Whether you’re running or walking or some other form of exercise, STRAVA keeps you right on track!
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https://strava.com CALENDARLABS
Need your calendar to know when specific holidays fall somewhere in the world? Then install the data easil from CALENDARLBABS – they’ve almost certainly got whatever you’ll need
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https://www.calendarlabs.com BUILDING YOUR FUTURE!
Got your degree and thinking about how to create a solid career? SCOTT GALLOWAY has some great practical advice for your future!
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https://soundbytesradio.com/wp-content/uploads/1829F_Scott_Galloway_Interview.mp3https://www.youtube.com/c/TheProfGShow-ScottGalloway QUANTUM SECURITY HAS ARRIVED
Quantum computing arrive in the next years and it will make it easy to crack existing encryption. REBECCA KRAUTHAMMER Founder of QUSECURE says it’s easy to solve that today and you should start now!.
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https://www.QSecure.com PRIVACY FOR YOUR PHONE SCREEN!
Ever had somebody look over your shoulder to try and read your password as you enter it? SAMSUNG’s new phone screens solve that once and for all!
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https://https: www.samsung.com FREE TV ON YOUR PHONE
Want to watch traditional TV on your phone? No problem. Here are a few solutions. Enjoy!!
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https://www.mygica.comhttps://gtmedia.store/ KEEP THINGS ON THE LEVEL!
Cant find your trusty spirit level — try BUBBLE LEVEL!
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bubblelevel.level.leveltool.leveler&hl=en_Uhttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/bubble-level-for-iphone/id465613917 CAREFUL WHEN YOU DELETE!
When does deleting or hiding a photo mean that it’s still on your phone?
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EASY TRACKING FOR GMAIL!
Want to know whether somebody actually received your gmail maessage? MAILTRACK can tell you … And it’s free!
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https://mailsuite.com/en/features/mailtrack VISUALIZE YOUR AIR QUALITY!
Concerned about the air quality? Then ShowMeAQI, can give you richer information about what you’re actually breathing.
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https://showmeaqi.com/ WHERE DOES THE DAY GO?
If you want to know where the hours went, then try a tracker like TASKELLO!
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https://taskello.app/ TOO MANY TABS? NEVER AGAIN!
Want to get rid of all those duplicate tabs you can’t even keep track of any more? DUPLICATE TABS REMOVER could be your answer.
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https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/duplicate-tabs-remover/ccpoifdjbkcbmbjhfeeblgjkmojhohfg GET THE WET OUT!
We’ve all seen phones accidentally fall into the water – the challenge is to get the speaker sounding right once it dries out – but there’s a tech solution … it’s FIX MY SPEAKER.
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https://www.fixmyspeakerz.com STOP THE SLOP!
Sick of all the AI slop on the web – they check out AI CONTENT SHIELD and filter out most, if not all of it!
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https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-content-shield-ai-dete/eoghcliblbhjimkgnfemelcpfdnmiceo SOMETHING TO KNOW ABOUT AI!
The important thing about LLMs is to always remember is they don’t think — they’re sophisticated pattern recognizers and it’s important for kids to learn that, says KRISTINA KALLAS, Minister of Education and Research of Estonia.
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LET’S GO OFFSCREEN!
That grass in the garden … it’s lovely. So make some time to enjoy it … go OFFSCREEN!
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