Sound*Bytes — Archives
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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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/offscreen-screen-time-control/id1474340105 KEEP THAT HEAT OUT!
Heat and phone electronics — not a great mix!
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UNCLACK THOSE KEYBOARD CLACKS!
“Clacklty-Clack” sounds awful on conference calls … UNCLACK’s arrived to get rid of it!
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https://www.unclack.app HUSH THOSE BANNERS!
Hate those browser popups and banners — Hush them up with HUSH
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hush-nag-blocker/id1544743900 YOUR SEARCH FILTER FOR PRE-AI CONTENT!
Need data that’s not been filtered and processed by AI? that means filtering out data from after 2023 — PRE-AI SEARCH can help!
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https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/pre-ai-search-remove-ai-f/claajpcgaehlepegbiibddifpnlokckb PHONE CASE AND YOUR BATTERY!
Battery cases for your phone are great, but they can shorten your phone’s battery life.
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SECURITY IN THE CLOUD!
Is your data’s privacy protected in the cloud?
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https:///www.apple.com CHECK YOUR USB-C CABLES!
Not all USB-C cables are created equal – they may look the same but may do different jobs!
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BUILD EXPERIENCE, BUILD CONFIDENCE!
The best way to start using Ai productively in business is to adapt existing workflows, says AI expert GIL DROR.
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MAKING CUT ’N PASTE PAINLESS!
There’s so much more you can do with cut and paste … If you have the right tool, like PURE PASTE.
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pure-paste/id1611378436 EXPLORING QUANTUM COMPUTING!
Want to learn about using quantum computing in business? THE QUANTUM INDEX may just what you’re looking for!
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https://thequantumindex.com/ TRACK YOUR LIFETIME GOALS!
BUCKETLY may be a more effective way tot track your bucket list!
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https://bucketly dot c o A NEW APPROACH IN CANCER RESEARCH!
AI’s starting to make a big difference to cancer research, according to CYRIAC ROEDING during DLD!
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THE NEWS YOU WANT IN A VOICE YOU LIKE!
Hate those robots sounding automated voices that now often read the news? INFORMED has a solution for you.
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https://informed.ink LESSONS FROM PISA WINNERS!
Estonia tops the world education PISA rankings – at DLD, Estonia’s Minister of Education and Research, KRISTINA KALLAS, shared what they’ve learned.
⭐️ ⭐️ BONUS EPISODE: HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEW BELOW ⭐️ ⭐️
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https://soundbytesradio.com/wp-content/uploads/1824F_Extended_Interview_with_Kristina_Kallas.mp TURN YOUTUBE INTO TEXT!
What if there was software that let you easily extract all the text from a YouTube video so you can quickly find the information you need? It exists and it’s called YTDETOX.
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https://www.ytdetox.live/ BONUS EPISODE: Extended interview with Kristina Kallas, Estonia’s Minister of Education and Research
Here’s my full interview with KRISTINA KALLAS, MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH OF ESTONIA. Students from this small country are achieving leading ranks on the international student PISA tests. Minister Kallas shares what Estonia has learned and secrets of their success in education (edited for clarity and brevity)
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BOOK THIS BOOKING ASSISTANT!
Got clients that want appointments and you’d love to automate the system? One solution is BOOKINGBIRD!
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https://www.bookingbird.io A BRIGHT IDEA FOR MACS!
If you use an external monitor with your Mac, maybe you also get frustrated at have to reset some of the settings — MACGLOW automates if for Macs!
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https://lovi.sh/macglow NEVER RAGE-TEXT AGAIN!
It’s classic – something happens, so you send of an angry email or message and immediately regret have done so. RAGETEXTPREVENTER provides a better solution.
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https://www.ragetextpreventer.com NEVER LOSE A TAB AGAIN!
Confused by all those accumulated brower tabs? What if you could just label them? TAG MY TAB makes the problem manageable.
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https://www.tagmytab.com SECURE YOUR FINANCES!
Nothing’s tracked, monitored, brokered, sold. or analyzed — WHISPER MONEY is a finance app that keeps its nose out of your business. Everything’s encrypted and only you have the key!
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https://whisper.money YOUR BROWSER IS YOUR BUSINESS!
Privacy matters – and it should be easy to protect what you’re doing online when you get up from your desk — BROWSER LOCK may be what you need!
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/browser-lock/bidfgkmhifpkholnpjopknnjglchjpfb A DECIDER FOR LITTLE DECISIONS!
Big decisions are often easy and the small ones hard. OKFINE spins the wheel to help you decide.
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https://okfine.app/ WHAT’S NORMAL FOR YOUR BABY?
Your first baby will bring endless questions and you want to be sure you respond correctly. IS THIS NORMAL? was created to cut the stress
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https://apps.apple.com/tr/app/is-this-normal-baby-guide/id6757667184 TRACK YOUR BROWSER SECURITY IN REAL TIME!
Ever wonder what the security threats your browser deals with when you visit a site? STEALTHHOUND can tell and warn you!
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https://www.tagmytab.com HERE’S ONE FOR THE BOOKS!
There are lots of challenges in doing accounts for yourself, your business and any side gigs. SOLOBOOKS is designed to make it easy.
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https://www.solobooks.xyz/ CALLS FOR A POST-SKYPE ERA!
The era of Skype ended on Dec 25th — DIALO’s an option to replace it
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https://getdialo.com BYEBYE ROBOCALLS!
Sick of robocalls? Apple includes a free ROBOCALL BLOCKER in iOS now.
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https://www.apple.com DAYPLANNING FOR PEOPLE!
Dayplanners make assumptions about how you live your life … but what if you are self-employed or not part of the corporate mold? JUNO may be just what you need.
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https://juno.do LEARNING A LANGUAGE, YOUR WAY!
Everybody learns differently – here’s a different way to learn a language. It’s called BUSUU.
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https://www.busuu.com EASY MEAL TRACKING …WITH EMBER!
EMBER designed their food / calorie tracker based on how people actually live, rather than how they actually live.
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1821E_Ember.mp3 BRICKING YOUR PHONE!
Get back to enjoying a life where you take time to walk on the grass, thanks to BRICK.
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https://getbrick.app ROLL UP YOUR CAMERA ROLL!
Phone full? One option is buying a new one, another is to de-clutter and free up space.
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BEFORE YOU DISPOSE, DELETE!
Getting rid of your old computer. Then a few words for before you send it to its new home!
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LET THERE BE LIGHT!
Light-based computing is getting ready to come to our world of tech, thanks to Q.ANT
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https://qant.com GO OFF LINE AND MEAN IT!
Apple’s FOCUS and Androids’s MODES can make your holiday way better. Here’s now.
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AIRTAGS MEET AIRLINES!
Airline lost your baggage again? Apple’s AIRTAGS are now being integrated into the airline bag tracking systems so as to help!
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https://www.apple.com PHOTOS BURSTING WITH ENERGY!
Remember how motor drives could give you rapid fire images? Your phone’s BURST MODE can do that to!
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WATCH OUT FOR DARK PATTERNS!
They’re online and they’re real — they designs intended to manipulate your behavior and can be pretty common.
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REFRESH YOURSELF WITH FOREST!
it’s a FOREST with trees, virtual trees that you curate by minimizing your time on time wasting apps.
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https://www.forestapp.cc/