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tech

tech news
Breaking Tech News - https://www.techmeme.com/
Panda (Daily news & inspiration for designers, developers & entrepreneurs) - https://app.usepanda.com/#/
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apple ios
3d virtual reality

Wilderle​ss

Featuring here my favorite open-world sim for iPad, Wilderless.  Traverse beautiful forests and meadows up north as an avatar or wildlife.  Now with paths for more adventure!  A relaxing escape from the drudgery of modern life.  Developer is constantly adding more to the sim, such as dungeons, dragons, animal herds, etc.
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View Wilderless Trailer on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x3DeLJyR3w
​Download in Apple App Store - apps.apple.com/us/app/wilderless/id1485263737
Online Virtual Worlds

​Mozilla Hubs Demo (Firefox/private, virtual 3D worlds in your browser) - https://hubs.mozilla.com/Pvg5MMt/hubs-demo
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SecondLife coming to Mobile later this year; Updates on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tjRlVwlAXA 
​https://community.secondlife.com/forums/topic/497137-second-life-mobile-2023-first-look/

3D Models

Search 3D Models on Sketchfab - https://sketchfab.com/
tech reference websites

​WikiWeb, Useful Tools & Utilities to make life easier - https://wikiweb.tools/
​Online HTML Editor - https://www.w3schools.com/icons/tryit.asp?filename=tryicons_google-widgets
HTML & CSS free programming books - https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-programming-books/blob/main/books/free-programming-books-langs.md
Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing - https://foldoc.org/home.html
​File Converter (for audio, video, document, image, etc.) - https://cloudconvert.com/
​What is my browser (some info may be incorrect) - https://www.whatismybrowser.com/
tech tutorials
website design color picker
...pick your color online - https://imagecolorpicker.com/en
RedKetchup | Color Picker - https://redketchup.io/color-picker
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
AI General Information & Websites
Also see AI Tools (Art & Photos, Essay Generator & Music Generator) on Home Page
OpenAI:
OpenAI Image GPT - https://openai.com/research/image-gpt
OpenAI, GPT-4 - https://openai.com/
GPT-3 powers the next generation of apps (OpenAI) - https://openai.com/blog/gpt-3-apps
Introducing ChatGPT (OpenAI) - https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt

​Misc.:
GeneratorFun, Generators (original content with AI) - https://generatorfun.com/generators
​Real-time Market Map, 700+ ChatGPT & GPT-3 Examples, Demos, Apps, etc. - https://gpt3demo.com/map
stability.ai - https://stability.ai/


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AI-generated Panoramas

Skybox Lab (360 degree image generator from Blockade Labs) - https://skybox.blockadelabs.com/
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Here is an example of a pano I created.  As you can see if you look closely, it has multiple defects; however, it does look lovely from a distance and shows what amazing auto-generated art is possible with this technology.
​Online here - https://skybox.blockadelabs.com/cc711d56d8f832d47288340f0251e623
Flat jpg pano below:
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APPLE APPS FOR IOS & MAC
App Sliced (Most Popular iOS App Price Drops) - https://appsliced.co/apps?sth=1501301213#0
Here are some of my favorite apps for productivity, creativity, and just having fun.

​​NOTES
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Apple iOS offers a great Notes app; however, if you are looking for a little something more...
Craft - (My favorite/subscription $44.99/year) -  www.craft.do
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*WHITEBOARD

Corkulous Pro, Organize Everything! (subscription or one-time fee) - www.corkulous.com/
*Freeform - Available on all newer iPads (iOS16) and iPhones (iOS14) as a default

COLLAGE
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Bazaart (graphic design, AI art editing, & tons more/$71.99/year) - bazaart.me/ ​
More info PDF here:
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Over by GoDaddy (offers thousands of graphics & videos for collage & design; $ subscription) - madewithover.com
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​TASKS
Kanbana - https://www.kanbana.com/
Things 3 for iPad (text-only app for organizing your tasks & reminders/one-time fee) - culturedcode.com/things/
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​​ARTIFY
my term for one-click art from photos
BeCasso, "Turn Your Life into Art." - https://digitalmasterpieces.com/becasso/
​more forthcoming

PHOTO EDITING
For iPad
Please note I will not recommend any editors which require a $9.99 per month subscription such as Adobe apps.  There are suitable substitutes for a one-time fee which won’t cost you major bucks on a regular basis.

RAW:
Raw Power (best RAW photo editor for IOS) - https://www.gentlemencoders.com/

Filters:
Koloro - Best for Instagram-styling; huge selection for one-time fee - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/presets-filters-koloro/id1345159029
Lightricks photo editing apps (Facetune, Videoleap, Photoleap, Filtertune, Artleap & more) - https://www.lightricks.com/products

To be continued...


For Mac

RAW:
ON1 Photo RAW (photo editing software offering everything photographers need to organize, edit, style, and share photos; I suggest one-time purchase for software, as subscriptions are very expensive!) - https://www.on1.com/products/photo-raw/

Editing:
Luminar Neo (professional presets & advanced editing) - https://skylum.com/luminar


TEch hints & tips
Prevent web link opening in app
To avoid a web link opening in its app you have installed (this drives me nuts), long-press and click Open in Background.
Example here:
In this example, I do NOT wish to open the Biblia app (installed on my iPad).  Links will open in-app by default unless I take the following actions.
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Facebook
Very important—prevent people from posting on your Page:
  • ​Go to your Home Page
  • (1) Click Settings (3 dots)
  • (2) Go to Profile and Tagging
  • (3) Set to Only Me
How to access your Feed without repetition (“most popular” keep showing up 😡):
  • Go to your Home Page
  • (1) Select “Feeds”
  • (2) Select “All”
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Google Advanced Search Cheat Sheet PDF:
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Search a website by individual page
Important Note:  All accordions must be OPEN on the page
  1. Go to Share (first icon in top right corner)
  2. Scroll down to "Find on Page"
  3. Enter the word you are searching for at the bottom
  4. Apple will yellow-highlight all instances of the word on that page
Search for PDF's on Google

  1. Open Google.com in your web browser.
  2. Type in filetype:pdf search query.
  3. Replace "search query" with the PDF file name or topic.
  4.  Click Google Search or hit Enter.
  5. Google will return a list of PDF files related to your search query.       ​​
After every Safari Search Session, remember to clear website data (cookies):
  • Settings
  • Safari
  • Clear History and  Data 
Handy URL Shortener - https://www.shorturl.at/

Great selection of online tech tools (5 per day for free) Online Tools - https://onlinetools.com/

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tech magazines

Datamation (insight into latest trends and innovation in AI, big data, etc.) - https://www.datamation.com/
eWeek (latest technology news and analysis, buying guides, and product reviews…) - https://www.eweek.com/
InfoWorld - https://www.infoworld.com/
Macworld - https://www.macworld.com/
PCMag - https://www.pcmag.com/
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digital photography

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Photo by Nigel Tadyanehondo @Unsplash
Coming:  Digital photography hints & tips, cheat sheets, and more

​​Since I am an iPhone owner and use it exclusively for photo-taking, I’ll focus this column on that form.  Whatever camera you use, hopefully you will find some useful information here.
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iPhoneography definition:


iPhone Photography Tutorial ($ site) - https://www.iphotography.com/blog/iphone-photography-tutorial/

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Photography Cheat Sheets

Music...

Lifts the soul, provides escape,  praises our Creator

History of music

Music History, The Short Version, covers 6 periods of Musical history - https://www.smore.com/cupd5-music-history

Classical music

Music Theory Academy, Classical Music Periods:
https://www.musictheoryacademy.com/periods-of-music/classical-music/

​Classical Archive Radio (1 min. clips without subscription):
​https://www.classicalarchives.com/newca/#!/ClassicalArchivesRadio

piano cheat sheet 

PDF:
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play the piano online

​VIRTUALPIANO.NET

make music online with beepbox

Click on box above to open the utility
BeepBox is a tool to create your own free musical track which could be used as a background score for social media, etc.  The app offers 4 channels of instruments, including a variety of guitars, trumpets, drums, vocals, and other strings, brass, and percussion.  Set an instrument in a channel, and then click on different points of the virtual scale to produce a sound from it.  A click keeps the sound going; another click swath it off.  Press play to hear the whole sound.  You can tweak many features such as tempo, reverb, and rhythm.  Play around with it to get a sound you like, then download it as a WAV, MP3, MID, JSON, and HTML file for free and use it as a background for videos.
radio stations

radio apps
music apps
SoundHound (song identifier) -  soundhound.com/soundhound
EQu (Equalizer) - www.elephantcandy.com/app/equ/
Boom 3D equalizer app - https://www.globaldelight.com/boom/thankyou-download-win

YouTube music videos

A variety of genres below are representative of my eclectic tastes.  This list needs updating; I will be adding more, as well.
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Leonid & Friends (excellent online cover band):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHRt_EtbzdY&list=RDEMclg0uXG-9wD00z18fmLmlQ&index=2​
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Andrea Bocelli (modern opera) - www.andreabocelli.com/
Sarah Brightman (modern opera) - sarahbrightman.com/

Coldplay (modern popular alternative/official YouTube channel) - www.youtube.com/user/ColdplayVEVO​

Sadeness, by Enigma -https://www.google.com/search?q=sadeness+by+Enigma&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
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Lindsey Stirling (pop violinist) - www.lindseystirling.com/home/to be continued...
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