OTR Backup 12/22/2024

• 5 unidentifiable cartoons about drones over New Jersey | The Week

• You'll Soon See "AI Mode" Directly in Google Search

  On the heels of OpenAI's ChatGPT Search, Google teases an "AI Mode" for its own search engine.

• New Trend Has People Looking Up Old Home Photos on Google Maps

  Inside the new TikTok trend where people look up old home photos on Google Maps.

• Everyone's feeling nostalgic with the latest Google Earth TikTok trend | indy100

  People are feeling nostalgic about their childhood homes after taking part in a new TikTok trend which sees them post a street view of their old place from Google Earth or Maps.Known as the "Google Earth trend" on the platform, people use the app's Street View tool to search for their address from w...

• How to add Google Drive to your computer (and why you should) | Popular Science

  Get to your cloud storage files more quickly on Windows or macOS.

• Here are the new Google Assistant Gemini voices on Nest Mini

  Earlier this month, Google started testing Gemini in Google Assistant on the Nest Mini and Audio, and here are the new voices...

• 12 Christmas party food ideas for 2024 | Gathered

• Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The History Behind The Beloved Christmas Song - Dig!

  Inspired by a children’s book, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer has gone down in history as one of the greatest Christmas songs of all time.

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  We’ve found six tips to avoid stress when taking down Christmas decorations. Follow these to make the task a little easier. 

• Deep clean your Windows PC: 10 professional tricks and tools | PCWorld

  Limited storage space, slow system startup -- high time to free your storage drive and Windows from ballast.

• Five Ways LLMs Transform Education | Psychology Today

  AI is revolutionizing how students learn, combining personalized guidance with critical thinking—a model for education that amplifies human potential.

• Want to save your old computer? Try these 6 Linux distros | ZDNET

• Samsung will give you unprecedented control over your Galaxy phone's display settings

  But only in One UI 7

• Google is trying out a new AI scam detector in Chrome Canary

  Taking a cue from Microsoft Edge

• Help a family member Switch to Chromebook this Christmas

  If you find yourself helping a friend or family member decide if a Chromebook is right for them, here are some helpful, guiding questions to ask.

• If Android takes over for ChromeOS, I want widgets on my desktop

  The Android Kernel is 100% on the way for Chromebooks, but what that looks like down the road is still a mystery. One thing I want out of the transition, however, is widgets for my desktop.

• 9 Daily Practices to Build Up Your Self-Confidence | Psychology Today

  Self-confidence is built through consistent, incremental steps you take every day. Train yours like a muscle by weaving these practices into your daily routine.

• Does ChatGPT enhance learning (or does it make you stupid)? | Adaptive Learning in ELT

  Forgive me if you think these are badly-framed questions. Asking whether ChatGPT enhances learning is no different from asking whether technology more generally will enhance learning (a question th…

• Steam drops 16 free games you can download now, no strings attached - Steam - GAMINGbible

  Steamer users can claim an extraordinary 16 games right now, check them out

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