My Week Ending 2020-10-25

Here’s a summary of some of the things I learned and published this week.

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Readings 

You can follow my daily readings as they happen here.  Below are a selected few, with commentary, from the past week.

Sunday

• There was a lot of complaining recently about Microsoft adding shortcuts to PWAs in an update. I didn’t notice them here but I don’t see it as a big deal If it bothers you, just delete them.
• You know, I’ll bet they’re all from Trump supporters. We flipped between Trump and Biden townhalls and thought that Savannah Guthrie stole the night.

Monday

• I found this to be an interesting report on a comparison of web browsers. I live for stuff like this.
• That Trump and Trudeau differ on their opinion of keeping our border closed is of no surprise to me.

Tuesday

• There are some interestingly new horror movies in this collection. Can I find them to enjoy before Hallowe’en?
• You knew that it had to come to something like this. When people coming to Canada are quarantined for 14 days, the NHL won’t be crossing borders soon.

Wednesday

• I’ve always wondered about that too. Especially when the potential president could have problems in office because of age, who is your Number 2?
• The big takeaway from the shuffle of students from home to school or school to home is a strong message that we have no perfect plan in education.

Thursday

• Yes, we Canadians are paying attention to what’s happening south of the border. Here’s why.
• The fact that teachers and students are having difficulties with the technologies for online education is another indicator that there really isn’t a plan.

Friday

• If you’re a user of Wakelet, you may find this list of tips and tricks helpful.
• Every day, there seems to be something new and bizarre surrounding the US President.

Saturday

• This echoes my thoughts about online conferences. I hope that subject organizations are going that extra mile to make their own offerings attractive.
• One of the fallouts of using tap with my credit card is that I seldom see or use cash anymore. I wonder how long before I see the new $1 coin?

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Blog Posts on
doug … off the record

My daily contributions to this blog are linked below. If you’re looking for a week in review for doug–off the record, you came to the right place.

• Sunday – My Week Ending October 18, 2020
  • Weekly summary of things around here
• Monday – Why are we doing this?
  • A great summary of Google services for sharing with parents.
• Tuesday – No Grammy here
  • Google was 1 for 2 recognizing my humming song ability.
• Wednesday – A feature I didn’t know I needed!
  • A great way to help put things into perspective.
• Thursday – Vivaldia
  • A look at the offline game built into the recent release of the Vivaldi browser.
• Friday – This Week in Ontario Edublogs
  • My weekly look at seven blog posts from around the province
• Saturday – For Remembrance Day
  • If you’re hesitant that you might not buy a poppy this year, how about a Legion facemask?
• Sunday – Whatever happened to … the Great Pumpkin?
  • A weekly fun post to get you to reflect on things

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#FollowFriday – October 23, 2020

https://wke.lt/w/s/PR1VRa

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voicEd Radio

On this week’s show, Stephen Hurley and I chatted about slowing down, checking in, a month done, tribute to librarians, and two words instead of one.

The show is available here: https://voiced.ca/podcast_episode_post/time-is-of-the-essence/

• Aviva Dunsiger – @avivaloca
• Jennifer Casa-Todd – @jcasatodd
• Lisa Corbett – @LisaCorbett0261
• Melanie White – @WhiteRoomRadio
• Elizabeth Lyons – @mrslyonslibrary

Intro Song:

Dedicated to the month of October

All of the podcasts are archived here. The show is broadcast LIVE every Wednesday morning at 9:15 on voicEd Radio.

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Technology Troubleshooting

I wasn’t disappointed.

As I indicated last week, I was looking forward to an upgrade to my Jabra earbuds and it came on Wednesday or Thursday. The passive noise cancellation now has a friend – active noise cancellation.

It’s a mixed blessing though. It’s so good that I can’t chew gum and walk at the same time. I keep hearing the inner me chomping.

More importantly when you’re walking a dog down a road, facing traffic, it blocks out any of the noise that might be created behind me as a car pulls out to pass.

Still, I’m enjoying being completely alone with my thoughts!

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Video of the Week

In memory of Jerry Jeff Walker. Who doesn’t know this song?

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Photo of the Week

At the main intersection in old Acton was this Hallowe’en display. I thought that the green really popped on the orange background. Disclaimer – not edited; just taken by my camera while out for a walk.

Thanks for reading.

Please join me daily for something new and, hopefully, interesting for you. I honestly and truthfully appreciate your few moments reading my thoughts. Time willing, this summary appears every Sunday afternoon.

Be safe.

dp

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