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Home Science Experiment: Improvised digital microscope for kids using an iPhone and Apple TV
Last week, I came across an interesting post about how DIY enthusiasts could remove a lens from a laser pointer and use it to create a simple microscope using an iPhone. I like doing experiments with my kids and teaching them … Continue reading
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Tagged experiments, family, home technology, iOS, iPad, iPhone, parenting
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Solved: Editing a CSV with UTF-8 encoding on a Mac
Much to my surprise, Mac’s are horribly deficient at editing a CSV file that has UTF-8 characters in it. Someone sent me a CSV file, and I needed to make some edits to one of the columns that included adding … Continue reading
Shortcut: convert pre-paid credit cards to Amazon gift certificates for easy spending
Pre-paid credit cards sound good, but they are really quite a hassle. These are often given as a gift or a reward that comes in the form of a one-use credit card. It has already been loaded with a specific … Continue reading
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Why one NPR show wins my support but the other loses out
I’m a sucker for NPR shows that offer t-shirts in exchange for a donation. I like supporting the podcasts I listen to on a regular basis, and when one of them offers a t-shirt, I immediately pull out my wallet. … Continue reading
An easy workaround for getting Gmail Push Notifications while using iPhone’s Mail app
I finally received my iPhone 5S after a three week wait. While I am excited to have my new phone, it has meant giving up on using ActiveSync to get email pushed directly to my phone from my gmail account. … Continue reading
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Tagged google, home technology, iOS, iPad, iPhone, mobile, shortcuts
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Apple’s own podcast app beats Instacast and Downcast at their own game
After nearly two years of being a loyal Instacast user for managing my podcasts, I just deleted the app. Instacast has “upgraded” itself again and in the process eliminated its most useful features. And Apple’s once inferior Podcasts app has finally … Continue reading
Finally, my kids’ iPod has wireless connectivity
I just upgraded my kids’ iPod again so that it could obtain a feature I never thought I would consider critical: wireless connectivity. My kids are only five and three, and even I must admit that this does seem a … Continue reading
The great thing about a hyphenated name is that you are easy to find on Google
My wife and I just celebrated our 15th anniversary a few days ago. When we got married, I changed my name from “Jeremy Rothman” to “Jeremy Rothman-Shore.” I had never specifically wanted a hyphenated name, but it was important to … Continue reading
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What kids can learn from the song American Pie
For reasons I can’t quite recall, I introduced my kids to the Don McLean song “American Pie” last week. My three-year-old son Rafael will start singing it randomly, although his lyrics have been creatively interpreted. Instead of the original “…and … Continue reading
Answered: What is this Word non-printable character that looks like a tilde (~)?
We came across a strange bug today when exporting some data from a database into Excel. When we viewed the text through our web interface, it showed as the equivalent of “The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.” … Continue reading
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