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How to try Twitter’s new TweetDeck in preview with a simple browser hack

Dec 16, 2022

Twitter hasn’t forgotten about TweetDeck, apparently. The company’s product lead, Kayvon Beykpour, admitted last spring that Twitter planned to overhaul TweetDeck “from the ground up.” Now, Twitter has shared an image of the revamped app and said it’s previewing the experience with “randomly selected” people from the US, Canada, and Australia. Beykpour said Twitter is also testing new TweetDeck features, … More How to try Twitter’s new TweetDeck in preview with a simple browser hack

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Jun 10, 2019

This wheelchair can be controlled by facial expressions

Mar 11, 2019

HOOBOX Robotics has built a kit that lets you control wheelchairs using facial gestures. Wheelie 7 takes seven minutes to install and it uses Intel’s 3D cameras and processors to detect your expressions and translate them into wheelchair movements in real-time.

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Nov 23, 2018

The Anniversary of the Passing

Oct 27, 2018

Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of the passing away of my Poppa, Lester John Reid. Since that day a year ago, I’ve not had a day gone by where I haven’t thought about that day where I drove down to Wellington to see him for the final time. He was the best … More The Anniversary of the Passing

Twitter has an unlaunched “Secret” encrypted messages feature

May 8, 2018

Buried inside Twitter’s Android app is a “Secret conversation” option that if launched would allow users to send encrypted direct messages. The feature could make Twitter a better a home for sensitive communications that often end up on encrypted messaging apps like Signal, Telegram, or WhatsApp. The encyrpted DMs option was first spotted inside the Twitter for … More Twitter has an unlaunched “Secret” encrypted messages feature

13 keyboard shortcuts for Twitter addicts

Jan 15, 2018

The next time you take a break from your labors and check Twitter.com on your computer, you can flit about the social-networking site more efficiently with a few keyboard shortcuts. Here is a baker’s dozen of the most helpful of the bunch. 1. Page down and up As you can on other web pages, hit … More 13 keyboard shortcuts for Twitter addicts

15 Great and Inspiring People with Disabilities

Oct 10, 2017

It is the desire of every person in this world to perform some extraordinary task. Peoples try their best to do best thing or act during their life. It is normally said that it is a great achievement for any man to perform extraordinary acts but this thing becomes of more importance when this is … More 15 Great and Inspiring People with Disabilities

AOL Instant Messenger is shutting down after 20 years

Oct 7, 2017

The pioneering chat app that taught us to text is pulling the plug. On December 15th, AOL Instant Messenger will shut down after running since 1997. AIM dominated online chat in North America at the turn of the century. But with SMS and social apps like Facebook and WhatsApp having conquered chat, AOL is giving up the … More AOL Instant Messenger is shutting down after 20 years