Apple’s expanded Emoji’s set is about to become more diverse. The new build will include Emojipersons-of-color and a expanded national flags set (including Switzerland). Wunderbar!
RSS Feeds Made Simple in Outlook
RSS made simple
Use RSS Feeds and have news delivered right to your Outlook mailbox.
If you’re still getting your news in paper-based formats you probably prefer it delivered right to your doorstep. Electronically speaking, you can get that same at-home delivery service of your preferred e-News by using RSS Feeds. RSS (Real Simple Subscription) feeds are easy to create and afford you the luxury of not having to step out of your Outlook mailbox to scan the headlines of the day.
Subscribing to an RSS feed using Outlook
- Locate the RSS address of your favorite news site. This can often be found by typing ‘RSS’ in the search field of that site’s home or landing page.
- RIGHT + CLICK on the RSS Feed you wish to subscribe to and select appropriate copy command (e.g., Internet Explorer users select Copy Shortcut. Chrome users select Copy Hyperlink).
- In the Outlook Navigation pane, RIGHT + CLICK on the RSS Feeds folder, and select Add New RSS Feed. The New RSS Feed dialog will appear.
Adding to the RSS Feed folder - In the provided field press CTRL + V to paste the previously copied link, then press Add. A Microsoft Outlook: Add this RSS Feed to Outlook dialog will appear.
Note: Optionally, you can modify options (i.e., rename feed, download full article, etc) by pressing the Advanced button.
The RSS Feed Options dialog - Press Yes to complete.
Additional reading…
- Display Multiple Timezones
- Add Screenshots to an Outlook, Word, Excel, & PowerPoint
- Capture Screenshot on your mobile phone
Cheers!
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The Withings Activité Pop Is Probably The Best Overall Activity Tracker Yet
In an early post I waxed poetically (and enviably) about the new Activité watch; the fitness-activity tracker that looks like a real (i.e., pricey, analog) watch. With its French design, Swiss craftsmanship and $450 price tag, it quickly went to my WANT IT / CAN’T HAVE IT list. Now Withings, the company that produced the original, has created a mass consumer version, named Activité Pop.
For more on this yummy and more affordable variant, read on.
AskQuincy – 2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,300 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people.
Vessyl: It knows what you’ve been drinking
Any idea how much sugar is in that juice drink?
The Vessyl drinking cup can detect and log your fluid intake.
(This post originally appeared in LinkedIn)
Worried you’re not sufficiently hydrating during the day?
Any idea how much sugar is in that juice drink?
The Vessyl drinking cup (now accepting pre-orders) can detect and log your fluid intake. How smart is it? In addition to H2O this chalice can apparently identify various beverages by name (e.g., Crush soda, Vitamin Water, Tropicana O.J.) and even varieties of Gatorade flavors. The on-cup display shows beverage amount and components (i.e., sugar, caffeine, etc.) and the data is sent to your activity tracking device.
Although I am not sold on the need for this level of monitoring I do appreciate the science behind it. Among the wave of activity trackers flooding our internet shelves this will certainly appeal to some.
Why Pacer should (and should not) be like Edgar
Great write up on how Pacer, with arguments for and against removing the pay per use fee. Did you know that the DOJ is the biggest user of the PACER, and that DOJ is publically funded that comes out of the taxpayers backpocket?
For more on keeping/dropping/revising the pay structure, read on.
The Rosetta’s Philae Lander Makes History, Successfully Lands On Comet 67P
One small step for a drone, one giant leap for,..well, a drone.
Godspeed, Rosetta/Philae!
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