Google Translate recently announced another 110 languages it supports, assisted by the magic of AI. Many of these are languages from Africa, bringing up to 243 the number of languages supported. With Google Translate on your smartphone you can feel you have Star Trek’s Universal Translator already in your pocket. Explore more at https://translate.google.com/
Sometimes name changes can make sense but still confuse people. When Apple releases their new iPhone iOS in the fall, we will have to get used to Apple ID being renames Apple Account. Yes, it makes a lot of sense but all though help articles and years of learning are tossed out the window. I wish they had done this years ago when it was already confusing that the apps for Music, Podcasts, Apple TV, Apple News, iCloud, and more, all used the same Apple ID or Apple account.
Is Microsoft trying to get more money from new Windows 11 setups? They are setting OneDrive to automatically backup to their OneDrive cloud without asking the user anymore. This syncs files folders like Desktop Pictures, Documents, Music, and Videos, fine if you already have the 1 TB storage space you get with a Microsoft 365 subscription. But, otherwise you may find warnings popping up about running out of OneDrive space soon after setting up your new PC.
IPhones save photos as HEIC, Apple’s propriety photo format, which can complicate life for non-Apple users when they get such photos. If you receive such a photo in Windows, the Microsoft Photos (you will need to install the free “HEIF Image Extensions” from the Microsoft Store) will allow you to open and convert said photos to JPG. There are plenty of online converters, like https://cloudconvert.com/heic-to-jpg that will accommodate you also. As an Apple product user, you could change your phone’s Camera > Formats settings to “most compatible” and then others won’t have to jump through hoops to convert your photos.
When you live in a household of mixed Apples, PCs, and Androids, sharing files and visuals between devices feels nearly impossible. Airdash, https://airdash-project.web.app/ is an app that when installed on all your devices makes it easier to share those files in a mixed environment without cost and they are directly shared between those devices.
Finding for playtime include: Liquid Layers at https://grantkot.com/ll/ is like playing with one of those tilt and shake liquid boxes; Labyrinth Locator at https://labyrinthlocator.org/ for real world labyrinths which does list our own local The Labyrinth Center; and Strolly at https://nilcoalescing.com/apps/strolly/, which helps you create random walks of different lengths when you visit new places.