{"id":29005,"date":"2017-06-11T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T16:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=29005"},"modified":"2017-06-08T16:13:34","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T23:13:34","slug":"the-inevitablebetter-test-scoresfree-stock-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/the-inevitablebetter-test-scoresfree-stock-images\/","title":{"rendered":"The Inevitable\/Better test scores\/Free stock images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Inevitable:<\/strong><br \/>\nI unabashedly recommend my book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Inevitable-Understanding-Technological-Forces-Future\/dp\/0143110373\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&amp;me=&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=recomendos-20&amp;linkId=fce513308454bdca5edc12f29799e7f9\" target=\"_blank\">The Inevitable<\/a>, available this week in paperback for $12, as a clear vision of the 25 years in digital technology. It\u2019s an optimistic explanation of how we can use this tech for our mutual benefit with the least harm. Two years after I finished writing it, I wouldn\u2019t change a word. I think it nails the big trends. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lazy read-later tip:<\/strong><br \/>\nSometimes I open a bunch of links I find interesting and just right click &gt; Bookmark All Tabs, then save them in a folder with the date on it, or topic if they\u2019re all related. I know I\u2019ll get to them eventually. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Free stock images and photos:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/allthefreestock.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">AllTheFreeStock<\/a>\u00a0gives you easy access to a bunch of different sites offering free photos, illustrations, stock videos, sound effects, fonts, and icons. A lot of the stuff is of surprisingly high-quality. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n<p><strong>Better test scores:<\/strong><br \/>\nFor high-schoolers: The Khan Academy, the premier free online classroom, will tailor an <a href=\"https:\/\/collegereadiness.collegeboard.org\/sat\/practice\/khan-academy\" target=\"_blank\">SAT study course<\/a> to your personal abilities based on your PSAT scores. They claim to be able to increase scores by 115 points. Sign up at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/sat\" target=\"_blank\">Khan Academy<\/a>, give PSAT permission to share your completed test, and Khan will create a free course designed for you personally. It will focus on your weak areas. BTW, they found that students who study together learn 2.5x as much as those who study alone. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Search tip:<\/strong><br \/>\nSimilar to Kevin\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/recomendo.com\/issues\/white-rabbit-project-gratitude-meditation-chicken-kebab-40589\" target=\"_blank\">search tip for troubleshooting<\/a>,\u00a0I\u2019ve gotten in the habit of searching for \u201c<i>Things I wish I knew before I started X<\/i>.\u201d It can help you prepare for your next endeavor and avoid common pitfalls. I did this recently with \u201c<i>Things I wish I knew before I got pregnant<\/i>,\u201d and I\u2019m so glad I did, because it eased a lot of my fears and makes me appreciate this in-between time. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goo Gone to go:<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you have an Amazon Prime account, you can buy a plastic dispenser bottle of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01B8K8A34\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=recomendos-20&amp;linkId=ffe596815c2b51887c316affcea9e0c2\" target=\"_blank\">24 Goo Gone wipes<\/a> for $4. It has a pleasant citrus smell and works like a charm to remove chewing gum jar labels, tree sap, sticker adhesive and more from most any surface. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/recomendo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Recomendo weekly newsletter<\/a> a week early by email.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class='ctx-module-container ctx_default_placement ctx-clearfix'><\/div><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recomendo: issue no. 46<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2323],"tags":[2324],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29005"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29005"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29008,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29005\/revisions\/29008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}