{"id":29227,"date":"2017-07-09T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=29227"},"modified":"2017-07-07T15:08:21","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T22:08:21","slug":"a-pattern-languagemindlytextgrabber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/a-pattern-languagemindlytextgrabber\/","title":{"rendered":"A Pattern Language\/Mindly\/TextGrabber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Design sourcebook:<\/strong><br \/>\nEvery time I return to the masterpiece\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2saFvnk\" target=\"_blank\">A Pattern Language<\/a>\u00a0by Christopher Alexander, I am rewarded deeply. It\u2019s a source book for architectural heuristics (guidelines), such as \u201cA balcony less than 6 feet wide will never be used\u201d or \u201cMake a transition between street and front door\u201d or \u201cVary the illumination. Aim for pools of light\u201d. These design patterns are illustrated with photos and explanations and they serve as remarkable fountainhead for designing any kind of space, whether a room, building, or town. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thought organizer:<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019ve been having a lot fun with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindlyapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Mindly<\/i><\/a>, a mind-mapping app (iOS, Android) that helps me brainstorm and organize thoughts. I\u2019ve been using it as a vision board, thought journal, and for my personal to-dos. There is a free version of the app available. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Digitize printed text:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen I need to quote a passage from a paper book or a Kindle, I take a photo of the page with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.textgrabber.pro\/en\/?utm_source=abbyy-com-textgrabber\" target=\"_blank\">TextGrabber app<\/a>. It scans it and turns it into ASCII text, which can be emailed, texted, or saved. It\u2019s very accurate and has saved me a lot of time. It was free when I got it on iTunes. It&#8217;s now 99 cents. And the Android version is $9.99. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spikiest hair gel:<\/strong><br \/>\nIf I don\u2019t spike my hair, I look like Captain Kangaroo or Moe Howard. Bangs may have worked for those two august gents, but it doesn\u2019t for me. The best styling gel I\u2019ve come across is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2svYms2\" target=\"_blank\">Got2b Ultra Glued Invincible Styling Gel\u00a0<\/a>($8.22 for a 2-pack as an Amazon Prime Add-on Item). A little dab does the trick, and it lasts all day. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n<p><strong>Searchable:<\/strong><br \/>\nI recommend checking out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/myactivity.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">My Activity on Google<\/a>. I was surprised to find that it also logs searches made on my iPhone. There might be some things you forgot to save, or others you might want to delete, or you might just want to change your settings. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite app:<\/strong><br \/>\nOne of my favorite uses for the supercomputer I carry in my pocket is to tell me when high or low tide will be, and how high or low. I live near the ocean, so tide level is important for beach walks. My goto tide app is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tidetrac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TideTrac<\/a>, $3 on iOS. \u2014 KK<\/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. 50<\/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\/29227"}],"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=29227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29229,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29227\/revisions\/29229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}