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Random places<\/strong>
\nI love playing this geography game. Go to\u00a0Geoguessr.com<\/a>. It will place you on a random spot in the world in Google Earth\/Maps, and you have to figure out where you are by walking around in Street View. Easy clues like words on signs are usually blurred out. Might be hard to even locate the right continent. You get points for how close your guess is to your actual location. Was your guess five miles or 5000 miles away? It probably appeals to world travellers like myself, but I enjoy the hunt for telltale signs of a different culture. \u00a0\u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Create local walking routes<\/strong>
\nFootpath<\/a>\u00a0is ridiculously easy to use. I missed my weekly hike recently and wanted to find an alternative walking route nearby. I downloaded Footpath for free and traced a route with my finger from my location to the nearest park. The line you trace snaps to roads and trails, and you can choose between a loop or out and back route, and then it displays the distance and elevation if any. I figured out that I would have to walk around the park ten times if I wanted to get 5 miles in. \u2013 CD<\/p>\n

Head-mounted magnifier<\/strong>
\nI use this\u00a0$10 head-mounted magnifier<\/a>\u00a0at least once a week. It has two levels of magnification and LED illumination. It\u2019s great for soldering or most other kinds of detail work. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Best quotes from authors<\/strong>
\nWhen starting to read a new author, or trying to recall a favorite author, I use the\u00a0quote search function at Goodreads<\/a>\u00a0to surface the best quotes of a writer. The quotes are ranked by the number of times Goodreads readers \u201clike\u201d them. (This only works for books.) \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Keep puppy distracted<\/strong>
\nI work from home most of the time and when I do I have a 4-month old puppy keeping me company. When he\u2019s not sleeping he\u2019s getting into trouble, so I\u2019ve already spent a healthy amount of money trying to find things that\u2019ll distract him. This\u00a0burrowing toy by ZippyPaws<\/a>\u00a0works best so far. He doesn\u2019t rest until all the squeaking giraffes are out from inside. ZippyPaws makes a lot of adorable dog toys, it\u2019s hard not to buy them all. I just ordered this\u00a0bucket of fried chicken<\/a>. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Quickest way to start a new Google Doc<\/strong>
\nIf you use Google Docs, Sheets, Forms, Slides, or Sites, here\u2019s a tip. Just enter doc.new, sheet.new, etc. into your browser and it will instantly create a new, blank version. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

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