{"id":34498,"date":"2019-10-06T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=34498"},"modified":"2019-10-11T13:09:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T20:09:15","slug":"google-maps-trickdji-sparkbrain-fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/google-maps-trickdji-sparkbrain-fm\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps trick\/DJI Spark\/Brain.fm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Offline Google maps<\/strong>
\nMy friend\u00a0Star Simpson<\/a>\u00a0tweeted this useful travel tip: \u201cNot enough people know that Google Maps has an Easter egg. If you type \u2018ok maps\u2019 into the search field it will download a map for offline use. Great if you might not have awesome cell reception where you\u2019re going, is now a step on my packing checklist.\u201d (For some reason it doesn\u2019t work for Tokyo.) \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Backpackable photo drone<\/strong>
\nI wanted a tiny starter drone for taking mostly still photos from on high. The\u00a0DJI Spark<\/a>\u00a0(about $350) fits the bill. It\u2019s so small and lightweight it fits easily in my daybag. About the size of my open hand, I operate it from an app on my phone. Its range (via the phone) is about 100 meters, which is all I need. Lasts 15 minutes per charge. Despite its smallness, it does pretty well in a stiff wind. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Focus music that works<\/strong>
\nAfter months of using different email addresses to access free sessions of\u00a0Brain.fm<\/a>, I have finally signed up as a paying customer. I\u2019ve tried classical music, brown noise and other ambient sounds when I need to focus, but Brain.fm\u2019s Focus music works best for me. I can put on a two-hour loop and forget to get up from my desk to stretch. They have different genres of focus music, like atmospheric, chimes & bowls, nightsounds, as well as Relax and Sleep stations that I have yet to explore. But now that I am a paying customer, I can listen to all their music on both my laptop and phone. They offer five free sessions, then it\u2019s $7 a month or $50 per year. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Talk to your appliances<\/strong>
\nI bought this 2-pack of\u00a0GoldenDot WiFi smart plugs<\/a>\u00a0for $17 on Amazon. I used one on our bedroom\u2019s air filter and the other on our garage door (to turn of the power so no one can open it with a remote). It was easy to link the plugs to Alexa and Google Assistant. I now control these appliances with my voice. I also put the air filter on a schedule, so it turns on at night and off in the morning. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Video treats<\/strong>
\nThese little video experiments from\u00a0Dirk Koy<\/a>\u00a0are fantastic. They are short kinetic loops, like a long gif, that explore perspective shifts, new POVs, and re-framing motion graphics. Quick surprises. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Found advice<\/strong>
\nBelow are some insightful excerpts and quotes that I\u2019ve been collecting from newsletters, websites and social media posts. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

\u201cUnderstanding a person\u2019s hunger and responding to it is one of the most potent tools you\u2019ll ever discover for getting through to anyone you meet in business or your personal life.\u201d \u2014 Mark Goulston, Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone, (Book Freak Newsletter<\/a>)
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The\u00a0brilliant Japanese writer Haruki Murakami once wrote, \u201cAlways remember that to argue, and win, is to break down the reality of the person you are arguing against. It is painful to lose your reality, so be kind, even if you are right.\u201d \u2014\u00a0Found on James Clear\u2019s website<\/a>
\n<\/p>\n

\u201cAdvice? I don\u2019t have advice. Stop aspiring and start writing. If you\u2019re writing, you\u2019re a writer. Write like you\u2019re a goddamn death row inmate and the governor is out of the country and there\u2019s no chance for a pardon. Write like you\u2019re clinging to the edge of a cliff, white knuckles, on your last breath, and you\u2019ve got just one last thing to say, like you\u2019re a bird flying over us and you can see everything, and please, for God\u2019s sake, tell us something that will save us from ourselves. Take a deep breath and tell us your deepest, darkest secret, so we can wipe our brow and know that we\u2019re not alone. Write like you have a message from the king. Or don\u2019t. Who knows, maybe you\u2019re one of the lucky ones who doesn\u2019t have to.\u201d \u2014\u00a0Alan Watts<\/a><\/p>\n

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