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One thumb zoom with Google Maps<\/strong>
\nI use Google Maps (and Apple Maps) a lot when I\u2019m walking around in an unfamiliar place. Instead of holding the phone in one hand and dragging and pinching-to-zoom with the other hand, I learned I can do everything with one hand. I hold the phone in my left hand and use my thumb to drag. And if I want to zoom in or out, I tap twice with my thumb, leaving my thumb on the display after the second tap, and then slide my thumb up or down to zoom. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Cool Tools PDF<\/strong>
\nA decade ago I made a huge 470-page book of the best tools available. This Cool Tools book was a catalog of possibilities. Each of the thousands of items featured enable a new possibility that you may have never considered doing before, such as keeping bees, building your own home, or starting a consulting busines. Cool Tools has been long out of print, so I finally made a digital version of it. The full-sized\u00a0PDF of Cool Tools<\/a>\u00a0can be downloaded on Gumroad for $3.99. Good news for those outside the US where the price of the original book plus shipping was discouraging. It also serves as a very searchable version for those with the giant physical book.\u00a0 \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Gentle and random reminder app<\/strong>
\nI have been using this\u00a0Yapp Reminders app<\/a>\u00a0(iOS) for a few months now to send me \u201cgentle\u201d and \u201crandom\u201d reminders throughout the day. You can create whatever message you would like to appear as a notification. Mine is a reminder to pull away from the screens and connect with something outside of myself. I have the notification setting switched to \u201csofter reminder sounds\u201d which sounds like a soft gong calling for me to pause and reflect. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Gorey jigsaw puzzle<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m the kind of person who fidgets a lot while having a conversation, but when I do a jigsaw puzzle with other people, it\u2019s easy for me to chat and assemble the puzzle at the same time. My wife and I been putting this\u00a01000-piece Edward Gorey puzzle<\/a>\u00a0together as a way to catch up for a few minutes each night before going to bed. I also work on the puzzle during conference calls. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Click to relax<\/strong>
\nJust a fun, single purpose website.\u00a0Click to relax<\/a>\u00a0and listen to ethereal sound of water and music. Zone out on the ripples. It is definitely relaxing. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Letters to your future self<\/strong>
\nSend your future self a letter. Might be a prediction, a goal, or a letter about something that happened today you dont want to forget. For 20 years\u00a0Future Me<\/a>\u00a0has been forwarding letters into the future for free. You\u2019ll most likely forget you wrote one and getting a note years from now will be a wonderful surprise. Thank you, today you. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

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