Month: October 2022

Gentleman: Beware of Twitter and other social media platforms

Dan Uff October 31, 2022 0

The following article can be used as proof for your significant other that what they may see on Twitter on one of your devices may NOT be for you!

I use Twitter for business and other communications. Over the past year, I have been getting followers from the adult industry that I did not ask for. While some are just following me, others can (and will) actually contact me with some sexual content and/or make it look like I'm having relations with this person (which I'm NOT). I've been happily committed to one women since 1987, and plan on spending the rest of my life with her.

So ladies, if you see some questionable communications from Twitter or another social media platform, please do not jump to conclusions.

iOS 16.1: 7 Useful Tips and Tricks for the iPad

Dan Uff October 29, 2022 0

Now that you've updated that iPad to iOS 16, you're probably wondering what's new and useful. This article hopes to help with that and more.

Stage Manager: Another way to multitask has come to the iPad in the way of Stage Manager. You can enable it in Command Center. Stage Manger shows any running apps on the side of the window, while the current app appears in the middle. Personally, I find this useful, especially with large projects.
Weather App: Like the iPhone, a weather app has finally come to the iPad, which shows the current weather for your and user-selected locations.
Expanded Files App: The files app has gotten a lot of upgrades and enhancements. It allows you to short columns, rename files, view images, and more.
Scheduling emails: Now you can schedule when an email is sent.
Undo sending an email: You have up to 10 seconds to unsend an email to someone after you sent it.
Edit sent Messages (text): iOS 16 users can now edit a sent message up to 10 seconds after one sends it.
Unsend a Message (text): iOS 16 users can unsend a sent message up to 10 seconds after one sends it.

Did you find something useful? Comment below!

CNN to pull back on original series, films, and more

Dan Uff October 28, 2022 1

Variety is reporting that according to an internal memo, the new heads of CNN are planning to cut back on original series and films starting in 2023 to focus on more news and current events.

According to the article:

CNN is pulling back on production of the original series and films that have been a staple of its programming over the past decade. Series like Borudain’s “Parts Unknown” Tucci’s “Searching for Italy” and W. Kamau Bell’s “United Shades of America” have proven valuable in helping CNN broaden its aperture and were a pillar of the network under its previous leader, Jeff Zucker.

CNN will air six of its original content in 2023. Stating again from the article:

CNN will air six of its original series and six CNN Films in 2023, Licht said, but the executive who oversees that area of the network’s programming, Amy Entelis, is being tasked with finding new ways to “approach longform content in house,” Licht said. “My goal is to find a model that will enable us to bring our audiences this type of programming with greater flexibility,” Licht said. Entelis was one of three longtime CNN executives asked to help run the network after the abrupt exit of Zucker, who left CNN after revelations of a relationship he had with Allison Gollust, then CNN’s chief marketing officer.

It looks like the powers that be at Warner Bros./Discovery are trying to bring CNN back to its roots. Only time will tell if this will work or not.

NASA to hold news briefing on status of Artemis I Moon Mission

NASA Gov October 28, 2022 1

NASA will host a media teleconference at 12 p.m. EDT Thursday, Nov. 3, to discuss the status of its Artemis I flight test that will launch the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The uncrewed mission will send the Orion spacecraft beyond the Moon and back to Earth before future missions with crew.

Audio of the call will livestream on the agency’s website at:

https://www.nasa.gov/live

Briefing participants include:

Jim Free, associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Cliff Lanham, senior vehicle operations manager, Exploration Ground Systems Program, Kennedy

To participate by telephone, media must RSVP no later than two hours before the briefing to: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.

NASA is planning to roll the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Friday, Nov. 4, at 12:01 a.m. ahead of launch.

The agency continues to target launch for Monday, Nov. 14, with liftoff planned during a 69-minute launch window that opens at 12:07 a.m. EST. A launch on Nov. 14 would result in a mission duration of about 25-and-a-half days with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean Friday, Dec. 9.

Through Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence, and serving as a steppingstone to send astronauts to Mars.

For updates, follow along on NASA’s Artemis blog.

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