![]() There’s no question that an iPhone or iPod touch with a Wikipedia app will provide a more up-to-date and colorful experience than a WikiReader, but Openmoko may have hit a sweet spot with the WikiReader’s price, size, and lack of flexibility that will make it perfect for kids of a certain age.Īlthough the WikiReader is available only in English at the moment, if it proves sufficiently popular, Openmoko could come up with versions that include other languages. Apparently, WikiReader includes additional parental controls as well, since there are certainly bits of Wikipedia that some parents might not want their kids to read. Also, Wikipedia provides numerous links out to original sources on the Internet you won’t be able to follow those.īut of course, eliminating the need for connectivity enables extreme battery life, ensures that the WikiReader works anywhere, and eliminates much of the concern some parents have with letting children browse the Web unattended. Wikipedia evolves constantly, correcting mistakes and adding new articles, whereas the WikiReader can show only a snapshot in time. ![]() The downside of this update mechanism is twofold. Users with microSD card readers will be able to download updates for free, but since the updates are over 4 GB in size right now (and will only be growing), Openmoko also offers a $29-per-year update service that mails you a new microSD card every six months. Instead, all three million articles of the English-language Wikipedia are stored on a microSD card – presumably 8 GB in size. Of course, the reason for the miserly power usage is that the WikiReader has no connectivity at all. It’s such a joy to hear about a device that doesn’t need constant recharging. Power comes from a pair of standard AAA batteries, which can run the WikiReader for – get this – about a year of normal usage. WikiReader reportedly uses only open software and Openmoko will be posting their source code shortly. Most of what you’ll do – scrolling, entering search terms, clicking links – happens on the touchscreen, but there are three physical buttons that do exactly what you’d expect: Search, History, and, for a little serendipitous browsing, Random. As far as I can tell, there’s no backlight, so it won’t work in the dark. It’s grayscale, but I haven’t yet been able to determine the resolution or how many shades of gray it can display. That’s about the size of a squared-off iPod touch, and although it’s twice as thick, it’s half as heavy.įor viewing, the WikiReader features a scratch-resistant glass touchscreen. Designed by Thomas Meyerhoffer, a former Apple designer, the WikiReader measures 3.9 inches (9.9 cm) square and 0.8 inches (20 mm) thick, and weighs in at 4.5 ounces (127 g). The concept is simple – embed all of Wikipedia in an inexpensive handheld device. ![]() I haven’t been able to lay my hands on one of Openmoko’s cute WikiReader devices yet, but given my 10-year-old son Tristan’s proclivity for reading Wikipedia over nearly everything else there is to do on the Internet, I may be checking one out in person for a Christmas present. ![]() #1656: Passcode thieves lock iCloud accounts, the apps Adam uses, iPhoto and Aperture library conversion in Ventura.#1657: A deep dive into the innovative Arc Web browser.#1658: Rapid Security Responses, NYPD and industry standard AirTag news, Apple's Q2 2023 financials.#1659: Exposure notifications shut down, cookbook subscription service, alarm notification type proposal, Explain XKCD.#1660: OS updates for sports and security, Drobo in bankruptcy, why TidBITS doesn't cover rumors. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Pacific Science Center has dozens and dozens of exciting programs planned for summer. Themes range from Minecraft to Star Wars. Camps are offered in mulitple locations around greater Seattle and the Eastside.Ĭost: Varies by host organization and length of camp-day 3. Campers split into tribes to complete a series of challenges. Challenge IslandĬhallenge Island is part STEM, part Survivor, and all fun. Preschool- and school-age kids can join the science fun at KidsQuest's STEAM Camps, held at Bear Creek School in Redmond, learning all sorts of 21st century skills.Ĭost: $225 per week for half-day $425 per week for full-day (member discounts available) 2. Little learners can get their hands on engineering and science projects even before they start elementary school, thanks to the Science Explorers camps at KidsQuest. Also find more camps and camps providers in our family atlas. Note: Camps are organized here by age, from youngest ages served to oldest, and you can find lots more camp information our camps page. These programs will take your kids to the stars or to the bottom of the ocean, start them on the path to computer programming, teach them how to make a movie on the family computer, and even take STEM learning outside in the sun to explore science and nature. Thanks to an incredible number of pioneering summer camps in the greater Seattle area, kids as young as preschoolers can learn more about STEM in fun, welcoming environments. A hot air balloon ride over the vast plains of the Masai Mara, cultural village tours and massages can also be arranged for guests at an additional cost.Summer is an ideal time for kids to explore the world outside the walls of school, including diving into the depths of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Shared game drives can be done in the Masai Mara Reserve and in the private concession, which accommodates night drives and bush walks along the Mara River or Oloololo Escarpment. ![]() The furnishings in the room are made of a light wood, creating a soft and airy feel immediately. The Masai-inspired rooms are contemporary, often described as elegant and timeless. The tents are traditional in style, with canvas walls and stone bathrooms. ![]() The 40 tents are split into 12 luxury tents and 28 superior tents. These split-level spaces offer alternatives to guests sitting and relaxing in their private rooms. The kitchen use fresh produce, with their very own vegetable garden growing in the sunlight adjacent to the dining room, for guests to have a little look. A collection of modern and very open-plan wooden structures make the main area of the camp, including a bar, a lounge area, a shop, a spa, a pool and a kitchen and dining area. The camp has 40 tents spread amongst the bushy environment, providing a sense of privacy even with high guest volumes in peak season. Additionally, the game is heightened between the months of July and October, the Great Migration can be seen in the area around the camp! Layout It sits where the riverine forest and the vast plains meet, providing an authentic dose of African wildlife all year round. Kichwa Tembo is situated just outside of the northern part of the Mara Triangle, on the edge of the Oloololo escarpment. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s very convenient to be able to get started using Windows 10 without an install disk or to transfer apps and files from an older PC using the Parallels Transfer app. But the main reason regular users might install Parallels or its competitors is for standard Windows. Parallels Desktop provides a variety of free systems, covering the likes of a Windows 10 Development environment, a Modern IE environment, a handful of Linux operating systems (with the key ones being Ubuntu, Fedora, and Debian/GNU), Android and even macOS 10.13.4 from the Recovery Partition. Using a virtual machine allows the whole disk formatting step to be skipped and instead proceed with directly installing the desired operating system. It does so by delivering virtual desktops and applications to any device, running Windows on a Mac, Mac management with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), remote access to PC and Mac computers from any device, as well as simplifying common computing tasks on both PC and Mac computers. The company behind Parallels Desktop is Washington-based Parallels Inc., creators of cross-platform software enabling businesses and individuals to use their favorite devices and technology on any number of platforms, covering everything from Windows, Mac and mobile to Linux, Raspberry Pi or the cloud. In addition to the 14-day trial, a Parallels purchase is protected by the company’s 30-day money-back guarantee. ![]() All that for as low as $6.66 per month, which includes a handy toolset and remote access to the computer desktop. Alongside eliminating the need to reboot into the desired operating system, it's also speedy enough to launch, suspend, and resume Windows and its apps without ever interfering with your activities. If your time is shared almost equally between macOS and Windows, then Parallels Desktop 13 is a welcome addition to your workflow. Less user-friendly storage optimization.Duplicate task bar icons in the menu bar. ![]() ![]() ![]() The download link will take you to the official download web page of the author. Jomic is a very good application of the category "software for viewing comics", a software that deserves to have it installed on your computer. ![]() Jomic has a simple and intuitive interface from which anyone can use the program without any problem. Jomic is an easy to use and install program, the Jomic program does not consume many system resources and does not take up much space on the hard disk.
![]() ![]() My mobile writing setup Writing apps for iOS I use my iPhone for quick edits and note-taking, but its the iPad's larger screen and flexible form factor I prefer for writing. Modern smartphones are graced with similar performance and are even smaller. Staggering when you consider both iPad and keyboard can fit in my jacket pocket or my compact 'manbag'. This 8-inch device is twice as powerful as my 2015 MacBook Air in single- and multithreaded performance. My mobile device of choice is Apple's iPad mini 5, accessorised with an Apple Pencil and the Brydge mini Bluetooth keyboard. ![]() Mobile devices let me capture my ideas as and where inspiration hit. With my job as a technical writer, I took notes in meetings, working lunches (or breakfasts) with clients, and ran training programmes as far away as Sydney and Perth. Mobile apps are often far more efficient and task-oriented than their desktop counterparts, unburdened by the technical debt of their desktop counterparts.īefore the COVID19 pandemic, I wrote outside the house almost every day - my commute on the train, a quick lunchtime session. Smartphones and tablets are optimised for long battery lives, always-on availability. Today, we live in a mobile-first computing world. Handheld devices have a been vital part of my writing toolkit ever since I bought my first Palm Pilot almost 20 years ago. Writing in cafés is something of a cliche, yet writing is fuelled by caffeine, and writing amongst others can alleviate the inherent loneliness of the craft. Coincidently, Italian migrants likewise made my home city of Melbourne equally blessed with an abundance of such establishments. He noted Italy's café culture provided a terrific setting for writing, where he spends his time translating screenplays from English to Italian. He wanted my thoughts on writing with a handheld device. After a reader asks me to focus on mobile writing setups, I review my favourite writing apps for iPad.Ī few days ago, a reader living in Italy commented on my review of iA Writer 5.6. ![]() ![]() A feature that can correct formatting issues, sentence structure problems, and improve readability. Plagiarism Checking Grammarly and scrivener are not the same thing.
![]() ![]() If you have multiple Apple IDs, it could be that you’re logged in to two different accounts on your iPhone and on your computer. You’re signed in to a different iCloud account.To allow or restrict updates using cellular data, go to Settings > Photos > Mobile Data. ![]() Syncing pictures and videos can use up a lot of data, so there’s a feature that will restrict your phone to updating only when connected to a Wi-Fi network. iCloud Photos is not allowed on cellular data.Here are some common problems and things you can do to resolve them: If you don’t see your iCloud photos on your iPhone, there are a few possible reasons. Why don’t I see my iCloud photos on iPhone? Follow the steps below to access your iCloud photos without all of them syncing to your device: If you’re using a shared iCloud account - or want to view a different photo library - you can view pictures from iCloud using your web browser. Once you have that turned on, you’ll be able to view all of your pictures and videos in the Photos app. Follow these steps to turn on iCloud Photos: The most straightforward way to view your photos from iCloud on your iPhone is by turning on iCloud Photos in the Settings app so that all of your pictures and videos sync with your device. Access your iCloud photos in the Photos app Below are instructions for syncing your pictures and viewing them in the Photos app, as well as how to browse through your iCloud photos if you don’t want them saved on your phone. But that’s not the only way you can view your pictures and videos from iCloud. Setting up your iPhone to sync your iCloud photos is a great way to make sure all the pictures you take are automatically backed up with the rest of your iCloud photo library. Keep reading to see how to access your iCloud photos and turn on iCloud across all of your devices. You can also access your iCloud photos on your Mac or even your PC. ICloud’s photo storage feature is an easy and convenient way to keep your photo library in sync across your devices - and not just on your iPhone and iPad. ![]() ![]() ![]() You do not have to activate all of the dice during your turn. You may activate the dice in any order you wish. The dice you roll determine the actions you may take that turn. Take the number of dice specified for your empire's level and roll them.įor example, on the first player's first turn, they'll get 4 dice and 2 ships. Refer to the empire track on your Galaxy Mat. After that occurs, continue play until it gets back to the starting player (who does not take another turn). Play continues until one player reaches 21 victory points or more. Players take turns rolling and activating a number of dice determined by their empire level. Put any remaining Secret Mission cards back into the box face down. These cards are kept secret from other players until the end of the game. Each player looks at both, selects one and slides it under their Galaxy Mat, then discards the other. Shuffle the Secret Mission Cards and deal two to each player. Place the Control Mat and the 7 Action Dice in the center of the table. For example, in a 3 player game, you would place 5 planets in the center. ![]() These are newly discovered planets, ready for colonization. In a 5 player game, only draw 6 Planet Cards. Draw 2 more than the number of players and place each one face up in the center in a line. Start the game with the empire token on the first space of the empire track marked with the star icon. He level of your empire also earns you victory points. The empire level determines how many dice and ships you are able to use during your turn. Players keep track of their empire's level by using the Empire Token on the empire track on their Galaxy Mat. Start the game with 1 culture and 2 energy. Players keep track of their culture and energy levels by placing the corresponding tokens on the resource track on their Galaxy Mat. The other 2 ships are placed on the ship track on the number spaces outlined with a square. Players start the game with 2 ships on the center of their Galaxy Mat, standing upright. Give each player 4 Ships, 1 Culture Token, 1 Energy Token, and 1 Empire Token in their color. The back of the Galaxy Mats, the Rogue Galaxies, are only used for solo play. Give each player a Galaxy Mat in a color of their choice. Whoever has the most victory points at the end of the game wins! Setup Earn victory points ( ) by colonizing planets and increasing your empire's level. Galactic empires are competing to colonize newly discovered planets. ![]() If you maneuver your fleet strategically, select the right planets, and outwit your opponents, you can control the cosmos, leaving your rivals floating on worthless space rocks. Opportunistic rivals from other galaxies are growing just as fast as you and even the universe is not big enough for all your ambitions to come true. However, you are not the only empire looking to expand. You will grow your fleet, expand your influence, and colonize planets in the name of intergalactic conquest. The PS3 version also adds an exclusive Mythological Monsters campaign to play through.Somewhere in the middle of deep space, your galaxy is overpopulated and hopes to expand across the intergalactic planets. The scenario generator is used for single player games and multiplayer matches. The game offers five campaigns (one for each empire) with four scenarios as well as a scenario generator. Build defense installations in a city will affect the battle. red symbols are for close combat infantry), matching gems of that colour will charge the attack bar of the units (if you have two close combat infantry units in your army both will be charged), if the bar is full the unit can attack. Each kind of troop and monster ability has it's own colour (e.g. But beware, these monsters are difficult enemies.Īll battles (land and naval) and mini-games are realised as match-3-games. Another source of artifacts is to fight against monsters of mythology like the Minotaur, which have own territories. The treasures contain gold but also artifacts, which can be equipped by the main hero of the empire but also by the army generals. In other territories there are treasures hidden, which can be opened within a mini-game. Most of the unoccupied territories belong to a barbarian tribe, which has to be defeated to conquer the territory. five per army), move the armies and explore as well as conquer new territories. The player takes control of one of five possible empires (Rome, Greek, Egypt, Persia, Carthage) and tries to conquer the region of the Mediterranean Sea.ĭuring the tactic rounds the game took place on the overview map, where the empires create / expand cities, recruit additional troops (max. Tiny Token Empires is a combination of round-based tactic and match-3 game. ![]() ![]() Set during the partition of British India in 1947, the sweeping story of three sisters caught up in events beyond their control, their unbreakable bond, and their incredible struggle against powerful odds.Įxcept the one that matters.Īn ambitious chief of staff risks her career and her heart when she falls hard for her new colleague.Ī classic first published in Italy in 1952.Ĭozy Mystery - Sherlock Holmes Bookshop #8 Two marriages, two forbidden love affairs, and the passionate search for social and sexual freedom in late 19th-century London. 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The mysterious connection between a teacher's disappearance and an unsolved code in a children's book is explored in this mystery. ![]() ![]() ![]() ĭespite having no connection to the accident, the media focused on the autopsy results of several members of the Nimitz 's enlisted flight deck crew who were killed, who tested positive for marijuana. The Prowler was fuel-critical after a "bolter" (missed approach), and its crash and the subsequent fire and explosions destroyed or damaged nineteen other aircraft. On, a Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) crashed on the flight deck, killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 others. The ship returned home, having spent 144 days at sea. The mission was aborted after a helicopter crashed at a refueling point in the Iranian desert. After four months on station, Operation Evening Light was launched from Nimitz 's decks in an attempt to rescue the U.S. Prior to this trip, the ship took part in the shooting of the 1980 film The Final Countdown, whose story was specifically set aboard the Nimitz. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, was overtaken and 52 hostages were held. The ship moved to the Indian Ocean in response to the Iran hostage crisis in which the U.S. The third deployment began on 10 September 1979 to the Mediterranean. The cruise was uneventful, and the carrier returned to Norfolk, Virginia on 7 February 1977.Ī second uneventful Mediterranean cruise was conducted from 1 December 1977 to 20 July 1978. Atlantic Fleet, for being the most efficient and foremost aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Fleet. In November 1976, Nimitz was awarded the Battle "E" from Commander, Naval Air Force U.S. USS Nimitz first deployed to the Mediterranean Sea on 7 July 1976 with Carrier Air Wing 8 embarked in company with the nuclear-powered cruisers USS South Carolina and USS California. Nimitz ( right) alongside HMS Ark Royal at Norfolk Naval Station in August 1978 USS Spruance (DDG-111) – Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.USS Sampson (DDG-102) – Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.USS Pinckney (DDG-91) – Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) – Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.USS Howard (DDG-83) – Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.Nimitz is part of Carrier Strike Group Eleven (CSG-11) with Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) embarked, with Nimitz as the flagship of the strike group and the home of the commander of Destroyer Squadron 9. Nimitz was delivered to the Navy in 1975, and was commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk on by the 38th President of the United States, Gerald R. The vessel was christened on by Catherine Nimitz Lay, the daughter of the late Admiral Nimitz, six years after his death. in Newport News, Virginia, was awarded the $106.5 million contract (equivalent to $865.5 million today). Congress in fiscal year 1967 and Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. aircraft carrier in service, and the oldest serving aircraft carrier in the world.Ĭatherine Nimitz Lay christens Nimitz on With the inactivation of USS Enterprise in 2012 and decommissioning in 2017, Nimitz is now the oldest U.S. In January 2015, Nimitz changed home port from Everett back to Naval Base Kitsap. The home port of Nimitz was again moved to Naval Station Everett in Washington in 2012. Following her Refueling and Complex Overhaul in 2001, her home port was changed to Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego County, California. Nimitz had her homeport at Naval Station Norfolk until 1987, when she was relocated to Naval Station Bremerton in Washington (now part of Naval Base Kitsap). Nimitz, USN, (1885–1966), who was the Navy's third fleet admiral. The ship was named after World War II Pacific fleet commander Chester W. One of the largest warships in the world, she was laid down, launched, and commissioned as CVAN-68, "aircraft carrier, attack, nuclear powered", but she was later redesignated as CVN-68, "aircraft carrier, multi-mission, nuclear-powered", on 30 June 1975, as part of a fleet-wide realignment that year. USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class. 2 × PHALANX CIWS (Close-In Weapons System) Gatling guns.2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors ( HEU 93.5%).USS Nimitz (CVN-68) off the coast of San Diego in July 2009.ġ00,020 long tons (112,020 short tons) ![]() |