Leading Hands Through Technology

Do you need a quick app that can not only do a screen capture, but is a quick image editor? If so, you need to check out PicPick. It’s a full-featured screen capture tool, Intuitive image editor, color picker, color palette, pixel-ruler, protractor, crosshair, whiteboard and more.

Features:

• Screen Capture allows you to take screenshots of an entire screen, an active window, the scrolling windows and any specific region of your desktop, etc.
• Image Editor includes the latest Ribbon style menu, you can annotate and highlight your images.
• Draw by inserting text, Arrows, lines, Shapes, Watermark, etc…
• Save, share, or send with a variety of outputs.
• Color Picker helps you find the exact pixel color code on your screen with a built-in magnifier window.
• Color Palette finds the exact pixel color code using photoshop styled color picker
• Pixel Ruler helps you measure the size of objects and place objects in precise locations on the screen.
• Magnifier lets you see any desktop area magnified in its magnification glass.
• Crosshair allow you to figure out the relative coordinate of picture position with this feature.
• Protractor helps you find angles on screen.
• Whiteboard allows you to have a virtual whiteboard on your desktop.

https://picpick.app/

How fast is your internet speed? Many companies promise a specific speed as part of your package, but how fast is it really going? If you want to find out, run a simple speed test and then compare it against what your ISP promises. Are you actually getting the speed you hoped for?

https://www.speedtest.net/

Are looking for recipes, easy dinner and dessert ideas? If you want to inspire healthy snack inspiration, then check out So Yummy. The site will show you how to cook and and bake the best dishes for you and your family. A friend of mine recommended the site and I’ve discovered some great ideas.

https://soyummy.com/

Have you heard of blockchain? A blockchain is a growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data. By design, a blockchain is resistant to modification of the data because if the information is modified there is always a copy of thr chain in the cloud.

Snark Art is helping artists bring to life a new genre of art using blockchain. As an artist, it’s challenging to sell your work. Now this group is working to bring art and blockchain together by letting artists sell each piece of their art as unique block. Each one is secure and verified. If you are an artist, you should check out this service.

https://snark.art/

The modern business world is scattered across the globe, how do you keep track of everyone being remote? The “There App” gives you the ability to easily manage your remote team – the best feature is quickly seeing their time zones at a glance.

There App Top Features:

1. Create a team and allow members to see each other
2. See the best times to meet based on local time
3. Indicate times when not to disturb
4. Manage your remote team, see how many are working now, and what they’ve done

Get this app if you want to get a pulse on your remote team!

https://there.team/

Are you looking for the best weather app for your phone? You need to check out Dark Sky.

I have found that Dark Sky has the most accurate weather information. The site says, “With down-to-the-minute forecasts, you’ll know exactly when the rain will start or stop, right where you’re standing.” You will find that Dark Sky is the best source of accurate weather forecasts to help you plan your life.

https://darksky.net/app

Have you tried YouTube Music? How does it stack up to Spotify or Apple Music? The new music streaming service proclaims it has all the music releases you need: official songs, full albums, music videos, playlists, remixes, covers, and live performances. It costs $9.99 a month.

https://music.youtube.com

I stumbled upon this article that gives you quick ways to avoid stress.

1. Breathe it out – use all of your lungs
2. Open up your fitness app – comes up with a personalized breathing pattern
3. Put on a happy face – smiling facilitates relaxation
4. Get your brain to help – stop, breathe, reflect, and choose
5. Move! – Doing something physical can make it a lot easier to calm down

Read the entire article below.
https://blog.fitbit.com/squash-stress/

Have you donated to “A Little Free Library”? It’s a free book exchange! Their motto is a “take a book, return a book”. If you spot one, they come in many shapes and sizes, but the most common version is a small wooden box of books. Anyone may take a book or bring a book to share.

Little Free Library book exchanges have a unique, personal touch. There is an understanding that real people are sharing their favorite books with their community. It is a nonprofit organization that inspires a love of reading, builds community, and sparks creativity by fostering neighborhood book exchanges around the world. Find one near you!

https://littlefreelibrary.org/

The text replacement feature of iOS (find it under Settings/General/Keyboards) is a useful tool to speed up typing, especially as a way to quickly post repetitive things like Instagram hashtags.

However, there’s a limit of 128 characters, and it’s not always easy to figure out how close you might be to that limit when you’re creating your text replacement shortcuts.

Here’s a great online tool that quickly checks anything that you cut and paste into it. I use it often.

https://www.lettercount.com/