Color me impressed

August 5, 2024

🖼️ Color me impressed: Mark Zuckerberg announced the other day Meta’s AI model will be open-sourced, unlike Google’s version or OpenAI. I’ve been playing with Meta AI’s image tools. Use the prompt, “Imagine a photo (cartoon, watercolor or whatever)” and what you want it to create. Now, there are six fingers on some hands and other anomalies, but for version 1.0, it’s darn good. Try it here.

Tags: AI (artificial intelligence), color, Google, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Now, OpenAI, tools

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Some would say this is cheating, others would consider it “bluffing.” Where do you stand? Credit: TikTok – finalroundai

Keep ’em focused: On Google’s Family Link app, the new “School time” feature restricts access to certain contacts and messages and limits app usage during specific hours. It’s rolling out on Android devices throughout the year.

3 times a week

How often you should snack on baby carrots. Researchers found that frequency “significantly increased” skin carotenoids, which are associated with less inflammation and lower risk of heart disease. Crunch on!

Amazon driver stole a cat

Fifi’s owner actually came on my radio show to give us more details about Fifi and what Amazon is doing to cover up their drivers’ bad decisions.

🖨️ Streaky pages? You’re getting that “Low ink” warning. Before you swap the cartridge, shake it. Really! Remove the cartridge and shake it. This trick helps you use those last drops of ink.

Need to brush up? Microsoft offers free online training for its Office programs, including video tutorials, interactive guides and practice exercises.

Use YouTube Premium? Buy through an iPhone or iPad, and it’s $18.99 per month. On the YouTube website, it’s $13.99 monthly. Yeah, cancel through your phone and buy it again.

🛤️ Stay safe: Fitness app Strava’s Heatmap feature shows popular workout routes … but it also broadcasts your location. This is fine in a busy city but risky on secluded paths. Keep your routes private: Go to Settings > Privacy Controls > Map Visibility and uncheck Contribute your activity data to de-identified, aggregate data sets.

Nifty shifty: Ctrl + Shift + T reopens the last closed tab in your web browser in Windows. Incredibly useful if you accidentally close a tab. On a Mac, use Cmd + Shift + T.

Android data: The Google Fit app can use your phone to track basic metrics without you knowing about it. This data might get shared with other health apps you think are only tracked by your smartwatch. To check: Profile > tap the Gear icon > Manage data and access > App permissions.