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Go read about how Americans who depend on libraries for internet are coping with the pandemic

The Verge

COVID-19 has caused libraries around the US to stay closed since mid-March. The Markup has written about the ways in which libraries are attempting to keep their patrons online. The library has left Wi-Fi on 24/7, and kids sit in the parking lot to use their phones. Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images. It’s well worth a read.

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New Tech Bends Sound Through Space So It Reaches Only Your Ear in a Crowd

Singularity Hub

For example, museums could provide different audio guides to visitors without headphones, and libraries could allow students to study with audio lessons without disturbing others. In a car, passengers could listen to music without distracting the driver as they listen to navigation instructions.

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How Creating a Custom GPT Can Help Automate Tedious Tasks and Save Time 

The MatrixFiles

Custom GPTs are a no-code feature of ChatGPT, available to all paid accounts of ChatGPT, that lets users customize the chatbot according to the specific way they use it , instead of having to give full instructions everytime they engage in a chat. Creating your own GPT allows you to enter all the instructions once and save it.

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How to prepare your phone for trade-in

Engadget

These instructions apply to any model you might have, including both iPhones and Android phones. Most hardware manufacturers have an automatic cloud backup system, but you'll like your new phone a lot less if it doesn't have your full, up-to-date library of contacts, photos and other information. Here's what you need to know.

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4 Easy Ways to Acquire New Donors for Your Nonprofit with Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In addition to traditional questions and answers, they embedded instructional videos and provided a participant resource library. We suggest setting up shop in libraries, the mall, community centers, and anywhere else people visit. Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation created a very robust FAQ page for event participants.

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The reissue of this rare architectural mag proves fantastical ideas have staying power

Fast Company Tech

Only a few complete sets exist in libraries. Designers & Books] One standout example is a pop-up page from Archigram issue 4 that features cutout lines and folding instructions to turn flat paper into a 3D building landscape. These days though, the magazines are rarely seen. That is until now. Photo: courtesy D.A.P./Designers

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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Although legal and regulatory requirements stipulate that schools must provide accessible ‘equivalent’ resources for students with disabilities, in practice the majority of these students do not have equal access to textbooks and other instructional materials that make up the primary resources of the general curriculum.

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