Category Archives: apps

Neighborly

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Can you name the eight countries which border Turkey ? If you can then you should head straight over to Neighborle. Each day on Neighborle you are shown a different country on an interactive map. Your daily challenge is to … Continue reading →

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“I’ve been everywhere, man”

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

I was recently killing time in an airport waiting for a flight and spent a fun time trading travel recommendations with another flyer. We had both seen lots of fabulous places, but neither one of us could compete with the … Continue reading →

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Project Gutenburg Open Audiobook Collection

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

The Project Gutenberg Open Audiobook Collection is a brilliant initiative and an excellent resource for free audio books. “Project Gutenberg, Microsoft, and MIT have worked together to create thousands of free and open audiobooks using new neural text-to-speech technology and Project Gutenberg’s large … Continue reading →

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Scotland by the book

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

I am fortunate to have spent quite a bit of quality time visiting Scotland over the years and hope to return in the not too distant future. When I do, the new free app Scotland by-the-Book from Birlinn Publishers should be … Continue reading →

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Being Flighty Can Be Good

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

For travelers it’s sometimes a hassle to keep family, friends and other interested parties informed about flights. Flighty is a helpful flight tracking app that’s been around for years and now it has released  their 3.0 version that addresses the … Continue reading →

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Not just another Caturday

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

How about a list of 60 of the best dystopian books to complete your weekend ? At Public Domain Review: Hokusai’s Illustrated Warrior Vanguard of Japan and China (1836). We Ranked 50 Best Selling Books Based on How Smart They Make Us … Continue reading →

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Expo 58

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

I don’t know the difference between an Expo and a World’s Fair and at this point I’m afraid to ask. However, I’ve been to Expo 67 in Montreal and the 1964 New York World’s Fair and thoroughly enjoyed them both. I have long been … Continue reading →

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Pushing back against AI

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

The Authors Guild has submitted an open letter to the CEOs of prominent AI companies, including OpenAI, Alphabet, Meta, Stability AI, IBM, and Microsoft, calling their attention “to the inherent injustice in exploiting our works as part of your AI systems without … Continue reading →

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Guided by AI (and cats)

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

I recently stumbled upon meoweler an AI-generated travel guide for cats -made by Vilem Ries. It’s not actually a travel site for cats, but it is heavily cat-oriented and cat themed. I’m still not sure what Zurich-based Google designer Ries … Continue reading →

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Train Time

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

The new website Chronotrains is a terrific mapping project visualising the question: ‘Where can you go by train in x hours?’ You can narrow your search from 8 down to 1 hour. Playing with the tool can really provide perspective … Continue reading →

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