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Computers

From Sheila’s Desktop:

Review of Google Bargain Phone

By Sheila Garber of Broken Sound at Walmart. It has a 5.5-inch display. This phone has won particularly Assistant’s new ability to answer calls on your
Club. Sheila was a teacher for 41 the CNET award of Best Android Phone of 2018. It still behalf. The constant notifications and tips and prompts get
years, the last 22 years as a Computer is considered today one of the best Android phones on the annoying, but fortunately you can turn these functions off.
Teacher. She is the recipient of an AOL market. A drawback is the cost of the 64 GB Pixel 3, at $799. That
Interactive Educational Initiative At that price, those of you who are loyal to Android prices it at the cost of the 128 GB iPhone XR; however, the 64
Grant and the author of an award- phones should at least take a look at the Pixel 3. One of its GB Pixel 3 has a better camera. The Pixel 3 is also available
winning website featuring virtual features is its camera. It includes the best camera you can in a larger 6.3-inch model at a cost of $899. In my situation,
reality panoramas of the historical currently get in a phone. With only a single rear camera, the I have found that Google Chrome interferes with Safari on
and cultural sites of Philadelphia. Pixel 3 pulled off photo tricks that its competition at the time, my Mac.
Mrs. Garber currently resides in Broken Sound Country including the One Plus 6T, iPhone XS and Galaxy Note 9 I am not an avid photographer who needs award quality
Club and devotes her time to teaching others computer skills. needed two cameras to accomplish. It even has Night Sight, photos. I do not want Google to intrude into my computer,
In a previous article, I wrote about “bargain phones.” I which allows pictures taken at night without a flash. other than Google’s original Search engine. If you own a
have since read about the Google Pixel 3, an Android phone. One of the Pixel 3’s draws is Google’s software and the Mac, I would think twice about this Android phone and the
Its price is a little higher than the other bargain phones about entire ecosystem it’s ingrained with. Google wants you to use software with which it comes.
which I have written, but still less than the Galaxy S10e and Assistant and it wants you to integrate it with other Google Good luck. Sheila. garberse@aol.com
the iPhone XR. The Google Pixel 3 is priced at $459.99 services like Gmail and Calendar. At times it’s useful--
Health & Wellness

Reality Check √ ... Healthy Answers on Living

& Loving Life: “Time Flies!”

By Dale Brown, B.S., M.A., C.E.C. birthday. There are some individuals who love surprises chance to acknowledge everyone for being part of my life
Dale is a motivational speaker who and relish a party made just for them. Others would rather and sharing another milestone with me, regardless of the
has spent many years as a Certified play it low key and stay home with the one they love or no year!
Life Coach and has written numerous one at all. Birthdays are a time for reflecting and celebrating the day
articles and ebooks relating to self- The more I thought about birthdays the more curious you came into this world. There is no right or wrong way
improvement and ways to build I became. How do you like to celebrate the day you were to recognize another year of life. You’re entitled to enjoy
a high-performance team. Her born? I asked this question of several people and was your day doing whatever makes you happy. Just keep in
education and years of experience surprised to find very different responses. With that in mind mind that it’s also about others, so allow your friends and
in physical fitness and training of I took the liberty to create a cast of characters that best loved ones to show you how much you mean to them and
elite athletes has enabled her to sharpen her knowledge defines their responses. Which one are you? how grateful they are that you’re in their life.
in many health-related areas. The following is one in a Don’t surprise me, please! This describes a friend of
series of columns devoted to many topics that deal with mine who refuses to make his birthday a special event.
the mind/body connection and the importance of living a For years his wife has tried to surprise him by planning
healthy lifestyle. Dale, a Bocaire resident, can be reached something unusual. Unfortunately, he insists he would rather
at dalebrown@lovingmondays.com. keep it to himself. No cake, candles, party, or gifts. Don’t
How do you feel when your birthday rolls around each make a fuss, it won’t be appreciated.
year? Are you excited to celebrate your special day. or would Really? You shouldn’t have! A co-worker of mine was
you rather let it go unnoticed as just another day? I ask this notorious for hinting well in advance of her birthday. She
question because my birth month of August reminds me that would circle the date on her calendar with a big happy face,
another year has come and gone. There’s a yin and yang to hoping it would spark a response from a fellow employee.
having a birthday, and here’s why. Secretly, she was hoping someone would pick up on it and
The meaning of your birthday and its importance surprise her. When the office team ushered her into the
changes as we age. For example, when we’re little we can’t conference room for a surprise birthday cake, she acted
wait to do what big people do, like stay up late and watch shocked. She clearly loved the attention and happy that her
TV. As a teenager, turning 17 means we can learn to drive, special day was remembered.
graduate high school, start college or get a job. We look Doom and Gloom. Birthdays can sometimes be
forward to being 21, when we can raise our glass and toast depressing to some people, who look at another year as one
to the legal drinking age. Then, as we move into our 40s step closer to old age. This is the case of a former colleague.
or 50s, we may not be as thrilled about being another year As soon as her birthday rolled around, she lamented that
older as telltale sign of aging begin to show. no one would come to her funeral nor be there to give her
However, the older we get the happier we are to see eulogy. Rather than feeling fortunate to still be alive and
another birthday. I remember my mother telling me that well, she was haunted by the thought of her imminent
time goes so much faster when you’re older. I think about mortality.
that more and more now and realize how the years fly by. Acceptance. This clearly describes my father’s outlook
Age has its advantages in the respect that it gives you a regarding his birthday. He wasn’t thrilled with being a year
different perspective on the meaning of what’s important. older, but he accepted it. As he put it, “It’s better than the
Another birthday could mean you’re still here to see your alternative!” He was okay with whatever happened, happy
children graduate, or be around to walk your daughter down when someone remembered, but fine if it was overlooked.
the aisle, or spend time with the grand kids. You may also His birthday was his own affair, but if anyone wanted to
become more comfortable with how you look and the person party he was all in.
you’ve become. Celebration. Lots of folks fall into this category. I’m
Regardless of where you are on the age timeline, I’ve one of those. However, my thing is not about a party, but
found that birthdays are a personal matter. The significance rather celebrating the entire month. It doesn’t matter what
of a birthday may change through the years, but how you day, as long as it’s sometime during the month. Birthdays
choose to celebrate it usually remains the same. Let me are always a good excuse to get together and do something
explain. Not everyone likes to make a big deal of their fun. This day or month should not go unnoticed. I love a

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