Monthly archives: December, 2021

I’ve already had Covid-19. Can I still get infected with the Omicron variant?

CNN: “Yes. In fact, the first confirmed Omicron-related death in the US was a man who previously had Covid-19. The Texas man, in his 50s, had not been vaccinated, Harris County health officials said. For months, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said vaccines give stronger protection against Covid-19 than previous infection …

Subjects: Health Care

DuckDuckGo Search Queries Grew 47% in 2021

Bleeping Computer: “The privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo continues to grow rapidly, with the company now averaging over 100 million daily search queries and growing by almost 47% in 2021. Unlike other search engines, DuckDuckGo says they do not track your searches or your behavior on other sites. Instead of building user profiles used to display interest-based ads, …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy, Search Engines

How to schedule your emails in Gmail

Mashable: “There are any number of reasons why it’s sometimes a good idea to roll with a write-now-send-later approach to emails. Maybe you’ve got a big personal announcement coming up, but it’s happening at a very specific time when you won’t be around…It’s equally helpful at work. Many of our employers have people spread out …

Subjects: E-Mail, Knowledge Management

Electrify Everything in Your Home

“A Guide to Comfy, Healthy, Carbon-Free Living We’ve been telling you why to do it. Now we’ve put together the best advice on how to do it. Electrify Everything in Your Home is a guide to replacing all of your fossil-fueled appliances with modern electric ones. Once you electrify: your home will be more comfortable, …

Subjects: Energy, Environmental Law

Dave Barry’s 2021 Year in Review

Washington Post – Vaccines, variants and supply chain woes: A look back at the past 12 months….our point is not that 2021 was massively better than 2020. Our point is that at least it was different. A variant, so to speak. And like any year, it had both highs and lows. No, we take that …

Subjects: Congress, Health Care

Should I email, text, or call? Researchers have discovered the answer to an age-old question

Fast Company: “Whatever you do, don’t email. Or text. That is, if you want someone to actually help you. A new research paper finds that in-person communication is the most successful way to get the assistance you need. Should that not be an option, a phone call or video call are second best. “In-person requests …

Subjects: E-Mail, Knowledge Management