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New I Phone Feature That Costs You Money

Have you updated the software on your iPhone yet? The latest upgrade is iOS9 but there’s one new feature that’s hurting more than it helps— and depending on your data plan, it could cost you hundreds.

What is it? It’s called “Wi-Fi Assist,” and the idea is that when the Wi-Fi signal is weak or your phone is connected to a slow network, the cellular data will jump in to “assist,” attempting to find you a better network and improve your connection. It’s a nice idea in theory, but you see the problem, right? If it’s turned on, it’s running, and that means you could just be sitting anywhere – even at home! – thinking that you’re saving data by connecting to your Wi-Fi, and meanwhile your data is draining away in the background. 

Turn it off by going into Settings, then enter the “Cellular” menu. Scroll all the way to the bottom and you’ll see Wi-Fi Assist listed. Toggle it off, and you’ll never have to worry about this costly feature again. 

11 Reasons to Stop Looking at Your Smartphone

Many of us travel with smartphones and they are handy ...but what are the problems of constant use of cell phones like many young people do?  According to PC Magazine, there are some real hazards to the over-use of cell phone.

"With great power comes great responsibility, however, and scientists are starting to learn that spending so much time staring at our phones is actually doing some damage to our physical, social and intellectual lives. In this feature, we'll run down the main reasons you might want to give your phone a break for a bit. Is this enough to convince you, or do you think it's all overblown?"  What's New Now <WhatsNewNow@eletters.whatsnewnow.com>

Read the article here.  Then you may want to pass it on to your kids and grandkids.

I'd also like to add a No, 12 for good measure...

Put the cell phone down and enjoy the scenery!

Look to the Sky !

The September 27 sky will host a rare view... a super moon and a total lunar eclipse, too!  Go out and see something amazing!

The supermoon will rise at about 6:30 p.m. CDT across Alabama. (Get moonrise times for other locations throughout the United States here.) The lunar eclipse will begin at 8:07 p.m. CDT (or 9:07 p.m. EDT and 6:07 p.m. PDT).

The total eclipse will last over a hour and begin at 9:11 p.m. CDT (or 10:11 p.m. EDT or 7:11 p.m. PDT)

Not only will there be an eclipse, but the moon will also be about 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than usual -- a supermoon.

The moon will appear red as Sunday's lunar eclipse reaches its peak -- which will be at 9:47 p.m. CDT. (NASA) 

Supermoons are not not rare. In fact this is the fifth one in 2015 alone. But Sunday's moon will be the closest to Earth in all of 2015, coming within 221,753 miles of our planet.

Tonight's supermoon is rare because of its timing with the total lunar eclipse. The last time it happened was in 1982, and the next time it will happen will be in 2033.

This eclipse will also bring about the fourth and final blood moon of a lunar tetrad that began in 2014. (A lunar tetrad is used to describe four total lunar eclipses in a row, separated by six lunar months or six full moons).

If the weather doesn't cooperate in your area go to this live stream  from Nasa.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-msfc

Roads of the Old West

Route 66 is well known but Oklahoma's historic routes of commerce go back much further — from connections to the Spiro Mounds on the Arkansas River centuries ago to the 19th-century Texas Road, the Butterfield Overland mail route, the Chisholm Trail and the Western Trail. This article  http://newsok.com/article/5449454  tells of the early roads that helped settle the west and connected communities.  

10 Ways to Customize Windows 10

One of my favorite ways to keep up with what's new in technology is PC Magazine newsletter, especially the What's New Now.  Today's newsletter included an article called 10 Ways to Customize Windows 10  I have not yet downloaded the Windows 10 version but will shortly.  Before getting stuck with new software problems, I like to have an idea what is good and what is bad in the new version.  These are the topics in the article found in the
Mega-guide-10-ways-to-customize-windows-10 article.

1. How to Choose the Windows 10 Start Menu or the Start Screen as Your Default

2. How to Change the Color and Transparency of the Windows 10 Start Menu or Start Screen

3. How to Change Your Windows 10 Background Image

4. How to Customize the Lock Screen

5. How to Change Windows 10's Default Browser

6. How to Bypass the Windows 10 Login Screen

7. How to Change the Windows Font Size in Windows 10

8. How to Customize the Windows 10 Taskbar

9. How to Customize the Windows 10 Action Center

10. How to Change Your Privacy Options in Windows 10

To subscribe to the PC Mag newsletter for What's New Now click here.

Enjoy and please comment!

New Library Website for Chama, NM

The Eleanor Daggett Memorial Library in Chama, NM has a new web presence.  I just completed this page for them.  It has some information you can use wherever you are, especially on the NM Portal page.  Check it out at http://chamalibrary.blogspot.com/