doug — off the record

• WA skips Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’

• Ontario's best provincial park is a summer paradise with sand dunes and 10 km of silky beaches – Narcity

  Ontario has so many beautiful provincial parks to explore. From rugged wilderness areas to coastal gems, you can enjoy some of the province's most stunning scenery at these destinations.

• Google has been hiding a flight simulator for 20 years and now it’s free on the web — here’s how to use it | Tom’s Guide

• I asked Gemini what was slowing down my Windows PC — here’s what it found | Tom’s Guide

• 9 Essential Gadgets Every Laptop Owner Should Have Read More: https://www.bgr.com/2193660/essential-gadgets-laptop-owners-should-have/

• Why Do Some Smartphones Have Multiple Camera Lenses? Read More: https://www.bgr.com/2193570/why-do-smartphones-have-multiple-camera-lenses/

• I turned off 3 things in Windows 11 and the Start menu finally felt useful

  The Start menu is supposed to find your apps, but it's finding you Bing results instead.

• Americans Will Need To Apply For Permission To Visit Another Major Tourist Hotspot – Travel Off Path

  Americans will soon need to apply for digital permission before flying to Japan under a strict new system called JESTA. Here is how it works

• These Built-In Android Features Show Every Privacy Permission You’ve Ever Granted Read More: https://www.bgr.com/2194125/android-privacy-features-permission-manager-uses-guide/

• 8 Professional Tips For Better Smartphone Photos – Tech Advisor

  This quick guide will ensure you take the best photos possible with your phone. Make the most of lighting, perspective, composition and AI features

• 9 Outdated Myths About Building Your Own PC You Should Stop Believing Read More: https://www.bgr.com/2193663/outdated-myths-building-own-pc/

• 33 Future Technologies That Feel Straight Out Of Science Fiction | Bored Panda

  Whatever your experience with office culture is, the daily grind is part of the modern world and is often more draining than it appears from the outside. Luckily, there are many forms of therapy and sometimes one of them is just looking at memes that make it all feel a little more bearable. These jokes capture painfully relatable moments from the nine-to-five life, and at the very least, they make you feel like you’re not the only employee going through it and that someone else out there actually gets it. Funny, Memes

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