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Hello, StopTheMadness.

A few minutes ago, I felt look looking for Mac productivity software. My first thought was MacWorld’s utility reviews. They’re the best. So I went to MacWorld.com. I found this review of StopTheMadness. Five stars and MacWorld Editors’ Choice? I’m in.

I went to the App Store and paid my ten bucks. That’s all the information I need —I’m in. I don’t expect to use this a lot, but it is right up my alley.

What drives me the most crazy is sites that disable saving a photo to my computer. We will see if this helps with that occasional but infuriating problem, but I did not see “enable image download” on its list of checkboxes.

Note: I run into the problem of not being able to save an image from an article more on Apple News than on websites. I’d like a solution for that the most.

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Hello, iPhone Xs.

A friend was upgrading his iPhone X to an iPhone 11. He offered to sell me his. I wasn’t excited to upgrade from my most excellent iPhone 7 256, but I went for it. Then his wife was selling her iPhone Xs, too, and he called me from the store offering for me to buy that instead of his. Instead? If we’re doing unnecessary upgrades, let’s go all-in! I bought his iPhone X for my wife (to upgrade her iPhone 7 Plus) and his wife’s iPhone Xs to upgrade my iPhone 7.

My wife has been using her X for a few days and really likes it.

We sorted out the unlocking on the Xs (which took calendar days) and my wife picked up the compatible SIM for me today. I’ve had it working on cellular for about ten minutes.

So far, using the Xs essentially as an iPod for half a week, I really like it. I don’t want to go back to a buttoned iPhone.

My wife never wanted to leave her buttoned iPhone but she says she is totally happy with this buttonless X.

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Hello, Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D AF-S.

I just placed an order for this from my favorite seller.

I was shooting a close-up live musical performance by a friend last weekend at a small venue. I didn’t like having to choose between my 50mm f/1.4 and my 20-35 f/2.8. So I decided to cover that range with one lens — the Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8 AF-S.

I’m looking forward to its delivery in about a week.

Nikon.com page: https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product-archive/camera-lenses/af-s-zoom-nikkor-28-70mm-f%252f2.8d-if-ed.htm

A Flickr group: https://www.flickr.com/groups/nikkor_28-70/

29 April 2022 Update: I never use this lens. Ever.

27 August 2022 Update: I should sell this lens. Vahe agrees.