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Boost your mobile productivity with a bigger-screen laptop — or one with two screens

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:09 GMT

The more computer-screen real estate you have, the more room you have to spread out, and the more productive you will be. At least, that has been my experience.At my home-office desk, I have three screens: that of my employer-supplied Lenovo ThinkPad laptop, raised to about eye level with a stand, and flanked by 27-inch monitors. This allows me to have three, four, even five windows open and unobstructed.So I feel constricted when I am away from my workstation and trying to get stuff done on a single 14-inch screen. It’s nice that I can grab my ThinkPad and go, but working on it becomes more of a chore because I am no longer able to throw up multiple windows and glance among them.What’s the solution? There are two obvious ones:Use more than one display while on the go.Use one display while on the go, but bigger.I’ve lately been experimenting with both scenarios, which have major implications for the mobile-work crowd.On the multiple-display front, I’ve been trying out Lenovo’s Yoga ...

Pedal the Cause raises millions for cancer research

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:09 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Another year of Pedal the Cause is in the books, but the fundraiser continues through the end of October.Craig Stiegemeier is a cancer survivor.“In 2012, I was diagnosed with a melanoma,” Stiegemeier said. “That's why this ear's a little funny shape. They cut it off, but it had metastasized and spread. I lost a golf ball-size piece of my brain. I lost a right kidney, and all my lymph nodes were full of cancer.”He learned about the impact of Pedal the Cause firsthand, and he rides and volunteers every year.“Pedal the Cause was a big sponsor in all this out-of-the-box cancer research,” Stiegemeier said. “Immunotherapy is one of them, and it was just FDA-approved a few months before I needed it, and now it's my 11th ride.”Around 3,000 people took part in the cycling events on the course, and hundreds participated virtually. There were also around 700 volunteers.“Everyone is affected by cancer,” said Eleanor Goedeke, Pedal the Cause director of communications and marketing. ...

Avalanche newcomers Miles Wood, Ross Colton team up for strong, feisty first impression

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:09 GMT

Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said there were certain elements of the game that his team felt deficient in last season, particularly given the injuries to certain players.Ross Colton and Miles Wood were two of the club’s key additions in the offseason, in part because they excel in those areas. The pair did not need long to show why. They skated on a line together Sunday afternoon at Ball Arena and were two of the most impactful players in Colorado’s first exhibition contest.“For the most part, I think we played pretty well,” Colton said after a 4-3 loss to Minnesota. “I don’t think we spent much time in our ‘D’ zone really, which is always a positive. We had a couple of nice plays out there. We just didn’t capitalize, but I don’t know … first game, I thought it was pretty good.”Wood’s first shift included a scoring chance when he took the puck off the boards and went directly to the net. A few seconds later he flattened a Minnesota Wild player with a huge open-ice hit.“It felt good....

Kiszla: 70 points will leave scar on Broncos that can only be erased by cleaning house

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:09 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Like a tattoo in the shape of an “L” on everybody’s forehead, 70 ugly points are going to leave a mark that these pathetic Broncos can’t erase.During the entire 64-season history of pro football in our dusty old cowtown, nothing has been a bigger joke, including the hilariously hideous vertically striped socks of the 1960s. The Broncos have now played 969 regular-season games, and this was the absolute worst:Miami 70, Denver 20.“That was embarrassing,” Broncos coach Sean Payton said Sunday. “Tough to watch.”His team is worse than its rock-bottom 0-3 record in the standings. A once-vaunted defense is broken. And the Broncos are an emotional wreck. Denver gave up 10 freakin’ touchdowns during one miserable and muggy afternoon in Florida.ANALYSIS: Broncos take historic beatdown in 70-20 loss to Dolphins: “That’s the most embarrassing game I’ve ever been a part of”“Tired of losing,” Broncos offensive tackle Garett Bolles said. “I’ve been here seven years, and...

Miami Dolphins honor slain L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:09 GMT

Before taking on the Denver Broncos, in what turned out to be something of a historic game Sunday, the Miami Dolphins honored slain Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Ryan Clinkunbroomer who was a diehard Dolphins fan.  Clinkunbroomer, 30, was killed on Sept. 16, in an ambush-style shooting while he sat at a red light in his patrol vehicle in the Antelope Valley. Just 36 hours after the deadly encounter, authorities arrested 29-year-old Kevin Salazar after a standoff outside of his Palmdale home in connection with the shooting. He has since been charged with murder. The Miami Dolphins honored slain L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer on Sept. 24, 2023. (Miami Dolphins)“Before today’s game, we paused to remember and honor Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, a life-long Dolphins fan and member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, who was tragically killed in the line of duty, earlier this month,” the team said in a statement posted to X, formerly known as Twitter. ...

A’s drop home finale to Detroit but fans cheer anyway

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:09 GMT

OAKLAND — Only a few stragglers remained of the fans who made their way to the field to circle the bases one last time.Included was a group in the familiar green “Sell” T-shirts beating their drums and getting high-fives from security guards while chanting “Sell The Team!” following a 2-0 loss to the Detroit Tigers Sunday at the Coliseum.The defeat dropped the A’s record to 48-108. One more loss on their six-game road trip to close out the season and it will be the most in their 55 years in Oakland.  The 55 home losses are the most since the A’s came to Oakland in 1968 and equals the franchise record set in 1956 and 1964 in Kansas City.The A’s departed afterward for a six-game road trip to Minnesota and Anaheim, playing out the string of season in which ownership gave them no legitimate chance to field a contending team or even one that could approach .500.But rather than get booed off the field, A’s fans chose to cheer, displayi...

19-year-old dies after car crashes into tree in Sonoma County: CHP

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:09 GMT

(KRON) -- A passenger in a solo-vehicle collision died after a crash in the area of SR-116 west of Santa Rosa Sunday morning, California Highway Patrol (CHP) said. The passenger was 19 years old.The driver, also 19 years old, was injured in the crash and taken to the hospital for critical injuries, according to CHP. CHP added the driver was also arrested for felony DUI. SFPD: 3 arrested for $100K retail theft from businesses across Bay Area A Toyota Camry was traveling at a "high rate" of speed, went off the highway and crashed into multiple trees, CHP said. The crash happened in the area of Oak Grove Avenue and Graton Road, west of SR-116.This story will be updated as KRON4 learns more about the crash.

Columbia Pike road repair project a disruptive but necessary nuisance in Arlington Co.

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:09 GMT

HOLD until Monday, Sept. 25. Photos sent via Slack from Sandy Kozel. Part of a living with road repairs series.Arlington County isn’t sugarcoating it. The next phase of its multiyear, multimillion dollar road improvement project along Columbia Pike is expected to cause traffic disruption and delays, not to mention dust, mud, noise and debris.“I’m not going to lie, it’s going to be pretty disruptive,” said Sheila Borkar, project manager for this phase of the Columbia Pike Multimodal Project.Impacts will include detours, lane reductions, turn restrictions, sidewalk closures and bus stop relocations.Working toward a ‘complete street’The county is expecting to start construction on what it calls “Segment D” this fall, according to Borkar. That covers Columbia Pike between S. Garfield Street and S. Courthouse Road. Improvements will include wider sidewalks, new streetlights and trees, new transit stations and improved bus operations. ItR...

Byron advances to NASCAR’s round of 8 with win at Texas, the 300th overall for Hendrick Motorsports

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:09 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — William Byron took the lead for the first time after the final restart with six laps left to win at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, advancing to the round of eight in the NASCAR playoffs while giving Hendrick Motorsports its 300th victory. With Bubba Wallace and Chase Briscoe battling for the lead, Byron was able to get underneath both of them before finishing that first lap and staying there. “I choked … I had my worst restart,” said Wallace, who after just sneaking into the round of 12 started from the pole and led a career-high 111 laps. “This one is going to sting for a little bit.”The top five finishers were all playoff contenders, with Ross Chastain second, ahead of Wallace, Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin. Retiring driver Kevin Harvick was sixth and playoff driver Brad Keselowski seventh. “We’ve just been kind of steady Eddie through the first three or four races and we haven’t shown any flashes, but today I thought we had a good car if we cou...

Unload your scrap tires at Montgomery Co. disposal, recycling event

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:16:09 GMT

Residents of Montgomery County, Maryland, will soon have a chance to get rid of old scrap tires during a special collection and recycling event taking place this week.The county’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that, from Monday, Sept. 25, to Friday, Sept. 29, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., it will be hosting a free scrap tire drop-off at the Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Stations located at 16101 Frederick Road in Derwood.The collection is for county residents only and is limited to 10 tires per resident.In addition to safe disposal of tires, the DEP said those that can be recycled “can be repurposed as rubberized asphalt, wastewater treatment filters, building materials, erosion control and can also be used as an alternative fuel.”“The more items we can put to reuse the better for all of us,” county executive Marc Elrich said. “This event is a convenient opportunity for residents to do their part for our environmen...