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What is tryptophan?

November 24, 2022 / Dave Taylor / d) None of the Above / 1 Comment
turkey tryptophan and sleep, the real story

Having just eaten a huge turkey dinner for Thanksgiving, I’m sitting lazily by my computer and wondering why turkey always makes me sleepy. I’ve heard that there’s something called triptofan (tryptofan? tryptophan?) in turkey that does this, but I’m skeptical. What’s the scoop, Dave?

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Enable Twitter 2-step account password verification? [Updated for 2022]

November 19, 2022 / Dave Taylor / Twitter Help / No Comments
set up 2-factor two-step authentication twitter with phone auth app authy

I heard that Twitter supports two-step password account verification for user accounts. I’m not entirely sure what it is, but given how many people seem to have their Twitter accounts hacked, I’d love to learn more and set it up. What’s the scoop, Dave?

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Should We Skip Thanksgiving Turkey Because Of Tryptophan?

November 26, 2020 / Dave Taylor / d) None of the Above / 3 Comments
turkey tryptophan chemistry chemical

My family is really into Thanksgiving, which I’ve always liked as a holiday. Turkey, desserts, football, family, what’s not to like? This year, however, my kid sister was complaining that we should skip eating turkey because it has an abnormally high amount of “triptofan” [ed: it’s actually spelled tryptophan]. What is tryptophan and why should we avoid it?

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How do Other Countries Celebrate Independence Day?

July 4, 2020 / Dave Taylor / d) None of the Above / 2 Comments
fireworks independence day around the world

Hello Mr. Taylor. The other kids in my class say that every country celebrates Independence Day on July 4th and that it’s a global holiday, but I don’t think that’s right. Does every country really celebrate July 4th or are they just wrong?

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Can I use Siri voice dictation on my MacBook Air?

March 27, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Mac & MacOS Help / 2 Comments
use enable voice dictation mac macos x siri

I’ve become a big fan of using Siri for dictation on my iPhone, rarely typing in messages any more. I’d love the same capability on my MacBook Air, but it’s not running iOS and doesn’t have Siri. Can I use voice dictation anyway on a Mac OS X system?

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How can I add tabs to my Gmail tabbed interface?

August 20, 2013 / Dave Taylor / Google, Chrome & Gmail Help / No Comments

I saw your article from a while back on how to move messages into specific tabs on Gmail [see Organize email by tabs in Gmail] but am a bit confused because I don’t see the same tabs you do. What’s up and how can I add new tabs to my tabbed user interface in Google Mail / Gmail?

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How do I subscribe to a public iCal calendar?

August 19, 2013 / Dave Taylor / Mac & MacOS Help / No Comments

I want to add Canadian holidays to my iCal calendar, but rather than enter them all myself, I’m wondering if there’s a public place where I can find a calendar already set up that I can just copy? Are there iCal calendar directories online, and if so, where would I find them?

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Log out of Facebook Chat on iPhone?

August 15, 2013 / Dave Taylor / Facebook Help, iPhone & iOS Help / 4 Comments

This is driving me crazy: since my iPhone 5s is always on and online and since I’m running the Facebook app and it’s usually active on the phone, I always show up as available for online chat even when I’m far away from the device. What I’d like is to never have the iPhone Facebook app show me as on chat. How can I change this?

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