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The A-Lot-More Edition Monday, January 18, 2021

Want To Write A Book This Year? These Tools Can Help, by Harry Guinness, Wired

2020 was not the year I wrote my first book—but it was the year I started thinking about it. And in typical freelance writer fashion, I decided to take advantage of my position and get some advice on how to go about it from people much more accomplished than me under the guise of researching this article. Here’s what I managed to learn.

How To Use Your iPhone To Get In Shape And Stay Healthy, by Todd Haselton, CNBC

You might already know that you can track your steps, for example. But the Health app built-into your iPhone can do a lot more, like tracking how long you practice mindfulness through third-party apps, determining how long you spent in bed, your walking speed and more.

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Fitness+ Subscribers Now Have Nearly 300 Workouts To Choose From, by Tim Hardwick, MacRumors

Apple on Monday added over two dozen new video workout sessions to Fitness+, continuing a recent trend of building out the catalog of its fledgling subscription service on a weekly basis.

Apple Extends 13-Inch MacBook Pro Backlight Repair Program, by Joe Rossignol, MacRumors

Apple this week extended its worldwide 13-inch MacBook Pro Display Backlight Service Program, authorizing coverage for eligible notebooks for up to five years after the original purchase date or up to three years after the start date of the program, whichever is longer.

Apple Arcade Icons Come To Life In New Apple Store Displays, by Michael Steeber, 9to5Mac

Characters from your favorite Apple Arcade titles are the stars of larger than life displays in Apple Stores around the world. The new interactive demos debuted this past week and are powered by a QR code-based experience.

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From Bangkok To NYC: 5 Of The Coolest Apple Stores Around The World, by Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC

The settings for those stores can vary greatly, from shopping malls to Manhattan's trendy SoHo shopping district. But in several cases, the tech giant co-founded by Steve Jobs (who always placed an emphasis on pleasing aesthetic designs) has aimed to ensure that the look of the store is just as appealing to customers as the company hopes the products inside will be.

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Out of the three Apple Stores in Singapore, the only one that I haven't visited is the dome-in-the-waters at Marina Bay Sands. It sure looked nice in photos.

Singapore is currently in the third phase of the re-opening; masks are still mandatory anywhere outside of one's home, and social gathering is limited to a maximum of eight people. But I've seldom left my home anymore. I think I've lost appetite of the outdoors.

Maybe things will change when I no longer solely work-from-home.

What I missed is seeing other people's smiles.

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Thanks for reading.