{"id":40413,"date":"2022-10-30T03:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T10:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=40413"},"modified":"2022-10-24T15:54:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T22:54:48","slug":"soundly-com-whatthefont-external-dvd-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/soundly-com-whatthefont-external-dvd-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Soundly.com\/WhatTheFont\/External DVD drive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Online hearing test<\/strong>
I get my eyes checked every year, but haven\u2019t had my hearing tested since I was in high school.\u00a0Soundly.com<\/a>\u00a0has a free 5-minute hearing test that was designed by audiologists and sound engineers. It\u2019s for educational purposes only, but a good place to start nonetheless. I took the test and it reported back I have mild hearing loss which is not at all surprising or alarming. It just motivates me to mention this at my next physical. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n


What font is that?<\/strong>
When I need to know the name of a font (say so I can seek it out and use it myself), I snap a screen shot of it and place it in this free website,\u00a0WhatTheFont<\/a>, which usually identifies it. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n


External DVD drive<\/strong>
I recently bought a\u00a03-disc CD set<\/a>\u00a0and needed to rip it to iTunes but my laptop doesn\u2019t have a CD\/DVD drive. I bought this\u00a0tiny USB-powered CD\/DVD reader-writer<\/a>\u00a0for under $20. I plugged it in my laptop and inserted a CD. iTunes opened automatically, I clicked a button and the songs downloaded to my computer without a hitch. I\u2019m sure it will come in handy for watching my old DVDs, too. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Best travel guidebooks<\/strong>
Wherever I am headed to, I always buy the latest edition of a good guidebook. It\u2019s a cheap bargain compared to the cost of the trip. I use all the brands, RoughGuides, Moon, Brandt, Fodors, and many independents, but by far the consistently best guides are Lonely Planet. Crammed with info, maps, prices, all dutifully updated frequently. I think they do the best job or orientation, organizing, and serving angles of interests, If you go to the\u00a0Lonely Planet website<\/a>\u00a0and look up your destination, they\u2019ll tell you when the next edition is due so you can judge whether you want to wait. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Real forest sounds<\/strong>
Tree.fm<\/a>\u00a0plays the sounds of forests, recorded by\u00a0people who\u2019ve visited them<\/a>. The website also displays a beautiful full screen photo for each forest soundtrack you play. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Twitter thread of self-fulfillment questions<\/strong>
Greg Isenberg says he asked 1 billionaire, 1 PHD math professor and 1 99-year-old man what self-Greg Isenberg<\/a>\u00a0says he asked 1 billionaire, 1 PHD math professor and 1 99-year-old man what self-reflection questions they asked themselves and then he\u00a0shared them in a Twitter thread<\/a>, as a list of questions to make you feel more fulfilled in life, love & career. The ones I\u2019m pondering are:
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