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• Opal — Now I need a nap

  Posted on April 10, 2023 at 02:42 CDT by Deanna McElveen • Comment in the Forums

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  By Deanna McElveen

  Last year, a Gallup survey of over 3,000 adults in the U.S. reported that only 32% of us get “excellent” sleep; 35% get “good” sleep, and 33% of us get “poor” or “fair” sleep.

  The one thing that has helped calm my mind so I can fall asleep is sound. There is simply no way I can fall asleep in a quiet room. Give me that pan flute CD from the swap meet, or an episode of “Frasier,” and I’m out in 10 minutes!

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.15.0, 2023-04-10).

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• Volume² — a comfortable, useful addition to Windows

  Posted on January 30, 2023 at 02:43 CST by Deanna McElveen • Comment in the Forums

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  By Deanna McElveen

  Have you ever stumbled across a program that is so sleek, so well executed, and so simple that it feels as if it’s always been a part of Windows?

  A program you just know must be on all your computers, or they won’t feel like Windows?

  Alexandr Irza, a talented developer from Ukraine, created Volume². It’s a free, open-source program that seriously upgrades the volume controls of your Windows PC. I always enjoy listening to a little music while I write these articles, and I can’t stop playing with my new volume controls!

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.05.0, 2023-01-30).

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