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'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman has died

  Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with wife and family by his side Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel movies, has died of cancer. His representative says Boseman died Friday in Los Angeles after a four-year battle with colon cancer. He was 43. Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with his wife and family by his side, his publicist Nicki Fioravante told The Associated Press. Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2016, his family said in a statement.        

Top 5 Business Books of 2020 - Best Sellers

 1. The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company This book is about the relentless curiosity that has driven Iger for forty-five years, since the day he started as the lowliest studio grunt at ABC. It’s also about thoughtfulness and respect, and a decency-over-dollars approach that has become the bedrock of every project and partnership Iger pursues, from a deep friendship with Steve Jobs in his final years to an abiding love of the  Star Wars  mythology. Buy it on Amazon  2. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. Buy it on Amazon   3. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Ni

MacBook Pro 16" 2020 - REVIEW

  The Unboxing The experience of unboxing the new MacBook Pro is similar to any other MacBook unboxing experience. The familiar white hard cardboard box with every year a new design of the wallpaper on the front of the box, vacuum tight lid slowly releasing from the bottom when opening, plastic wrapped laptop sitting on top the charger and pamphlet with Apple logo stickers tucked inside. You know, the norm.  What's new with this year's MacBook Pro?   Screen Apple has made the screen larger while keeping the same size footprint. Stretching out the screen closer to the edges allowed this great change to happen. It's not exactly an "infinity" display, but it's really close. Immersive as ever and makes the MacOS experience very enjoyable.  I upgraded from my 2017 13" MacBook Pro base model and although this one is a lot more expensive, I see this as a machine I'll be using for many years to come. Keyboard OK. Listen up. If you've been waiting for the

Rocket Book - The next step up for note taking!

Rocket Book   Everything has gone digital and while that can be a good thing, it leaves those who enjoy the nostalgia of a good old fashioned pen and paper behind. Rocket Book looks to change that by allowing you to write on a paper like notebook with a pen and digitize it onto the cloud with ease! It's like magic! No more wasting paper - this environmentally-friendly 32 page dotted grid notebook can be used endlessly by wiping clean with a damp cloth Blast your handwritten notes to popular cloud services like Google drive, Dropbox, Evernote, box, OneNote, Slack, iCloud, email and more using the free Rocketbook application for iOS and Android. Easy sharing when working remotely from home, distance learning, home school and a home office Allow 15 seconds for ink from any Pilot Frixion pen, marker, or highlighter to dry in order for it to bond to our specialized pages Sophisticated AI technology allows you to use Rocketbook’s smart titles, smart search, and email transc