I’ve been peripherally aware of the existence of the Edge browser, but I’ve not really used it till now. (Or, if I tried it originally, I just used it once and then uninstalled — that’s always possible since I try out a lot of stuff …)

I just installed the Edge browser (yes, it’s available on macOS) and was rather pleasantly surprised. It integrates a lot of tools I use all the time, has a better search interface, and has a bunch of game/activities which gives you that little endorphin rush while also helping you learn a lot more …

Showed it to my wife today and she seems to be really taken with it too. I think we’ll be playing around with this for a few more days at least!

And this kind of brings me to what I originally wanted to say. It’s rather interesting that Microsoft these days is going the “embrace all” route. Their stuff is not available just on Windows but is available on macOS too, while Apple generally sticks to their “we support (mostly) macOS” stance.

Reminds me a bit about the good (bad?) old days of Apple vs. Microsoft. Who will win this time around? (Not that I care about the winning or the losing of one over the other, but I do find these different strategies interesting …)

#Edge #Browser #Microsoft #Apple

A little bit more on the Edge browser and all the interesting activities it has built-in …

It has this little page of activities that you can try. One of them was to solve a tile puzzle — an image split into tiles and mixed up that you have to arrange corectly.

Once you complete the image, you get more information about the image and hotspots on the image you can click to get more information. If you click on a hotspot, you are taken to a Bing page with photos, relevant links, and a sidebar with additional links that you can explore.

As somebody who loves learning esoteric things, this just feels like the first time I discovered an encyclopaedia, but a lot more fun 🙂

#Edge #Browser #Gamification #Bing
An image of a tile/card which s…
A beautiful image of a bay with…
A Bing page with information ab…

These stoneware pieces are in the kiln now and I am beyond excited to see them on Monday and pop them right back in with some clear glaze and maybe some drippy colors along the lip. What do you think, internet people?
#pottery #ceramics #underglaze #MastoArt
CW: insects

@EmVee ooooh pretty!

I was in search of some colour today, Glastonbury Abbey this morning.
#glastonbury #somerset #glastonburyabbey #abbey #daffodils

Spring
By Olha Darchuk

#nature #landscape #trees #painting #mastoart #mountains

@RafaelSalazar thank you for your kind words. I'm still very much a beginner artist, but working on getting better. :)

@WarmthHighest ooooooooh cool! That has to make life easier.

@t4ms I used to live in Sri Lanka, and in one neighborhood we lived in, there were purple faced langurs. They wandered via telephone and electric cables. Sometimes, we could hear them on the roof. Other times, we spotted them munching on the local mango, starfruit, and jambu from the trees. And sometimes, one would park itself a couple feet away from me on the other side of a closed window hanging out where the telephone cable entered our house.

An American Avocet searching the shallows for food. I find it interesting how the bill curves up on these birds.
#MarshMadness #Photography #Wildlife #Birds

Butterfly - Julie Heliconia
🦋Flowers
and butterflies
drift in color
illuminating spring

#SharePamsArt 👇
https://3-pamela-williams.pixels.com/featured/butterfly-julie-heliconian-pamela-williams.html

#butterfly #spring #potd #photography #AYearForArt #buyintoart #ArtMatters #mastoart #smile #butterflies

The beautiful orange and black #MonarchButterfly is nectaring with wings spread on a brilliant orange #MexicanSunflower highlighted and enhanced by the sunshine on this summer's day in #Guelph #Ontario Canada.
https://debbie-oppermann.pixels.com/featured/monarch-butterfly-on-mexican-sunflower-debbie-oppermann.html
#Butterfly #butterflies #insect #tithonia #wings #SpringIntoArt #BuyIntoArt #nature #NatureLover #photography #flowers #PhotographersOnMastodon #ButterfliesOnFlowers #artwork #art #MastoArt #ArtMatters #Monarch #FediGiftShop #AYearForArt

The sun just manages to break through the clouds as steam rises from the river on a very cold morning in Yellowstone National Park. See more here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/early-morning-river-scene-yellowstone-national-park-ii-joan-carroll.html
#yellowstone #nationalpark #winter #river #snowy #landscape #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #giftideas #SpringIntoArt @joancarroll

@ManOfRust I didn't know there was a spoonie -specific instance. I'm so glad!

@LifeTimeCooking this looks sooooo good! Do you have a recipe to share?

@SinclairLewis oh, this is fabulous. Thank you.

I absolutely love and rely on this website’s rankings of peppers using the Scoville Scale. It’s opened up a whole new world for me.

#cooking #asian #mexican #italian

https://www.pepperscale.com/hot-pepper-list/

@WarmthHighest tetrising in a small kitchen. Oh the joys.

New #introduction for new instance!

I'm Tonya Marie, a mid-50s trans woman originally from Texas but now safely ensconced in Seattle. I'm a semi-retired #math teacher and occasional coder, but my passion is being a housewife for my loving wife.

When I'm not #cooking, #baking, or keeping house, I love #boardgames and both computer and tabletop #RPGs (particularly #pathfinder).

I post livetoots of various cooking and baking endeavors under the hashtag #WhatIsTonyaMarieCooking.

Colourful Sunset in Azores countryside green valley.

More on site: https://marco-sales.pixels.com/featured/colourful-sunset-in-azores-countryside-green-valley-marco-sales.html 🕊️ @marco5ales

#photography #sunset #nature #sunsetphotography #landscape #azores #artprints #prints #photoart #art #artMatters #mastoart #mastodonart #wallart #GiftIdeas #GiftThemArt #marco5ales #aYearForArt