Like other similarly priced apps, you can set your dietary preferences and choose meal plans based on nutrition goals. We also liked that you can view nutritional information for each meal, and meals range from simple recipes that can be prepared quickly to those requiring a bit more work.ĮMeals is a great choice for those who have large families and limited time to meal plan. Their 10-day free trial will help you decide if it’s for you. Cost aside, PlateJoy will help eliminate waste and save money on groceries since you are only buying what you need. PlateJoy is a more expensive option as their basic plan costs $69 for six months or $99/year. PlateJoy can save hours a week on meal planning and includes the option to order groceries through Instacart or Amazon Fresh. You can set dietary preferences for each family member and upload your favorite recipes. It has one of the more extensive recipe collections and combines all the ingredients into one grocery list for the week. ![]() PlateJoy includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks and gives you the option to receive a weekly meal plan or design your own. You can also set a calorie goal and stipulate the number of meals desired each week. ![]() Upon signing up, you fill out an intake form that includes health goals, taste preferences, and preferred ingredients. PlateJoy is an easy-to-use, highly customizable meal planning app that allows you to choose from various meal plans such as clean eating, diabetic-friendly, kid-friendly, paleo, vegan or low FODMAP.
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![]() I’[ll keep my copy of SD until it won’t launch anymore…but I haven’t actually used it in probably 5 years so upgrading to the Apple Silicon license isn’t worth it…although others mileage certainly can and should vary. That’s when I started looking for something else…started with Sync and tried Chronosync and then found CCCs which just works. His statement was that he was only interested in duplicating entire volumes and had zero interest in expanding the capabilities beyond that. SD had it’s day…but its feature set has not grown or changed much with passing of time…and the author and I had a conversation about making it easier to clone folders some years back. And for cloning folders…CCC is far, far easier to configure and maintain. In addition…I’ve found that for my purposes…backing up sets of folders from one place to another place is a far more flexible backup routine…in addition to TM of course as well as BackBlaze for offsite. I do maintain bootable backup drives…but they get updated by booting from them and updating in System Prefs instead so all that signing, crypto hashing and all just happens. Clone the hidden data volume instead since the whole read only sealed, signed, and delivered boot volume isn’t really needed. You can download SuperDuper v3.3.1 right now and back up and clone your drives for free forever Buy Now US27.95 Buy SuperDuper to unlock scheduling, Smart Update (which saves a lot of time), Sandboxes, scriptingand more You can register right from the application, or simply click to buy it now. ![]() Both will…sort of…produce bootable clones but both rely on the Apple ASR utility which Apple has stated will be deprecated.Ĭloning the data partition on current APFS bootable drives is a lot easier…and I for one have given up on making a bootable clone. I own it as well as CCC…and frankly CCC is much more full featured. #1651: Dealing with leading zeroes in spreadsheet data, removing ad tracking from ckbkĭecent product for what it does…but in these days of it being really hard to actually produce a bootable clone cloning a whole drive isn’t as important as it used to be.#1652: OS updates, DPReview shuttered, LucidLink cloud storage.#1653: Apple Music Classical review, Authory service for writers, WWDC 2023 dates announced.1654: Urgent OS security updates, upgrading to macOS 13 Ventura, using smart speakers while temporarily blind.#1655: 33 years of TidBITS, Twitter train wreck, tvOS 16.4.1, Apple Card Savings, Steve Jobs ebook. ![]() This allows you to apply any edits you’ve made on one photo to any number of other photos – a huge time-saver. The Lens Correction tool is a nice addition, although I would like to see more lens models supported in future updates – my Samyang 24mm f/1.8 wasn’t there, for example.īelow this panel are two of the most important buttons when batch editing multiple images – Copy and Paste adjustments. The Global Adjustment Tools contains all the editing tools that will be instantly familiar if you’ve used any image editing software before: White Balance, Tone, Level, Curves, etc plus some others that probably won’t: Keystone, HDR Effect, etc. I tend to use the Adjustment Brush a lot, so it’s nice to see the operation in PhotoDirector is quick and much like that of Lightroom – adding adjustment masks is as simple as ‘painting’ an area on screen, then using the sliders to make adjustments. The Regional Adjustment Tools are for area-specific edits you may need to make to your photos – red-eye and spot removal, gradient masks, adjustment brushes and the like. This is where you come to do all your main photos edits, with the Manual tab arranged into separate panels containing Histogram, Regional Adjustment Tools and Global Adjustment tools.Īdjacent to the Manual tab lives your Presets, both Default ones offered by PhotoDirector and those that you’ve created or downloaded. AdjustmentĪll the editing tool panels can be expanded or collapsed. However, as long as your computer meets the minimum system requirements of CyberLink PhotoDirector, the slight delay isn’t a major issue. One thing to be aware of in the Library Mode is that photos take a split-second to load, no matter how many times you’ve loaded the image previously – this is in contrast to Adobe Lightroom, which loads most photos instantly. Then there’s a Calendar View to show photos organised by date Albums and Tags which you can create manually and finally, Faces, which organises your photos based on AI facial recognition – particularly helpful if you take lots of photos of people. You can apply Auto-tone, Auto-Denoise and some other special effect prests such as B&W Cool and Faux HDR.īelow that is the Folder hierarchy, based on which hard drives you’ve imported your own images from. Importing photos is simple, and surprisingly snappy too. On the left resides the file organisation panel, which includes a Smart Collection which automatically organises your photos based on criteria such as Recently Edited and Latest Imports. This is a really nice touch by CyberLink, allowing you to get to grips with some of the software’s key features and powerful AI editing tools before you let loose on your own photos.Īt the top, you’ll find various viewing options and filters, to help you find a specific photo.Ī really useful feature here is the ability to Auto-Stack photos, based on the duration you select – this helps to group together photos taken in quick succession, helping to declutter the Grid view, as well as keep things better organised. The first screen that appears is the Library, which comes pre-loaded with 14 sample images ready to be played with. Various viewing options are available in Library Mode. Memory: 4GB required (For AI style transfer, 8GB or above recommended)Īn Internet connection is also required for initial software & file formats activation. Graphics Processor (GPU): 128 MB VGA VRAM or higher Processor (CPU): Intel Core™ i-series, AMD Phenom® II and above or Apple M1 with Rosetta support Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11, 10, 8/8.1, 7 (64 bit OS only). While regular photo editing is taken care of with all the basic editing tools, where CyberLink PhotoDirector shines is when you’re in the mood for some fun and experimentation – ‘Turn Photos Into Art’ is the tagline, after all. The easy to use interface appeals to beginners, while the extensive range of powerful AI-powered editing features and photo animation tools will keep advanced users happy too. Aimed at the casual, hobbyist and enthusiast photographer market, CyberLink PhotoDirector is an all-in-one RAW image editing app that runs on Mac and Windows. ![]() Some of the most enjoyable experiences I had playing Railroads! were the frenzied bidding wars with the AI to purchase city industries and temporary exclusives on patents. Surprisingly, this actually enhances rather than subtracts from the strategic depth of the game - especially in multiplayer. Instead the idea of purchasing industries, getting patents and buying and selling stock takes on increased importance. The idea of improving train stations is almost completely eliminated (the only improvement available is to increase its size). The game also automates much of the detailed drudgery of running the railroad. The game can get bit confused if a curve is too sharp or the track extremely long, but the interface includes controls that let the player adjust things like track elevation and laying down shorter pieces of track usually solves the problem. The game itself does a pretty good job of laying out the track in between, pushing tunnels through hills and building bridges where necessary. Putting down track is as easy as a player clicking on the section of existing track where they want to start and dragging it to where they want to end. Sections of track can be deleted and a portion of the construction price reimbursed, but that's not really a substitute.įortunately, this isn't as much of a concern as it might be because of the ease of laying out tracks. Its absence is a mystery and a bit of an annoyance considering how much effort went into the rest of the UI. The biggest problem in the interface is the lack of an "undo" button. The UI is built around eight easily identifiable buttons that open up simple screens that easily communicate a remarkable amount of information about the health of the player's empire. ![]() The entire game seems to be built around user friendliness, starting with the game's user interface. This low learning curve is easily Railroads!' greatest strength. It's basic supply-and-demand and while the economic model in Railroads! is pretty simple, it's just deep and dynamic enough to be fun. Players get paid for delivering passengers and mail cars, of course, but the real money comes from laying down spur lines and delivering one of the dozen or so commodities (such as coal, steel, or food) from producers to consumers. Gamers who come in looking for a simple, enjoyable strategy game with a fun multiplayer component won't be disappointed,Īs the name would imply, the point of Railroads! is to create a business empire by laying tracks across vast expanses of virgin wilderness and run iron horses back and forth between cities. Rather than the deep, complicated economic and business simulation Railroad Tycoon fans might expect, Firaxis' new game is a light, breezy simulation aimed squarely at more casual gamers and those who just enjoy playing with virtual model trains. Despite the subject matter and surface similarities in gameplay, Sid Meier's Railroads! is aimed at a very different audience. The first thing that needs to be said regarding Sid Meier's Railroads! is that this game is not Railroad Tycoon IV. Multiplayer action is available over a LAN or through the Internet, in the form of cooperative or competitive play. The winner is the transport baron with the most stock at the end of the game. As your empire grows, the need to split your tracks will arise, and if you don't want delays caused by waiting trains, you should make this a common practice. However, keep in mind that when opposing players lose stock value, you can buy them out and inherit their tracks, stations, trains, and industries as well. During all this growth you should keep an eye on your competitors and the market, to make sure your stock price doesn't drop low enough to become purchasable by rivals. Your main profit maker in the beginning is the transportation of people and mail, but as time goes on and 30 different types of industries sprout up, you can choose to haul over 20 goods to their destinations in factories, markets, lumber mills, and more. With tracks and stations come the need for trains, and the game offers 30 selections that include the 0-4-0 Planet and the 4-6-6-4 Challenger. ![]() Lay tracks to connect cities in the most efficient manner possible, and set stations down in areas that will get the most use. You begin by selecting one of ten maps in places like England, Germany, and the United States, and then customizing a scenario. Make tracks and deliver the goods to become a powerful adversary and businessperson in a reincarnation of the classic game, Sid Meier's Railroads! Much like the original, this edition of Sid Meier's Railroads! features the challenge of creating a railroad empire by making something out of nothing during a time period that begins in the early days of steam engines and runs to the modern trains of the 1970s. ![]() [et_pb_contact_field field_id=”Message” field_title=”Comments” field_type=”text” required_mark=”off” fullwidth_field=”on” _builder_version=”3.19. 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I’d already been living with neck and back pain for years, and made frequent visits to a chiropractor, so everything was status-quo as far as I could tell. It included a typical “been-around-the-cubicle-farm” office chair. ![]() In February 2018, I began my new job and as most new employees do, I simply accepted the office space I was given. I had no idea what I was getting into, but I knew I had to have the exact same chair for my home office. ![]() These three inks are available since the launch of Army Painter's Warpaint range at the beginning of 2012. Personally I prefer their end result over the Shades, as I feel the pigment settles better into the recesses, but in the end it's really up to your personal preference. In comparison to the new Citadel Shades, they are slightly less runny, so you have to push them around with your brush a little bit more. They follow the same formula like the old Citadel Washes, so we suppose that they are made by the same manufacturer. They are an acrylic based product and totally different from the Quickshade dips that Army Painter are also offering. Just to be clear, even though they're called inks, Warpaint inks are washes. The booklet is a really nice add-on to get you going with the inks, even though the layout of the booklet is often messy and the English is a bit rough. The Warpaints Qui ckshade Ink set comes in a thin cardboard box that contains seven different shades in 18 ml dropper bottles, also included is a painting guide in English that explains how to use the Warpaint inks in combination with other products from The Army Painter. In the included painting guide they suggest Soft Tone Ink for flesh, but this is more of a sepia shade and makes your skin look yellowish. I think The Army Painter has really dropped the ball here. The only thing I'm missing is a proper flesh ink, a reddish brown similar to the old Ogryn Flesh wash or the new Reikland Fleshshade. Most of them are very close matches to the old Citadel Washes, which makes switching very easy. The RRP of the Ink set is 17,50 Euro, so it offers a nice additional discount than buying the inks individually. So you get 50% more wash but pay less - fantastic. They contain 18 ml for a RRP of 2,75 Euro as opposed to 12 ml for 3,20 Euro Games Workshop is asking for their Shades. Warpaint Inks from The Army Painter provide excellent value. |