Want to Organize Galaxies?

By Digital Trends Staff Published October 25, 2009

Want to Organize Galaxies? It might not be playing God, but you can still organize a host of galaxies. Astronomers have images of around a million of them, and are asking for volunteers online to help categorize them. The taskis quite simple – you say whether the galaxy is spiral or elliptical, and, if possible, in which direction it’s rotating. The pictures were taken with a huge digital camera atApache Point Observatory in New Mexico. Although it seems like a massive task, it’s estimated that with 20,000 volunteers, the process could be completein just a month. “We’re in the golden era of astronomy,” said Bob Nichol, an astronomer at the University of Portsmouth in England. “Wehave more data than we can assimilate, and we need help.” Anyone wanting to volunteer can go to Galaxy Zoo to sign up. After a short tutorial youcan start work, although several volunteers will identify each galaxy to prevent errors.

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This new Google Docs feature is exactly what I’ve always wanted

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There’s so many conveniences about Google Docs that make it my go-to for word processing, but let’s be honest: It’s still fairly barebones, especially when it comes to organizing and managing different files within Google Drive. But this new feature makes all of that much easier, keeping it all contained all within Docs itself.
It’s called Document Tabs, which you may have already noticed floating just to the left of your document.

The idea is simple: It lets you create multiple documents within a single Docs file. Create as many “tabs” or separate documents as a single project might need, and switch between them extremely fast. That accessibility to them is really where the gold is. No more switching between different browser tabs.
It’s even more handy on mobile, of course, where switching applications or tabs is even more cumbersome. Here, you’ll find Document Tabs hovering just at the bottom of the screen with some simple arrows to flip between your different tabs. All we need now is a simple gesture to be added to flip between them even more seamlessly.
Document Tabs takes the place of the old outlining system, which would grab headers and automatically create a table of contents around them. I used this frequently, but it was pretty finicky. More than that, it resulted in overly long documents that I still found myself scrolling through.
Document Tabs is a really elegant solution to that problem. Whether it’s segmenting chapters in a book, multiple aspects of a project, or even just different parts of an article, it’s already become an extremely useful outlining and productivity tool for me.
It even had a pretty clean way of converting the tabs when you need to export. All the tabs do is combine down into one document, but they’re sectioned off with titles and some basic formatting. That’s not going to be ideal in every situation, of course, so it’s something to keep in mind if you need to export and share it with someone outside of Docs.
At the very least, though, it’s worth trying out. And if you’re a Google Docs fiend like I am, I have a feeling you’ll get quite a lot out of it.

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And while this may look like just a laptop, it’s so much more than that. Consider it an intelligent powerhouse thanks to Samsung’s Copilot+ PC, which leverages AI to help with everything from document search to real-time language translation. (Don’t be scared of a future in AI, okay?) According to reviewers, it’s like having a digital assistant built into your computer. Multi-taskers, you’ll love it.
Users are also raving about the intuitive AI features, especially the “Recall” function, which helps you find documents and images by simply describing them. (Seriously, don’t be creeped out.)
As far as battery life goes, this model packs enough power to keep you going all day, plus it offers super-fast charging. Many users also highlight the laptop’s portability—it’s just three pounds, and easy to slide into your bag.
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