COMPUTERS 101: Using AI to your advantage
A practical look at digital assistants, from planning projects and organizing tasks to knowing when judgment still belongs with the person asking.
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COLLEEN’S GARDEN: The rhythm of gardening
Weather patterns guide summer chores, from feeding roses and deep watering before heat waves through weeding after rain.
Summer solstice brings an easy week in the garden
A Salem Garden Club tour through the Willows offered waterfront plantings, fairy-garden details and lessons in color, contrast and carefree foliage.
EDITOR'S DESK: Galvin folds the flag on 45 years at the Driftwood
Coffee and harbor talk defined a small room where regulars came for breakfast and stayed for company.
COMPUTER 101: Making sure your address book is NOT an open book
Before tapping “allow,” consider what an app may collect from your phone — and whose information you may be sharing along with your own.
COLLEEN'S GARDEN: Try the Chelsea chop now for stronger, fuller perennials
Late spring is the window for cutting back many vigorous garden plants before they bloom, a move that can mean sturdier stems later.
OPINION: Vote yes on trash question, no on broader overrides
A former town official urges voters to reject Questions 1, 2 and 3 while backing Question 4.
OPINION: What voters should know before June 9
By Molly Teets On Tuesday, June 9, Marblehead voters will weigh in on a tiered general override (Questions 1, 2, and 3) to address the town’s $7.7 million operating budget deficit. As a member of the Finance Committee during this most challenging budget season, I have been deeply
The most dangerous button on the Internet: 'Allow notifications'
A routine prompt can grant sites ongoing access to send alerts, often without users realizing they approved persistent messages beyond a single visit.
BENEATH THE BLUE: A gray triggerfish makes a surprise appearance
Get our free local reporting delivered straight to your inbox. No noise, no spam — just clear, independent coverage of Marblehead. Sign up for our once-a-week newsletter. The gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) are a unique fish that travel via the warm Gulf Stream up to our waters. They are
BENEATH THE BLUE: Embracing the cold — winter freediving in Marblehead
From brain freeze to stunning visibility, an open-cell wetsuit and a willingnesss to endure the chill unlock a hidden world.
COLLEEN'S GARDEN: Seeds, seeds, seeds!!!
Skip bargain bags that feel like sawdust and learn packet specifics like cold chilling or light exposure to improve sprouting rates before planting.
COMPUTER 101: Who’s backing up your backups?
As promised in my last column, in this column I’ll walk through the most important steps to ensure your data is backed up properly. Who Watches the Watchmen? While the cloud is a quick and (sometimes) easy way to back up your data, people often wonder how foolproof it
COMPUTERS 101: Clouds in my coffee
iCloud, you're so vain, you probably think this post is about you. Well, it is. But there are more clouds in my coffee (thank you, Carly Simon) than just Apple's iCloud. When we talk about cloud storage, I feel there are the top four that we
Computers 101: Saved … but where?
File→Save where? (and also) Fun tech gifts! This week’s column has two parts. First, a question I hear all the time: where does a file actually go when you click Save? Second, a bonus section with a short list of tech gadgets I genuinely love and use every
COLLEEN'S GARDEN: Wrapping it up!
Road deicers protect drivers but can scorch perennials and pollute runoff. Consider sand for grip or calcium magnesium acetate, which is less corrosive to stone, paws and plants.