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Oklahoma was living up to its reputation where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain. It was a week of storms and high winds. No lawn furniture or hair style was safe.

It was also a week of being electrocuted every time I sat down at my desk. I had to place a sticky note on my monitor to remind me to ground myself before I sat down. Nothing like a strong cup of coffee and a static discharge to wake you up in the mornings.

In other news, we now have an Apple TV at the house. So, after a solid week of using it, it's really won me over, and this is coming from a big Roku fan.

It's attached to our 4K Roku TV, so it's easy to compare the two platforms. In my opinion, the Apple TV has better video quality and streaming stability. In usability the Roku and Apple TV interfaces are close to the same, with the edge going to Apple TV and it's iOS style. Same for the Roku and Apple TV remotes. However, I keep hitting the Siri button on the Apple TV remote thinking it's the volume rocker as on the Roku remote.

It's only been a week, but I like what I've seen so far with Apple TV. Have you used both? Which do you like better, Apple TV or Roku?

More later. Time to chase down a bucket blowing across the yard. Yep, it's still windy.

Articles

• C13 Features - Treat, A Podcast Movie Starring Kiernan Shipka
• The Oklahoman - Tales of terror: Three allegedly haunted houses in Oklahoma City
• Android Police - Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator are coming to the web with big Chromebook implications
• eia.gov - U.S. Imports by Country of Origin: Total Crude Oil and Products
• iMore - How to set up AssistiveTouch on Apple Watch (Hand Gestures)
• Nondoc - 'A great woman': Female tribal leaders praise planned Wilma Mankiller quarter
• Meta - Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook the company is now Meta, to better encompass all of its products
• Cryptpad - Collaboration suite end-to-end encrypted and open-source
• Clockify - Free time tracker and timesheet app for teams of all sizes
• OK HS Sports Forum - HS football playoffs are near

You can find even more articles like these on Blog Oklahoma's Subredddit at r/blogoklahoma.

Videos

• Polyphonic - The Reggae Song that Accidentally Invented Goth Rock
• The History Guy - A Ghoul, a Ghost and a Grisly Murder: The Legend of Dr. Joseph McDowell
• Wicked Makers - DIY Halloween Cat House (The Cat-O'-Lantern!)
• Matt Baume - Paul Lynde: The Gay Uncle at the Center of Halloween's Strangest Disco
• Tasting History with Max Miller - 450 Year Old Pumpkin Cheesecake
• Technology Connections - Drawing with Light: How photos were made 160 years ago
• Answer in Progress - The science behind lofi music

Please feel free to subscribe to the Blog Oklahoma YouTube channel. There will be new videos there eventually. Ha!

Music

• Bela Lugosi's Dead by Bauhaus
• Stargazer by Seven Kingdoms
• A Design for Life by Manic Street Preachers
• Drivin' My Life Away by Eddie Rabbitt
• (I Just) Died In Your Arms by Cutting Crew
• Lofi Hip Hop Music - Beats to Relax/Sudy to by Lofi Girl (playlist)

I've added even more great music to the Blog Oklahoma Bonus playlist on Spotify for you to enjoy. Please click on the heart to add the playlist to your library.

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