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  1. Windows 11 Adds One-Click Speed Test in Network Flyout (Bing Widget)

    Microsoft is quietly testing a small but notable convenience feature in Windows 11: a one‑click internet speed test shortcut embedded directly in the network flyout and taskbar context menu — a shortcut that, for now, simply launches Bing’s online speed‑test widget rather than running a native...
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  2. 'Granny Pods' Keep Elderly Close, At Safe Distance

    Courtesy N2Care The MEDCottage is a free-standing spare room in your backyard. Of all the elderly people he's visited, the Rev. Kenneth Dupin remembers a woman named Katie in particular. Katie had a houseful of treasured memorabilia, and she loved to regale him with stories of Washington...
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