David Pogue > Quotes

“If you really want to be totally accurate about it, the day that really changed Abby's life wasn't the day she discovered her power.
It was the day Ben sang to her in the Telekinesis lab.”
― David Pogue, Abby Carnelia's One & Only Magic Power: Library Edition

“Facebook and Twitter, online petitions, comments sent from apps such as Countable, and boilerplate emails that come from advocacy-group websites. Don’t waste your time. Congresspeople don’t trust these channels; they’re too easy to hack, game, or blast out en masse.”
― David Pogue, How to Prepare for Climate Change: A Practical Guide to Surviving the Chaos

“Why is Wi-Fi free at cheap hotels but $14 a night at expensive ones.”
― David Pogue

“Okay, Eliza. Now–you know–rise up! Think about those buffalos," Abby said.
"Walking backward," added Ben.
"Wearing diapers!" Ricky reminded her, giggling with glee.
"I know how to do it!" Eliza snapped.”
― David Pogue, Abby Carnelia's One & Only Magic Power: Library Edition

“I actually prefer Abby," she said.
"I'm sorry?"
"Nobody calls me Abigail unless it's my mom and she's mad.”
― David Pogue, Abby Carnelia's One & Only Magic Power: Library Edition

“The keystroke to open the Preferences dialog box in every Apple program — Mail, Safari, iMovie, Photos, TextEdit, Preview, and on and on — is always the same: -comma. Better yet, that standard is catching on in other apps, too, like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.”
― David Pogue, macOS High Sierra: The Missing Manual: The book that should have been in the box

“Just for fun, have a look at Miami. The nonprofit Union of Concerned Scientists calculates that by 2060, a staggering 58.5% of Miami’s inhabitable land will be underwater. By 2100, it’ll be more like 94%. Miami is going away.”
― David Pogue, How to Prepare for Climate Change: A Practical Guide to Surviving the Chaos

“Whatever your computer problem, somebody else has had it before. And you can find the solution with Google. Every single time! Here are some examples of what you can type: • page numbers won’t print in Microsoft Word • can’t turn off gridlines in Photoshop • how do I change ink cartridge in Canon Pixma iP7220 • Apple TV can’t connect to iPad • how do I delete photos from galaxy s4 phone Bonus tip: Add “solved” to your query, like this: “ipad won’t charge solved.” That way, Google will show you only the discussions where the question actually wound up answered.”
― David Pogue, Pogue's Basics: Essential Tips and Shortcuts (That No One Bothers to Tell You) for Simplifying the Technology in Your Life

“The Great Lakes. If there’s a climate-change sweet spot in the United States, this is it: the Northern states that get their water from the Great Lakes. They’re Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.”
― David Pogue, How to Prepare for Climate Change: A Practical Guide to Surviving the Chaos

“Printed books are dirt cheap, never run out of power and survive drops, spills and being run over. And their file format will still be readable 200 years from now.”
― David Pogue

“The technique differs slightly depending on whether you have an X-class phone (iPhone X, XR, XS, XS Max) or one with a home button:”
― David Pogue, iPhone: The Missing Manual: The book that should have been in the box

“All of these states have vast, clean, reliable sources of fresh water. They won’t endure the blistering heat of the South. And except for a corner of New York, all of them are far from the coasts, so they won’t suffer from sea-level rise and hurricanes. Because they’re cooler and wetter than the West Coast, they’re even less prone to wildfires. The Great Lakes themselves have recently experienced massive algae blooms, some of which kill fish, birds, and turtles and poison our drinking water. Fertilizer and household cleaning products running into the watershed help to feed these blooms. The affected states have teamed up to study and fix the problem. Otherwise, though, many of the cities on the Great Lakes are ideally suited to a life in the new, hotter, drier, rainier world. Read on.”
― David Pogue, How to Prepare for Climate Change: A Practical Guide to Surviving the Chaos

“For example, if you click Washington, DC, you learn that by 2080 it will feel like today’s Greenwood, Mississippi, which is 9.8° hotter and 75% wetter than today’s DC. And if you click Jacksonville, Florida, you discover that it will feel like the southern tip of Mexico—practically Belize.”
― David Pogue, How to Prepare for Climate Change: A Practical Guide to Surviving the Chaos

“Use e.g. when you mean “for example”: “I like junk food—e.g., Doritos and Pringles.” (How to remember: “For eg-zample.”) Use i.e. when you mean “in other words”: “He ate Doritos and Pringles—i.e., junk food.” (How to remember: “in other words.”)”
― David Pogue, Pogue's Basics: Life: Essential Tips and Shortcuts (That No One Bothers to Tell You) for Simplifying Your Day