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Travis Andrews

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Travis M. Andrews is a Washington, D.C.-based writer who has written for Salon, The Washingtonian, OffBeat Magazine and reported for several newspapers throughout his native Louisiana. Though he's pretended otherwise since before time, his favorite food is the French Fry. It's time the truth came out. For more about Travis M. Andrews, go to www.travismandrews.com.

You can also follow the Metairie native on Twitter @MetairiesFinest. 

 
Ah, the sights and smells of spring: new life blooming, baby animals being born (at least according to Animal Planet), the beginning of baseball — if it weren't for all that frustrating egg-dying we have to do, it's be just lovely. Well, Egg-Bot's here to save the day! This little robot will dye and decorate all your Easter and holiday eggs for you.
 
I think most of us can agree that Gmail's biggest limitation has always been our lack of ability to type in Morse code. Twenty-six letters and fourteen marks of punctuation can just be a little too daunting sometimes, when all you really want is some dots and dashes. Luckily, the gods of Google have come through (as they always do) and introduced Google Tap, which allows you to type messages in Morse Code. Just in time for April Fool's Day.
 
Ever use Google Maps to plan a route to your dinner date, then end up twenty minutes late while your thinking-she's-been-stood-up date sadly twirls a swizzle stick around a vodka rocks because you left during rush hour? Oddly specific example aside, that feeling could be over: Google Maps now takes current traffic into account.

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