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Shift happens
Shift happens will tell the story of keyboards like no book ever before: 150 years of keys, from the early typewriters to the pixellated keyboards in our pockets. It’ll show the good, the bad, the ugly, the beautiful, the awkward,… Read More ›
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A Kindle user interface overhaul
Amazon’s Kindle e-readers get new software updates regularly, and they’re mostly of the nondescript, invisible “performance improvements and bug fixes” variety. But the most recent operating system update (version 5.13.7) is rolling out now, and it refreshes the device’s user… Read More ›
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Did Apple just announce their plan B?
The Apple Watch series 7 was not what we expected. So many recent rumours from trusters rumour rousers were way off the mark and the new devices bear practically no resemblance to what we have available to buy. I say… Read More ›
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Too much screen time may not be so bad
“These findings suggest that we should be mindful of screens, but that screen time is likely not inherently harmful to our youth,” says lead study author Katie Paulich, a PhD student in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, in a… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 77 (Talking to a teenager in 2021: part 2)
Alice and I discussed gender (again), AirPods Pro, paper books and a few other select subjects. Music by Tom Munch.
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Is Apple about to kill the Apple ‘Watch’?
If the rumours are true regarding the design of the Apple Watch series 7, and they almost certainly are, I am somewhat concerned. It is of course a small computer, but it is perhaps more importantly a watch and with… Read More ›
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What’s the next big technological epoch?
Epoch three in Thompson’s framework – the era we’re in now – was the mobile one. It dates from January 2007 when Apple announced the iPhone and launched the smartphone revolution. Unlike the two earlier eras, there’s no single dominant… Read More ›
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Pong decoded
Here the circuitry to display the score has been added. It uses a 7-segment LED decoder to convert the digits into segments that can be displayed on the screen with some logic. Some additional logic makes sure that the decoder’s… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 76 (Talking to a teenager in 2021)
Myself and Alice sat down to have a chat and we managed to cover quite a few topics such as resilience, education and the differences between our generations. It was an enjoyable discussion. Music by Tom Munch.
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Before you die…
Have you given any thought as to what you want to happen to your accounts, files, photos, and the rest of your online life once you’re gone? If the number of calls and requests I am getting for help on… Read More ›
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