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• Sublet your home broadband

  By Shaun on March 21, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Launched in January, IPRoyal pays residential internet users in exchange for “sharing” their internet service, something many internet service providers like Sonic Internet [PDF] and Comcast prohibit in their terms of service. And it sells access to that bandwidth to… Read More ›

• why windows’ taskbar beats osx’ dock (2011)

  By Shaun on March 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  It could be argued that I’m doing it wrong, expecting OSX to act like Windows instead of adapting to what OSX offers. For a long while OSX has had exposé, a single button that temporarily resizes and repositions all of… Read More ›

• I don’t trust Windows’ stability

  By Shaun on March 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I’ve been using Macs and Windows PCs ever since they became available. For the last 12 years, it’s been a Mac at home and a Windows 7 PC at work until I retired. Now I use Windows 10 in Boot… Read More ›

• The SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive Luxe for iPhone and USB Type-C

  By Shaun on March 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The iXpand Flash Drive Luxe comes with not one but two connectors so you can easily move files between your iPhone, iPad Pro, Mac, and USB Type-C devices, including Android phones. Say goodbye to emailing photos between devices. Once files… Read More ›

• The Bulova Oceanographer Snorkel 666

  By Shaun on March 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I’m with the rest of the herd when it comes to praising this generation of Bulova Oceanographer Snorkel 666 Devil Diver. Firstly, it comes from a trusted brand. I think that adds a bit of panache even if the brand… Read More ›

• Windows 10 is as cold and unemotional as ever

  By Shaun on March 19, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  I received a new work laptop this week. It was much quicker and powerful enough to cope with every piece of software I need to use in my job. It was also long overdue, but the jump in performance makes… Read More ›

• Has everyone forgotten how film photography works?

  By Shaun on March 19, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  The Crescent Earth rising beyond the Moon’s barren horizon, July 26-August 7, 1971 sold for £50,000 through Christie’s. This is a print. Yes, it is a print and Russ Garrett is right with the following tweet– It’s a PRINT of… Read More ›

• A wearable air conditioner

  By Shaun on March 19, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  The Saiga wearable changes our perception of the temperature in two ways. First, it provides cooling by conduction onto specific locations on the neck. Second, it allows the wearer to breathe cold air when they need a boost of relief… Read More ›

• Squarespace: a $10 billion valuation

  By Shaun on March 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Squarespace has raised $300 million in a round of funding that values the company at a staggering $10 billion valuation. New backers include Dragoneer, Tiger Global, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, funds and accounts advised by T…. Read More ›

• Bonfire Diving in Anilao

  By Shaun on March 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  4K Bonfire diving in Anilao, Philippines with the Sony A7SIII, shooting 4K, either 60fps or 120fps, all SLOG3, ISO12,800. We place lights on a downline from a buoy at approx 5m depth near the reef with max depth of only… Read More ›