Author Archives
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A few days
Sorry, got tonsillitis. Back soon.
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Your apps (Bob and vboelema)
Since I’ve retired, I spend much more time on my desktop Mac than on my iPhone or iPad. And some of my Mac apps are reflections of the apps I use on my iPhone, and vice versa. To specifics: Todo… Read More ›
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S-Town Podcast
How to ascertain if a new network offers decent coverage and what are your rights if not? John despises his Alabama town and decides to do something about it. He asks a reporter to investigate the son of a wealthy… Read More ›
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In praise of cash
In the economist’s imagining of an idealised free market, rational individuals enter into monetary-exchange contracts with each other for their mutual benefit. One party – called the ‘buyer’ – passes money tokens to another party – called the ‘seller’ –… Read More ›
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Lens vs. Lens
Lens vs. Lens is an app that allows you to compare different kinds lenses and filter photos pulled from flickr by aperture and focal length… More here. What a clever idea.
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Your apps (Neil)
Much of what I do uses Apple’s own apps, and I can’t think of many, if any, cases where I have replaced a default app with something else. I’ve limited this to iOS, in line with Shaun’s post. Mail: it… Read More ›
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The TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45
The TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 is not just a new smartwatch, but also a totally new concept from TAG Heuer. The watch will be able to host both digital and mechanical modules that attach to the watch’s lugs. Users… Read More ›
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A Large-Scale Analysis of Technical Support Scams
In this paper, we perform a three-pronged analysis of the increasingly serious problem of technical support scams. First, we build a reliable, distributed crawling infrastructure that can identify technical support scam pages and use it to collect technical support scam… Read More ›
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Stop Auto-Play Videos from Annoying You On A Mac
Auto-play videos suck. They use bandwidth, and their annoying sounds get in the way when you’re listening to music and open a web page. I happen to write for a website that uses them, and it annoys me to no… Read More ›
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This Book Left Me in Tears
When Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2013, he was a 36-year-old on the verge of making big contributions to the world with his mind and hands. He was a gifted doctor—a chief resident in neurosurgery at Stanford… Read More ›
