Introducing the world’s first browser with mindfulness at its core – no subscriptions, no app juggling. Discover a focused, balanced, and stress-free web… More here. Like many people, I tend to be running multiple browser tabs at once and find… Read More ›
Tech News
Verification = subscription
Repurposing the verification system as a means for subscription revenue replaces the intended function of confirming identity with confirming that the user has $8 – or however much it costs. Ignore the cost aspect for a moment and consider the… Read More ›
Read your daily news in 5 minutes
The Knowledge is a daily newsletter that makes news manageable. It takes just five minutes to read, bringing together the things that matter, along with a few things that don’t, from all the best news sources… More here. There are… Read More ›
“Freedom of speech” but not “Freedom of reach.”
There’s a lot of perfectly legal stuff you can say that is unpleasant to look at: racial slurs, graphic violent content, bullying, spam (more on that later). That type of content is generally bad for business because most users —… Read More ›
Everyone going to the World Cup must have this app
In particular, the covid-19 app Ehteraz asks for access to several rights on your mobile., like access to read, delete or change all content on the phone, as well as access to connect to WiFi and Bluetooth, override other apps… Read More ›
Samsung phones are Blowing Up
I don’t include this video because I want to have a dig at Samsung, but because the evidence in the above suggests that you may want to be wary if leaving older Samsung devices in a drawer in your house…. Read More ›
The Kindle Scribe
With a 10.2-inch, 300 ppi glare-free Paperwhite display, Kindle Scribe is perfect for reading and writing, even in direct sunlight. The large display gives you room to take notes or write a diary entry and makes it easy to adjust… Read More ›
Scams everywhere
I mentioned a dodgy hard drive on Amazon a few days ago which transpired to be nothing more than a fraud. And now it appears that Walmart is listing a similar product, a 30TB SSD for just $39. From ars–… Read More ›
11TB Portable External Hard Drive for £75 (scam?)
Amazon listing: 11TB Portable External Hard Drive,Mobile SSD,Solid State Drive,SSD Hard Drive Slim Storage Drive with USB 3.0 C Port for PC, Laptop and Mac This has to be a scam. Actually, one review and it would appear to be… Read More ›
The Dream Desk Setup
This guy has gone a bit over the top, but it is almost always worth spending some time making a decent desk setup at home. In particular the way you are sitting is HUGELY important- I found that out to… Read More ›