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• Thread Reader

  By Shaun on November 2, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Thread Reader helps you unroll a full Twitter thread on a dedicated beautifully designed page to allow an easy read of the whole story… More here. Great idea and very well implemented.

• I can no longer recommend MailChimp

  By Shaun on November 2, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Only problem is… after years of protecting internet users from unwanted newsletter subscriptions, MailChimp has had a change of heart. Last week it quietly (I only found out by logging into my account, I never – ironically – received an… Read More ›

• A child genius raised in poverty…

  By Shaun on November 2, 2017 • ( 0 )

  One night in the summer of 1997, Georgia decided to surprise Jasmine with the next day’s activity. While driving around, she pretended they were lost. After Jasmine fell asleep, Georgia headed to the campus of Stanford University, 35 miles south… Read More ›

• The iPhone X Takes Hand Gestures Too Far

  By Shaun on November 2, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Among its new gestures: You now need to swipe upward to get back to the home screen. You swipe downward from the upper-right corner to access Control Center. For Siri, you press and hold the phone’s side button. For the… Read More ›

• Google: this is a disgrace!

  By Shaun on October 29, 2017 • ( 5 )

  I think we need to have a discussion about how Google’s burger emoji is placing the cheese underneath the burger, while Apple puts it on top. Tweeted by Thomas Baekdal. Thanks to Russ. Good point from Tom, however- Yeah, cheese goes… Read More ›

• How Much Are You Giving Away?

  By Shaun on October 29, 2017 • ( 3 )

  As part of the Vitality program, which is designed to offer perks to policyholders who live healthy lifestyles, employees at those companies could buy a $350 Apple Watch for just $25, and earn an almost-free watch along with insurance discounts… Read More ›

• Mark Ronson and Chopard

  By Shaun on October 29, 2017 • ( 0 )

  So what to make of the watch on Ronson’s wrist? As it happens, the Chopard LUC XP (£6,770) is itself a sharp and refreshing take on a celebrated style: a crisp steel dress watch that takes a more casual, paired-down… Read More ›

• Touch at Your Own Risk

  By Shaun on October 29, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Now that is funny

• The smart home of the future from the past

  By Shaun on October 29, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Using an IBM PC AT to control the lights in your house? YEP. Enjoy this history, setup, and demonstration of one of the X-10 Powerhouse and the HAL 2000 voice-controlled assistant! Needs a bit of work.

• Who do you trust?

  By Shaun on October 28, 2017 • ( 3 )

  Really not sure I trust Carphone Warehouse to deliver even though on the order it said the following which looked good, but the ‘from’ word is strangely placed- And then it said this- To me, there is a sense that… Read More ›

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