After seeing WordPress top the most dreaded platform on Stack Overflow’s Developer Survey for two years in a row (2019 and 2020), a few weeks ago we explored why developers hate using…
Month: November 2021
I work 5 hours a day, and I’ve never been more productive
Something’s very wrong with the traditional 9 to 5: it doesn’t work. Scandinavian countries dominate the World Happiness Report — Norway being the third most productive country in the world and Helsinki…
Hands-on: Urtopia’s 13 kg carbon fiber ebike promises big smarts
There are two types of ebike riders: those who want as much power as possible, weight be darned, and those who prefer something that balances power with a natural riding experience. The…
YouTube hiding dislike counts is gonna suck for viewers
Bad news, my fellow haters: YouTube has started hiding dislike counts on videos. While the thumbs-down button is staying, the tally will only be available to the person who uploaded the video….
AI customer service bots are making their way to a store near you
I regularly fly with KLM from Minneapolis to New Delhi, and always stop over in Amsterdam. I am frequently in Minneapolis for research and this is my route to go home to…
iMazing makes file management simple, especially at this ultra-low pre-Black Friday price
TLDR: iMazing is the must-have app for easily maneuvering files from iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other Apple devices without battling iTunes to do it. This holiday, liberate your favorite Apple device user…
Hide the Pain Harold’s new autumn ‘stock photos’ perfectly capture your dark day blues
The days are getting shorter, the weather is worsening, and people’s mood is souring. ‘Tis the season… yay. Fortunately, there’s a solution to our collective predicament: make memes to mask the pain,…
No, people don’t lie more online (we promise)
Technology has given people more ways to connect, but has it also given them more opportunities to lie? You might text your friend a white lie to get out of going to…
US wants to stop drunk driving with tech… any tech at all
Every 52 minutes, someone in the US dies in a drunk-driving accident… According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), each year, around 10,000 people are killed due to alcohol-related crashes,…
Elon Musk wasn’t actually asking for your opinion on his $5B Tesla stock sale
The world almost turned upside down when over the weekend, Elon Musk asked on Twitter if he should sell 10% of his stake in Tesla. Given his previous antics, it’s not unprecedented…