Some trees alive today were already old when the oldest buildings in most cities were new. Bristlecone pines in the mountains of the western United States have been dated at more than four thousand years, and many oaks and yews…
Read MorePhones take remarkable photos, which raises a fair question: why carry a camera at all? I took an entry-level mirrorless camera on a two-week trip to find out where the difference still shows.It shows in three places. In dim light,…
Read MoreA handful of healthy soil is one of the busiest places on Earth. A single gram can hold billions of bacteria, along with fungi, tiny animals and the roots that feed them, all working in the dark.Fungi spread thread-like networks…
Read MoreA phone is designed to be picked up. Every notification, badge and red dot is an invitation, and most of them are not for anything you need. Making it quieter takes an afternoon and pays off every day.NotificationsGo through the…
Read MoreThe W3C’s Web Accessibility Initiative publishes the guidelines most of the web is measured against, along with plain-language introductions, checklists and tutorials. If you build or write for the web, its “Getting Started” pages are the best hour you will…
Read MoreA 75% keyboard keeps the function row and the arrow keys but drops the number pad and squeezes everything else…
