Hands-on reviews and the ideas behind the things we use every day.
A 75% keyboard keeps the function row and the arrow keys but drops the number pad and squeezes everything else together. I used one as my only keyboard for a month to find out whether the space it saves is…
Read MoreEveryone agrees backups matter, and most people do not have one that works. The reason is usually not knowledge but effort: a backup that depends on remembering to do it will be forgotten.The classic rule is three, two, one: three…
Read MoreActive noise cancelling works by listening to the sound around you and playing its opposite, so the two cancel out before they reach your ears. It is best at steady, low noise: engines, air conditioning, the rumble of a train.I…
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 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 MoreMost people alive today have never seen the Milky Way from where they live. City light washes it out, along…
