From Ars Technica:
… Read the restFormer Firefox developer Robert O’Callahan, now a free agent and safe from the PR tentacles of his corporate overlord, says that antivirus software is terrible, AV vendors are terrible, and that you should uninstall your antivirus
With most of my correspondence, financial information, photos, etc. only existing electronically, it has always been important to have reliable and redundant backups. I’m sure you’re the same way, right? If something happened to your laptop or tablet or phone, … Read the rest
Cross-posted from work.
Researchers predicted that 2016 was to be the “Year of Video” in the digital space — and it was. Cisco projected that 64% of all consumer internet traffic was video, and Brafton is projecting this to … Read the rest
I work from home. This hasn’t always been the case. For most of my career, all of my jobs over the years have required that I work out of an office (or a … Read the rest
Most out-of-the box keyboards (the one that came with your crummy Dell, or was built into your laptop) are pretty terrible. Mushy-feeling, cheaply constructed, and quiet. Most laptop keyboards are bad because they have to be lightweight. Desktop keyboards are … Read the rest
Watermelon. Defenders of this fruit place it on a pedestal up with the world’s great cultivars. In this pantheon with strawberries, mangos, and pineapples is where watermelon finds itself. I accept this as the truth.
I just don’t get why.… Read the rest
Thomas Roberts is a political operative, digital strategist and former White House appointee.
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