Author: Lioba Ferreiro
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Account Recovery Without a Phone
Read more: Account Recovery Without a PhoneI was sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, squinting through my loupe at the hairspring of a 19th-century pocket watch, when I realized that digital security feels exactly like a…
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Casting Without a Cable
Read more: Casting Without a CableI spent thirty-four years in a physics classroom, and if there is one thing I learned, it is that people love to sell you a “magic” solution that is really…
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External Ssd or Spinning Disk
Read more: External Ssd or Spinning DiskI was sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, squinting through my jeweler’s loupe at the delicate escapement of a 1920s pocket watch, when I realized how much the tech industry…
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Getting the Most From Earbuds
Read more: Getting the Most From EarbudsI spent thirty-four years in a classroom watching students try to force physics to behave, and I see that same misplaced confidence every time I see someone fumbling with their…
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A Locked Phone and Your Options
Read more: A Locked Phone and Your OptionsI was sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, squinting through my loupe at the tiny, rhythmic escapement of a 19th-century pocket watch, when my phone buzzed with a frantic text…
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Screen Time Reports and What to Do
Read more: Screen Time Reports and What to DoI spent thirty-four years in a physics classroom watching teenagers try to negotiate with the laws of thermodynamics, but I’ve never seen a more futile negotiation than the one we…
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Focus Modes With Sensible Exceptions
Read more: Focus Modes With Sensible ExceptionsI was sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, squinting through a jeweler’s loupe at the hairspring of a 1920s pocket watch, when my phone decided to stage a protest. It…
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Roaming Costs and How to Avoid Them
Read more: Roaming Costs and How to Avoid ThemI remember sitting at my workbench last summer, squinting through a jeweler’s loupe at the escapement of a 19th-century carriage clock, when my phone buzzed with a notification that felt…
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Two Numbers on One Phone
Read more: Two Numbers on One PhoneI spent thirty-four years in a physics classroom watching students stare blankly at equations, waiting for the moment the math finally clicked into something real. Most tech reviewers do the…
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Which Ethernet Cable You Need
Read more: Which Ethernet Cable You NeedI spent thirty-four years watching teenagers try to convince me that a shiny new textbook was better simply because the cover was glossier, and I see that same nonsense happening…