Author: Lioba Ferreiro
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Bluetooth Audio Delay
Read more: Bluetooth Audio DelayI was sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, squinting through my loupe at the escapement of a 19th-century carriage clock, when my wireless headphones decided to start stuttering mid-crescendo. It’s…
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Pairing That Keeps Failing
Read more: Pairing That Keeps FailingI spent thirty-four years in a physics classroom watching students stare blankly at equations, but nothing quite matches the sheer, silent frustration of a pair of headphones that simply refuse…
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When Mesh Is the Right Answer
Read more: When Mesh Is the Right AnswerStop looking at those shiny, glossy boxes in the electronics aisle and believing the marketing fluff about “gigabit speeds” and “next-gen coverage.” Most of those manufacturers want you to buy…
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Turning Off Most Notifications
Read more: Turning Off Most NotificationsI was sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, squinting through my loupe at the delicate escapement of a 19th-century carriage clock, when my phone decided to perform a frantic, rhythmic…
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An Update That Will Not Complete
Read more: An Update That Will Not CompleteI spent thirty-four years in a physics classroom watching teenagers stare blankly at equations, but nothing quite matches the particular, hollow silence of a laptop screen frozen mid-progress bar. You’ve…
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Esim and Why It Helps When Travelling
Read more: Esim and Why It Helps When TravellingI spent forty years teaching physics, and if there is one thing I learned, it is that people love to wrap simple mechanics in layers of unnecessary jargon to make…
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Mobile Email Without Constant Alerts
Read more: Mobile Email Without Constant AlertsMost productivity gurus will try to sell you a subscription to a “smart” inbox that promises to organize your life using some magical, opaque algorithm. It’s nonsense. They want you…
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Drop Resistance Claims
Read more: Drop Resistance ClaimsLast Tuesday, I was hunched over my workbench, squinting through a jeweler’s loupe at the guts of a supposedly “ruggedized” digital watch that had promised the world. The casing was…
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Router Choice for a Flat and a House
Read more: Router Choice for a Flat and a HouseStop letting those glossy marketing brochures bully you into buying a router with more antennas than a satellite array. I’ve spent thirty-four years watching people get mesmerized by “gigabit speeds”…
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A Phone Stuck While Starting
Read more: A Phone Stuck While StartingI was sitting at my workbench yesterday, the smell of ozone and old solder hanging in the air, when I realized I’d spent more time staring at a stubborn, unmoving…