Author: Lioba Ferreiro
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Setting Up Device Tracking
Read more: Setting Up Device TrackingI was hunched over my workbench last Tuesday, trying to coax a stubborn 1950s escapement back to life, when I realized I couldn’t find my own smartphone. For a terrifying…
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Slow Wifi in One Room
Read more: Slow Wifi in One RoomI spent thirty-four years in a classroom watching teenagers stare blankly at whiteboards, and frankly, that’s exactly how most people look when a tech salesperson tries to explain why they…
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Headphones for Long Sessions
Read more: Headphones for Long SessionsI spent thirty-four years in a classroom watching students stare blankly at physics equations, and if there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that people are far too easily dazzled…
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Megapixels Are Not Image Quality
Read more: Megapixels Are Not Image QualityI spent thirty-four years in a classroom watching bright-eyed students believe that bigger numbers always meant better results, and frankly, the camera industry is doing the exact same thing to…
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What Noise Cancelling Can and Cannot Block
Read more: What Noise Cancelling Can and Cannot BlockI spent thirty-four years in a high school physics classroom, and if there is one thing I learned, it is that people love to wrap simple truths in layers of…
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What You Consent to With Open Banking
Read more: What You Consent to With Open BankingI spent thirty-four years in a physics classroom watching students stare blankly at equations, waiting for some magical spark to make the math “real.” People treat finance the same way.…
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Wifi That Disconnects Constantly
Read more: Wifi That Disconnects ConstantlyI spent thirty-four years in a physics classroom watching students stare blankly at equations, but nothing quite matches the look of pure, helpless betrayal I see on my nephew’s face…
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The First Ten Minutes After Losing a Phone
Read more: The First Ten Minutes After Losing a PhoneI remember sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, the smell of machine oil thick in the air, staring at a disassembled heirloom clock that had simply given up the ghost.…
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Storage Speed and Why It Matters
Read more: Storage Speed and Why It MattersI spent thirty-four years in a physics classroom watching students stare at circuit diagrams like they were reading ancient hieroglyphs, and frankly, the tech industry hasn’t gotten any clearer. They…
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A Budget App and Bank Access
Read more: A Budget App and Bank AccessMost people treat a new financial tool like a shiny, sealed gift box—they admire the packaging, tap a few buttons, and hope the magic happens inside. But I’ve never been…