Author: Lioba Ferreiro
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A Phone That Became Slow
Read more: A Phone That Became SlowPlease don’t tell me you’ve been tempted by those “super-cleaner” apps that promise to magically boost your processing speed with a single tap. I spent thirty-four years watching students try…
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Cutting Mobile Data Use in Half
Read more: Cutting Mobile Data Use in HalfI spent thirty-four years in a physics classroom watching students stare blankly at equations, and if there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that people hate being lied to by…
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Oled, Lcd and What You Notice
Read more: Oled, Lcd and What You NoticeI spent thirty-four years in a classroom watching teenagers stare blankly at textbooks, but nothing quite compares to the glazed look I see when someone tries to explain modern screen…
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Finding the Subscriptions You Forgot
Read more: Finding the Subscriptions You ForgotI spent thirty-four years teaching physics to teenagers who would rather be anywhere else, so I have a very low tolerance for things that claim to be “automatic” but are…
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Requesting an App Refund
Read more: Requesting an App RefundI was hunched over my workbench last Tuesday, squinting through a jeweler’s loupe at the escapement of a 19th-century French carriage clock, when my phone let out that insistent, digital…
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Chargers and Why Cheap Ones Are Risky
Read more: Chargers and Why Cheap Ones Are RiskyI spent forty years watching teenagers stare blankly at physics equations, but nothing quite compares to the blank stare of a person holding a cheap, generic power brick. Most people…
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What a High Refresh Rate Gives You
Read more: What a High Refresh Rate Gives YouI spent thirty-four years in a physics classroom watching teenagers stare blankly at screens, and if there is one thing that makes my blood boil, it is the way tech…
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Finding What Is Draining the Battery
Read more: Finding What Is Draining the BatteryI was sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, squinting through my jeweler’s loupe at the brass escapement of a 19th-century carriage clock, when my phone let out that dreaded, low-battery…
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Making an Old Phone Usable Again
Read more: Making an Old Phone Usable AgainI see them all the time in the glossy advertisements: “Upgrade now for the lightning-fast experience!” It’s a lovely sentiment, but it’s also a blatant lie designed to separate you…
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Whether a Screen Protector Helps
Read more: Whether a Screen Protector HelpsI spent thirty years watching teenagers try to explain the laws of thermodynamics using nothing but hand gestures and sheer willpower, so I have a very low tolerance for marketing…