Author: Lioba Ferreiro
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Cases That Actually Protect
Read more: Cases That Actually ProtectI spent thirty-four years watching students try to find the “magic” in a physics equation, only to realize the magic was actually just a predictable interaction of forces. Marketing departments…
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Battery Capacity Is Not the Whole Story
Read more: Battery Capacity Is Not the Whole StoryI spent thirty years in a classroom watching teenagers stare blankly at their screens, but lately, I’ve been more interested in what’s happening behind the glass. Most people go into…
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A Phone That Gets Too Hot
Read more: A Phone That Gets Too HotI was sitting in my workshop last Tuesday, mid-way through cleaning the escapement of a 19th-century mantel clock, when my grandson’s phone started radiating heat like a small, angry toaster.…
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Resolution and Viewing Distance
Read more: Resolution and Viewing DistanceI spent thirty-four years in a physics classroom watching bright-eyed students nod along to definitions they didn’t actually grasp, and frankly, the tech industry is doing the same thing to…
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When a Battery Needs Replacing
Read more: When a Battery Needs ReplacingI spent thirty-four years in a classroom watching students try to memorize formulas they didn’t actually grasp, and quite frankly, I see the same thing happening with modern tech. People…
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Hdmi Versions and Cable Requirements
Read more: Hdmi Versions and Cable RequirementsI spent thirty-four years watching teenagers stare blankly at a chalkboard, waiting for me to strip away the jargon and show them the actual physics underneath. It’s the same frustration…
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Settings That Actually Save Battery
Read more: Settings That Actually Save BatteryI spent forty years watching students try to fix broken circuits by simply tapping the glass harder, and frankly, the advice people give about how to improve phone battery life…
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The Charging Port Full of Lint
Read more: The Charging Port Full of LintI was sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, squinting through my jeweler’s loupe at a delicate escapement wheel, when my own smartphone decided to stage a protest. I did what…
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Cancelling an App Subscription
Read more: Cancelling an App SubscriptionI was sitting at my workbench yesterday, squinting through my loupe at the tiny, rhythmic dance of a 19th-century escapement wheel, when my grandson asked me why his favorite game…
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Privacy Labels and Their Honesty
Read more: Privacy Labels and Their HonestyI spent thirty-four years watching teenagers stare blankly at Newton’s Second Law, waiting for a magic answer that wasn’t coming. They wanted the result without the derivation, and honestly, I…