Author: Lioba Ferreiro
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Streaky Prints and Their Causes
Read more: Streaky Prints and Their CausesI was sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, squinting through my loupe at a particularly stubborn inkjet printer, when I realized most people approach a messy page all wrong. They…
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Twenty Thousand Photos, Organised
Read more: Twenty Thousand Photos, OrganisedI spent forty years teaching physics, so I have a low tolerance for things that claim to be “revolutionary” but are actually just layers of unnecessary friction. Most of the…
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Using a Device After Support Ends
Read more: Using a Device After Support EndsI remember sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, peering through my loupe at the delicate escapement of a 1950s pendulum clock, when my nephew asked why he couldn’t just “fix”…
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Getting Your Data Out
Read more: Getting Your Data OutI was hunched over my workbench last Tuesday, tweezers in hand, trying to coax a stubborn hairspring back into place in a 1920s pocket watch, when it hit me: we…
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Editing Without Overdoing It
Read more: Editing Without Overdoing ItI spent thirty-four years watching students stare at physics equations like they were ancient, impenetrable spells, and frankly, I see that same look when people approach their smartphone galleries. Everyone…
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A Dash Cam That Records When Parked
Read more: A Dash Cam That Records When ParkedI spent three decades in a physics classroom watching teenagers try to convince me that a broken circuit was “magic,” and quite frankly, the marketing around modern car cameras feels…
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Your Health Data and Who Sees It
Read more: Your Health Data and Who Sees ItI spent thirty-four years in a physics classroom, and if there is one thing I learned, it’s that a flashy interface is often just a shroud for a lack of…
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E Reader Screens and Formats
Read more: E Reader Screens and FormatsI spent thirty-four years in a classroom watching students stare blankly at textbooks, waiting for the magic to happen, and I see that same look when people browse tech websites.…
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What a Major Update Brings
Read more: What a Major Update BringsI spent thirty-four years watching teenagers stare blankly at chalkboard equations, waiting for some magical spark to make the physics click. Now, I see that same glazed look when people…
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A Printer That Appears Offline
Read more: A Printer That Appears OfflineI spent thirty-four years in a physics classroom, and if there is one thing I learned, it is that people love to pretend technology is magic when it is actually…