Category: Technology

Michael Arendt has spent his career on the water. After working his way up through the US Merchant Marines from deckhand to riverboat captain, he came ashore in 2001 to work as a lock and dam operator for the US Army Corps of Engineers. He now guides boats hauling anything from rocks to missiles through Alabama’s […]

Among Black folks, on the occasion of being invited to an event, a common question is, “Who gone be there?” In other words, the essential question for determining whether to attend a gathering is knowing who else will be in attendance. If the answer is that there will be no other (or too few) Black […]

Some sounds never die. Whether it’s classic rock guitarists coveting decades-old guitars and amps or Mac DeMarco messing with ’80s Casio keyboards, there’s something about vintage sounds that goes beyond nostalgia. Old guitars, synths, amps, and drums have a certain tone that we haven’t necessarily moved past. It could be the slight analog distortion, age […]

Tablets often don’t come with kickstands or enough ports, so it’s a good idea to snag a few accessories to enhance your experience. These are some of our favorite tablet accessories, many of which you can also find in our Best iPad Accessories guide. Satechi Aluminum Desktop Stand for $45: This is my favorite tablet […]

With the weather growing colder, trawling through busy retail stores seeking gifts is a daunting task. Shopping online can be just as time-consuming, and you may run into delivery delays. Even if you successfully secure a haul of presents, many will wind up in closets or charity stores. It’s time to try an online gift. […]

In the past few years, no product I’ve tested has advanced as quickly as the humble robot vacuum. Long ago, they were mostly annoying devices that fell off steps and got stuck on rugs. Now you can now find robot vacs at every price point with an incredible array of features, including mapping capabilities, self-emptying […]

Around the time Trump was inaugurated in 2017, I said to colleagues in the newsroom where I worked at the time that we shouldn’t cover everything he said or tweeted. Previously, a president’s every word was assumed to be a carefully chosen signal of future policy, and was reported as such. Trump, on the other […]

When it comes to explaining the internet, tech writer Brian Feldman has a singular approach. He’s spent significant time investigating the roots of that one early viral video where a little kid gets absolutely wacked in the head with a basketball. He’s interviewed the creator of the art in the “Damn, bitch, you live like this?” […]

Microsoft has, for the third year running, topped a list of America’s best-run companies.     The rankings, compiled by the Claremont Graduate University’s Drucker Institute for the Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) Management Top 250 list, compares America’s largest publicly traded companies.  Microsoft led the pack, followed by Apple (2), IBM (3), General Motors (4), […]

The British maker of the Raspberry Pi is reporting that its pandemic-driven difficulties in acquiring semiconductors might finally be easing. However, the price of Pi Zero is doubling from $5 to $10, while the Zero W will rise from $10 to $15. Raspberry Pi chief Eben Upton has delivered some good news (and bad news) […]