The scam email that almost fooled me
How an email that was actually from PayPal turned out to be a fraud.
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How I took control of my email address
Custom email domains are a great way to control a core piece of your online identity.
I learned too much about USB docks and hubs
Simple as it may seem, finding the right hub or dock can get pretty complicated.
Banking on a power outage
A guest column by Dwight Silverman.
In praise of portable monitors
Portable monitors are cheap, light, and versatile, and refreshingly free from a lot of modern tech baggage
AI doesn’t want you to think anymore
The use cases for AI agents sound deeply unappealing if you have any interest in human experiences.
The YouTube downloader of my dreams
Other YouTube downloaders don’t work exactly the way I want, so I made my own.
Doing deal week differently
How to handle a week of consumerist indulgence.
Still trying to drop Gmail
If Fastmail can succeed where Proton failed, my dream of dropping Gmail for good might finally be within reach.