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Simple app to make images look like they're on an old CRT display
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (261+ words) It's by Mattias Gustavsson, who maintains the source code at Github. On Mac I had to launch it from the terminal, but on Windows you can apparently drag and drop images onto it. F8 exports! See also Shader Glass, a desktop…...
His brother's hamster is charging his phone now
4+ hour, 44+ min ago (251+ words) A You Tuber going by Flamethrower spent nights listening to his brother's new hamster squeak through the exercise wheel and decided to harvest the energy. The result is a working phone charger powered by the rodent. The phone charges. Slowly....
What Cable tells you what that USB-C cable is good for
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (391+ words) USB-C hides a lot under one connector. Anything from a USB 2. 0 charge-only cable to a 240 W / 40 Gbps Thunderbolt 4 cable, all looking identical in your drawer. mac OS already exposes the relevant info via IOKit; What Cable surfaces it as a…...
Due is a reminder app that really works
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (346+ words) Reminders never work for me. I set a reminder, I get reminded, and if I don't do the thing right that second, it just sits there, eternally taunting me with its incompleteness. It turns out that what I needed was…...
Out: Dumb phones. In: Mini phones.
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (435+ words) TL; DR: Transform your digital life with a Mini Smart Card Phonefor 47% off " that's just $79. 99 ($149. 99). Dumb phones, Brick devices, lockboxes, and analog bags " it seems everywhere you look, people are trying to reduce their screen time. But there's a reason…...
Apple put an i Phone chip in a Mac Book and priced it at $599
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (234+ words) Boing Boing Apple finally built a cheap Mac Book. The Mac Book Neo starts at $599 " $499 for education buyers, making it the least expensive Mac laptop the company has ever sold. To get there, Apple is using the A18 Pro, the same…...
Apple's i Phones and i Pads are the first consumer devices certified for NATO classified data without any modifications.
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (336+ words) That's what Apple announced this week for its i Phone and i Pad hardware: Today, Apple announced i Phone and i Pad are the first and only consumer devices in compliance with the information assurance requirements of NATO nations. This…...