Microsoft has announced that it will no longer make the Office for Mac 2011 installer available through Office 365 after September 22nd. If you would like to get a copy of the installer before that date, you can head to the My Software page of the Office 365 Portal. Office for Mac 2011 has been succeeded by Office 2016 for Mac. It is vastly superior, in my opinion, and … [Read more...]
Google Chrome goes back and forth on Backspace as back button
Almost universally through all of the different web browsers, the backspace key on your keyboard can serve as the Back button to navigate to the previous page. It has been this way for a long time and perhaps it made more sense in the prior days with less content creation in the browser. Now, I am sure almost every person has experienced it at least once, the painful moment … [Read more...]
Open Google Now cards in full browser
Like many articles, this one stems from something that annoyed me. Android, at some point, changed how their Google Now cards in a light version of Chrome. They claim it is faster but I would gladly trade the speed for the familiar, full-featured Chrome browser. Fortunately, there is a setting to disable this light "Powered by Chrome" browser and use your full, preferred … [Read more...]
Product review: iClever Himbox car Bluetooth adapter
In addition to picking up some tech podcasts for my commute, I also wanted to adapt my car to use Bluetooth for hands-free communication and using the car's speakers for playback. My car is old enough that it does not natively have Bluetooth but it does have a 3.5mm AUX port where I can plug devices in. The common 3.5 mm connection from the headphone jack is very common but it … [Read more...]
Report from Ford Foundation discusses the collective technical debt of our digital infrastructure
In a report titled Roads and Bridges: The Unseen Labor Behind Our Digital Infrastructure, the Ford Foundation addresses the shared code that companies profit from and individuals benefit from. Are we contributing enough to those that maintain the programs, libraries, and other code? If not financially, are we putting in the hours to help review the code that we heavily rely on? … [Read more...]