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What will the Canva of AI copy mean for writing?
Every industry has its practitioners who over charge and under deliver. Both graphic design and copywriting have more than their fair share.
Maintaining a clear sense of the future
In 1999 I completely dismissed the importance of flash memory cards as a storage medium for the future. It taught me big lessons on how to consider a technology's long-term potential.
Building a 21st Century knowledge engine
ChatGPT reveals the potential for a Knowledge Engine that can speed up our ability to learn.
The power to know
Things 'everyone knows' usually need to be shared and shared again more often.
A platform of certainty
Knowing there's firm footing ahead makes big ideas easier to pursue.
The quality of our questions
Back to basics for the media industry - or is it too late?
Why one cute hamster says everything you need to know about what online learning should be
Online learning needs to be about relationships, not just info dumping, or it is destined to fail to support the messy, real world needs of students.
A retelling of anxiety through the thoughtful platformer Celeste
Unlike so many media depictions of anxiety, Celeste reflects the messy, non-linear nature of dealing with mental illness.
How piracy made game culture thrive in my small Indian town
What happens when all you can get is a handful of pirated games? And what changes when you can finally buy everything ever made?
Inside the making of the new Dungeons & Dragon's Magic The Gathering set
We speak to James Wyatt and Meris Mullaley from Wizards of the Coast about the art and science of bringing the Forgotten Realms to Magic.
Get on the games: we chat with Mashd N Kutcher about their gaming-themed new track
From "Get on the Beers" to a Turtle Beach mashup, Mashd N Kutcher share their love of games and details about their new videogame-inspired track.
How the iPad Pro brings play back to art
After a few months using the iPad Pro for art, it’s clear to see why so many pros choose the device and its software.
How rain, wind, heat and other weather can impact on your internet
We look at the technical – and the social – reasons why severe weather situations can impact on how well your Internet connection is working.
Is your phone really listening to you? It's so smart it doesn't have to.
Your phone is reading your mind, but it's because it's getting all the data it needs without access to your microphone.
I built a tiny gaming PC and I'm never going back
It's a tough market for PC parts, but one intrepid gamer built an SFF PC and found it to be exactly the task he was looking for.
Razer Naga Left-Handed Edition makes me wish it existed before my brain calcified
I really tried. But a lifetime of forced right-handedness made it too hard to flip. But this very nice mouse still taught me a lesson.
It's time for 5 minute default meetings
The 30 minute default must die. Cut the defaults to 5 minutes to show the time vampires that enough is enough, especially in the coronavirus crisis.
10 Years of WFH: My Experience
I've worked from home for about 10 out of the past 16 years of work life. There is no template for perfection, but here's some tips for how to find a system that works for you.
10 tech resolutions for a new year and a new decade
From specifics like email to backups, to big issues like reading deeper and rediscovering boredom. Here's 10 ways to fix our tech usage in the 2020s.
How Bob Ross saved my sanity
After an accident last year, Seamus couldn't sleep for months. Bob Ross's Twitch channel was just what the doctor never ordered.
The Huawei P30 Pro camera is basically powered by witchcraft
There’s no other word for it. The P30’s camera tech is beyond clever or smart. It’s the work of wizardry. Here’s a collection of photos directly comparing the
What a February without social media feeds did to my brain
'Feed free February'. It alliterates, so it must be worth doing, right? My wife and I both decided we'd skip the random scrolling down our social feeds for
Interview: Blizzard's Overwatch Commissioner, Nate Nanzer
I recently interviewed Nate Nanzer, Blizzard's Overwatch Commissioner for all things Overwatch League, for this story in the Australian Financial Review.
