Doug Aamoth

Power up your productivity with these 8 great free Chrome extensions

Save time, block distractions, work smarter, and more.

Power up your productivity with these 8 great free Chrome extensions

9 advanced Zoom tricks to use now that you’re an old pro

You use it every day. Why not squeeze every last cool feature out of it?

9 advanced Zoom tricks to use now that you’re an old pro

Learn something new this fall with these great sites

Improve your skills in cooking or photography or even take a college course—all from the comfort of your own home.

Learn something new this fall with these great sites

Ready for a new phone? Here are the easiest ways to sell your old one

That old smartphone of yours has value! Don’t just toss it or let it sit in a drawer.

Ready for a new phone? Here are the easiest ways to sell your old one

3 quick, surefire ways to speed up your Windows computer

Pitiful performance got you down? Don’t rush out and buy a new computer just yet. Try these simple tweaks first.

3 quick, surefire ways to speed up your Windows computer

These 5 apps and services can restore your work-life balance

Simplify communication, sneak in a workout, hire an extra set of hands, and more.

These 5 apps and services can restore your work-life balance

3 video tools to help remote workers feel connected to the hybrid office

Videoconferencing has come a long way. But these technologies that take communication between remote workers and in-office workers to the next level.

3 video tools to help remote workers feel connected to the hybrid office

5 short podcasts for people who have no time for podcasts

Keep informed, get inspired, and learn something new with these easily-digestible episodes.

5 short podcasts for people who have no time for podcasts

5 essential apps to help you master hybrid work

Home mode, office mode, or something in between: these tools make it easy to work from anywhere.

5 essential apps to help you master hybrid work

7 great free tools for improving your writing

Whether you need inspiration or help with grammar, quality wordsmithing has never been easier or more affordable.

7 great free tools for improving your writing

These 4 apps will make your meetings more productive—for free

Make your next meeting a little less painful with these four free apps.

These 4 apps will make your meetings more productive—for free

These 5 great apps can help declutter your home—and your life

If being cooped up during the pandemic has left you with too much stuff, you need these tools.

These 5 great apps can help declutter your home—and your life

5 terrific weather apps you may have overlooked

Whether weather is a passion of yours or you’re just trying to figure out if you’ll need an umbrella, each of these apps are worthy alternatives to the high-profile weather apps out there.

5 terrific weather apps you may have overlooked

4 must-try alternative keyboards for iPhone and Android

Type less, better, multilingually, or just plain fancier with these great alternatives to your phone’s stock keyboard.

4 must-try alternative keyboards for iPhone and Android

4 tech podcasts you should be listening to

Learn about the cloud, get your Apple fix, navigate the business of software, and more with these must-listen tech podcasts.

4 tech podcasts you should be listening to

5 great free boredom-busting apps for your next road trip

Test your trivia knowledge, listen to a bunch of free audiobooks, keep an automated travel journal, and more—all for free with these road trip-worthy apps.

5 great free boredom-busting apps for your next road trip

Here’s what you get (and don’t get) with Twitter’s ‘Blue’ subscription

Twitter’s monthly subscription service is rolling out, slowly but surely. Let’s hope that its future involves more features (and maybe fewer ads).

Here’s what you get (and don’t get) with Twitter’s ‘Blue’ subscription

5 great Google Photos alternatives now that unlimited storage is gone

As one of the web’s best deals goes away, here are some other places to store your snapshots—for free or at a reasonable cost.

5 great Google Photos alternatives now that unlimited storage is gone

The 4 best ways to stop phone spam, scams, and robocalls

With layer after layer of spam and robocall protection, we’re pulling out all the stops in an attempt to keep a clean phone line.

The 4 best ways to stop phone spam, scams, and robocalls

Here’s how to fix cryptocurrency’s energy consumption problem

‘Proof of stake’ replaces cryptocurrency mining with vastly more efficient cryptocurrency validation.

Here’s how to fix cryptocurrency’s energy consumption problem

Impact

Are environmental hazards threatening your home? This website will show you

What Berlin’s radical vote for social housing says about the global battle for affordable cities

This interactive database lets you access hard data about police use of force

News

‘Everyone’s an athlete’: Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO Lauren Hobart on how to make retail more inclusive

Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya is using his yogurt empire to help resettle Afghan refugees

Going public, Warby Parker needs to focus the brand beyond eyewear

Co.Design

What if you knew the exact sights, sounds, and colors that could lift your mood?

Saving Louisiana’s wetlands may destroy something just as valuable

This dazzling new branding is a lesson in combatting scientific misinformation

Work Life

How to give positive feedback when it doesn’t feel natural

How Allyson Felix and Athleta are rewriting the rules of sponsorship

An angel investor asks: When is the right time to cash out?