Doug Aamoth

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

Gmail storage filling up? Here’s how to free up some space

Use Gmail long enough, and your free storage will buckle under the weight of modern digital life. Fortunately, it’s easy to get things back under control.

Gmail storage filling up? Here’s how to free up some space

5 must-read free newsletters to keep you informed and productive

Get in, get out, and get on with your day. These five time-saving, work-smarter newsletters deliver some of the web’s most helpful content directly to your inbox.

5 must-read free newsletters to keep you informed and productive

The 7 best ways to extend your iPhone’s battery life to the max

Limit location access, tone down notifications and data retrieval, get your screen to use less juice, and more.

The 7 best ways to extend your iPhone’s battery life to the max

10 time-saving Windows keyboard shortcuts you should be using

Screenshots, dictation, emojis, a super-cool clipboard, and more. Work smarter with these handy Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts.

10 time-saving Windows keyboard shortcuts you should be using

8 great Microsoft Edge features that make switching worth it

Edge packs so many thoughtful quality-of-life goodies into one web browser. Here are some of my favorites.

8 great Microsoft Edge features that make switching worth it

6 Netflix tricks to supercharge your streaming

Disable those pesky auto-playing previews, browse super-specific genres, block content by title, listen to Netflix like a podcast, and more.

6 Netflix tricks to supercharge your streaming

These 7 tips will make you a Chromebook power user

Up your touchpad game, access apps faster, record the screen, print wirelessly, and more.

These 7 tips will make you a Chromebook power user

Supercharge Gmail with these 5 simple but useful extensions

Take notes inside messages, make Gmail less Gmail-looking, share links with a click, and more with these helpful extensions.

Supercharge Gmail with these 5 simple but useful extensions

4 little-known Kindle tricks to elevate your e-book experience

Virtually lend books to your friends, sling non-Kindle content to your Kindle, review your notes and highlights, and more.

4 little-known Kindle tricks to elevate your e-book experience

These 5 apps take the pain out of wrangling your huge photo collection

Here’s the easy way to sort, scan, sweeten, and share your ever-growing stockpile of snapshots.

These 5 apps take the pain out of wrangling your huge photo collection

5 hidden Google gems you aren’t using—yet

Less clicking, more living. These under-the-radar Google tricks take the hassle out of eating, planning, traveling, and more.

5 hidden Google gems you aren’t using—yet

The three best places to get great free e-books

Borrow ’em, keep ’em, send ’em to your Kindle—here are the only places you’ll need to visit to find the best in free readables.

The three best places to get great free e-books

3 quick and easy ways to clear up space on your iPhone

A few taps here and there are all it takes to clear out large swaths of digital detritus from your iPhone.

3 quick and easy ways to clear up space on your iPhone

Impact

3 ways policymakers can reframe how they think about race to create a more fair economy

Did the pandemic change conspicuous consumption?

This old coal power plant will be transformed into a 15-minute neighborhood

News

The future of cars is electric: Tesla, Rivian, and now Lucid are all worth more than Ford and GM

Thanksgiving meals may be leaner this year. Here’s what’s out of stock already

60% of millennials find purpose at work, but many are still looking to quit, survey finds

Co.Design

How one London suburb reduced its morning traffic by 53%

Spike Lee’s career is unparalleled. Dive deep in his stunning new book

The 5 best-designed jackets to get you through winter 2021

Work Life

It’s time we include neurodiverse people when talking DEI

Try the ‘RACI’ method to speed up decision making at your company

3 life goal red flags that actually prove you’re more successful than you think, backed by science