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What to Do If You Hate Your Partner’s Social Media Presence

I once briefly dated a guy whose entire Twitter feed was about biking. He spent his day posting links to cycling routes, talking about his bike, communicating with other biking enthusiasts, advocating for cyclist safety efforts, and putting up photos of cars obstructing bike paths. All of

The 6 gadgets from CES 2018 that you must buy if you don’t want your life to become a meaningless joke

Nerds have a particularly good reason to welcome the new year: It means the arrival of CES, the annual, large and historically inconsistent consumer electronics show that shoves a magnificent percentage of fun gadget stuff into 50 football fields’ worth of prime Vegas real estate. It features both the

Internet service providers will fail to connect websites if software not updated, says ICANN CTO David Conrad

ICANN had promised in 2010 that it will change keys used in the process called domain name system resolver. Internet service providers (ISPs) will not be able to connect to websites if they fail to update their network with new software by October 11. The new software

Microsoft boasts that Edge is the browser to use if you want security

Web browser security is a major concern – with plenty of infections occurring due to careless surfing or vulnerabilities in add-ons – so it’s not surprising to hear that Microsoft has been boasting because it believes the new Edge browser is doing particularly well on this front.

Make a New Year’s Resolution to Double Check Technology Decisions, Even If You’re Kylie Jenner

While the fall foliage has only just peaked in Boston and we’re months away from the New Year, startups are already kicking into high-gear planning mode for 2016. By October, many entrepreneurs are laying out annual product road maps, setting sales targets and estimating staff needs. After a brief

If You Don’t Know ‘UX’ You’re Overdue to Learn About It

Not too long ago, designing an appealing, functional, easy-to-use website was considered art. Or alchemy. It was a dark art. The availability of do-it-yourself web design tools and fast, inexpensive web design services have made getting a good website less dark and less mysterious. But the evolution

Facebook is testing a feature that alerts you if someone is impersonating your account

Facebook is working on a new tool to help stem one source of harassment on its platform. The social network is testing a new feature that will automatically alert you if it detects another user is impersonating your account by using your name and profile photo. When