I take a look at some of my favorite extensions for the Firefox web browser, ranging from Privacy Badger to HTTPS Everywhere.
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Category: Tech
The value of Amazon Prime’s services, plus a look at alternatives
A look at the value (via an infographic) of each Amazon Prime service, as well as non-Amazon alternatives that are available.
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ESPN is shutting down its site’s comments
ESPN is the latest major media outlet that plans to shut down their site’s comments section; users are told they can use social media instead.
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What are the advantages of RSS?
It’s been five years since Google “spring cleaned” Google Reader. I look at why RSS matters in the era of “fake news” and social media algorithms.
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How popular is soccer on social media?
I take a look at how well soccer, the world’s most popular sport, fares on Facebook and Twitter, also comparing it to the “Big Four” American sports.
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Thoughts on Apple’s 2018 WWDC announcements
Apple made its usual annual announcements at the 2018 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), including the latest macOS version, “Mojave.”
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Sources of free LGBTQ friendly stock photos
A look at several sources for free Creative Commons-licensed photos that are LGBTQ friendly, including Pixabay and Flickr.
Read more Amazon’s 2017 US online sales beat its rivals combined
Amazon dominates online sales, but to what degree do they do so? To a very lopsided degree, based on recent revenue figures.
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Google announces YouTube Music changes; Google Play Music to stay (for now)
Google’s announced a set of revamps to its online music services. Will YouTube Music prove any more successful than Google Play Music?
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Whatever happened to Microsoft and Blackberry’s mobile presence?
Android and iOS are now pretty much the only choices for mobile operating systems. Meanwhile, what mobile activities are Blackberry and Microsoft up to these days?
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