In a world where most forms of visual media move, doesn’t sharing still photos seem somewhat bland? Not anymore! Using only Photoshop, you can turn any picture into a beautiful and cinematic video in minutes. The effect behind this Photoshop marvel, dubbed the 2.5D effect (otherwise known as a parallax effect) uses clever Photoshop zoom functions […]
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The Investigatory Powers Bill, better known as the “Snooper’s Charter”, is here. Right now, it’s the pinnacle of mass state surveillance with its most notable feature forcing telecommunications companies to keep all data about its customers for at least 12 months. And having to hand them over to public bodies without the latter’s justification. While “bigger” […]
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Most of us take it for granted that wherever we are, we will have a Wi-Fi connection close-by. So it’s natural to leave your phone’s Wi-Fi turned on, especially if you want to save your cellular data. As with a lot of technology though, we can give away more information than we mean to, and […]
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Ladies and gentlemen: it’s time to start your spreadsheets, fine-tune those formulas, and ready yourself for the inaugural Excel World Championship! That’s right — the world’s favorite spreadsheet software now has a Microsoft-sponsored competition, complete with a grand prize for the overall winner. Excel World Championship entrants will be tested in several key Excel areas. […]
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Every day, the news is filled with hate speeches, terrorism, rapes, and murders. It can seem like the world is going backwards, like mankind is de-evolving into apes. As disheartening as it is, it’s a flawed notion. We live in the most peaceful time in human history, and also the most medically safe. There have […]
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The map of the world is now available at your fingertips with services like Google Maps. And yet, that’s just a static view of things, isn’t it? Our pale blue dot has so much more going on it all the time. What if Internet maps would update in real-time with real information? Google Maps has […]
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