Taylor Jadin

iOS 13 will provide "Fake eye contact" with FaceTime calls

via The Verge:Normally, video calls tend to make it look like both participants are peering off to one side or the other, since they’re looking at the person on their display,

Stuff I'm reading

A Technical and Cultural Assessment of the Mueller Report PDF

This is a super nerdy look into the Mueller report. Its not evaluating the report's actual content, but how or if it holds up as a good PDF document.

Domain of One's Own

Claim Your Own Slice of the Web

I'm really proud of the work our Tech Bar consultants have been doing promoting their next event on campus called "Claim Your Own Slice of the Web." Yes, the pun is intended.

Ramblings

Bringing Web Apps to the Desktop with Nativefier

I've been using Nativefier to keep web apps I use all day (that I don't want to get lost in my Chrome tabs) in my macOS dock / Windows taskbar. I've been struggling to find a good cross-platform solution for this, as I use both macOS and Windows pretty regularly, but Nativefier works great.

Ramblings

Nostalgia via Windows 95

I've been playing around with a wonderful bit of nostalgia this weekend.

DigPINS

Contagions in Twitter vs. Blogs vs. Podcasting

After experiencing Nicky Case's "The Wisdom and Madness of Crowds" I started thinking about the what a particular method of communication could be important in spreading complicated ideas or concepts.

DigPINS

Digital Identity and Media Consumption

Typically when we talk about digital identity we focus on our digital footprint or what we leave behind on the web. Lately, I have been thinking about how what I consume on the web affects me, or how my "online" self affects my "offline" self.

DigPINS

Visitors and Residents Map

I am participating in #DigPINS and our first week is about digital identity. We were asked to create a Visitors and Residents Map which is a nice visual way of describing the way we interact and engage with different tools on the web.

Domain of One's Own

Open Domains Lab

This post is cross-listed from blog.knight.domains UPDATE We are no longer going to be holding this event on a regular basis. Instead I recommend you stop by Tech Bar to scratch

Ramblings

Getting water out of the speakers of an iPhone quickly

This morning I was listening to a podcast on my phone as I was getting ready for work, and I splashed a large amount of water on my phone. I freaked out for

Domain of One's Own

The fastest path to a single page website

This is a post I put together to show the ITS Tech Bar Students I work with how to quickly put a static page up on their domain. I am assuming almost no

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