Category: Personal Software

Bored.com used to be one of those classic time-killer sites you’d stumble onto in the school library or computer lab during your off periods. Back in the Flash era, it was packed…

Every spring in the Dutch city of Utrecht, thousands of fish attempt to migrate through the city’s canals to reach spawning grounds, but locked flood gates stay shut for long stretches to…

There’s a school of thought that says that “AI brain” is a real thing, where AI quietly removes the traditional need to think through a problem. In this context, Microsoft Edge’s AI-brain…

There’s something weirdly magical about the early internet with its clunky fan sites, pixelated GIFs, and blogs with neon text. And while most of it vanished years ago, the Wayback Machine lets…

For all of the Jeopardy lovers and Trivia Night enthusiasts who can’t get enough of random-knowledge quizzes, then you’re going to love Sporcle. Sporcle’s site includes an absolutely massive collection of online…

In the face of our current doomscrolling epidemic, so many different tools, apps, and hacks have emerged to break our news and social media addiction. But none are cuter or guaranteed to…

Ambient sounds and soundscapes can be great tools to help you get in the right headspace.  Sometimes you need a little rain, a crackling fire, or the hum of a café to…

If your desktop feels like a chaotic pile of open tabs, scattered chat apps, and forgotten logins, then let me introduce you to Ferdium. Ferdium is a free, open-source app that pulls…

Google may have just come for Otter.ai, one of my most favored AI transcription services, in the same way it came for GPS companies. On October 28, 2009, Google launched Google Maps…