Create and share mini games on the web with Giphy Arcade
Source: GIPHY Arcade The games are pretty simplistic, and you have to watch out for inappropriate gifs, but the coding is pretty fun and easy!
Anonymized data isn’t so anonymous
A new study shows you can be easily re-identified from almost any database, even when your personal details have been stripped out. Source: You’re very easy to track down, even when your data has been anonymized – MIT Technology Review I see this in schools, where the staff will strip out any identifiable information from…
New templates feature in the Microsoft Whiteboard app for iOS and Windows 10
The iOS Microsoft Whiteboard app updated to Version 19.11007.0 earlier today. This latest app update for Microsoft’s cloud-based sketching app includes some subtle UI changes for improved accessibility and unlocks the new template feature which is in public preview and was also made available on the Windows app several days ago. Source: Microsoft Whiteboard app updates on…
Using Instagram Stories to post classic literature
Hacking Instagram Stories in the name of classic literature … By embracing the changing times, we were able to get hundreds of thousands of readers to crack open a timeless novel. Proving the best stories will always stay with us. No matter how many gym selfies people are posting. Source: Insta Novels These are pretty…
A list of common errors in English
What is an error in English? The concept of language errors is a fuzzy one. I’ll leave to linguists the technical definitions. Here we’re concerned only with deviations from the standard use of English as judged by sophisticated users such as professional writers, editors, teachers, and literate executives and personnel officers. The aim of this…
Hyphenation rules? What hyphenation rules?
A FEW WEEKS AGO, CJR WROTE about a disturbance in the force caused by what was perceived as sudden and inexplicable changes in the Associated Press Stylebook’s hyphenation guidelines. Even though the guidelines were not sudden, and even though AP explained them thoroughly, people were upset. Source: AP hyphen outrage continues with guidance update –…
How Augmented Reality will change our future
The breathless coverage around AR says it will revolutionize healthcare, warfare, education, gaming and, of course, the enterprise generally. As the prices come down, the dam will burst and AR will become a runaway platform just like smartphones were 10 years ago. In the enterprise, we’re told, AR will enhance training, in-store marketing, experiential marketing,…