For all of you typography lovers out there, your least favorite font, aside from Papyrus, has proven to increase reader's retention of information. That's right, Comic Sans has increased test scores. Read on to find out why.
So much for writing "I am sorry" on the chalk board until your hands bleed. Social activist, Fahmi Fadzil, has been ordered to say he's sorry 100 times on Twitter. Read more to find out what kind of crime constitutes such punishment.
So long, privacy. Although Google has recently decided not to launch their new technology, the fact that it even exists is just plain creepy. Google has developed software allowing people to enter their headshot into a database so they can be recognized by a mobile application when anyone takes a picture of them.
Do you feel like you are suffering from chronic work-related stress? Do trivial things, like an overloaded inbox, seem like a huge crisis to you? These illusions of false emergencies can lock your body into a false crisis mentality. Read more to learn how to shut off these responses as well as techniques to battle stress.
Although Julian Assange is being held under house arrest, his organization is still leaking information that governments would rather you didn’t hear. The Irish Independent newspaper, the country’s largest selling daily newspaper, has been given the ‘Ireland Cables’ from WikiLeaks to be published throughout the week.
Are visitors leaving your website after hitting a roadblock? Do they get stuck if they misspell or type a digit incorrectly? If so, check out this article about defensive web design to help prevent people from leaving when running into these little problems.
Lukemia patient, wishing for your dream wedding? Breast cancer, but you're uninsured? On a little league team, and can't afford uniforms? Post your wish on Wish Upon a Hero, and see if your wish will be granted. Since the site's launch date, 2007, more than 77,000 wishes have been granted.
Users worldwide are unable to access Skype at this time. The problem is not only affecting Windows clients, but also those using Mac and Linux as well. Some speculate that the issue is due to Skype migrating their services to Microsoft, however, the deal has not yet been finalized. Skype has issued a temporary fix for Windows and Mac clients with several steps to follow.
Going on vacation, but can't seem to relax? Put away all of your electronics! You went on a vacation to get rid of the work e-mails and Facebook drama. Need help on how to unplug? This article gives great tips on how to get away from all of your digital gadgets.
