Plus: A failed takedown in Russia, details on an FBI-sting encrypted phone, and more of the week’s top security news.
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This Plastic Phone Case Could Biodegrade Within 2 Years
Most plastics take hundreds of years to decompose. This one, from case maker Pivet, harnesses the power of hungry microbes.
The Dog Poodemic Is Here. Call in the Dung-Hunting Drones
Lockdown puppy madness has left sidewalks littered with feces. Robots that scan and scoop can help.
How to create your first app with the free Windows 10 Power Automate
Windows 10 Power Automate taps into the benefits of low-code programming. Individual users have the power to automate just about everything in a Microsoft environment.
How to make Windows 10 feel more like a Chromebook
Make your Windows system work a little more like a Chrome OS device—or, if you’re really committed, leave Windows behind entirely.
The Windmill AC Is Gorgeous and Can Stay Up All Year Long
Finally! An air conditioner I don’t want to bash out of my window with a hammer.
They Told Their Therapists Everything. Hackers Leaked It All
A mental health startup built its business on easy-to-use technology. Patients joined in droves. Then came a catastrophic data breach.
They Hacked McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines—and Started a Cold War
Secret codes. Legal threats. Betrayal. How one couple built a device to fix McDonald’s notoriously broken soft-serve machines—and how the fast-food giant froze them out.
Is Photo Mechanic Plus a Lightroom Killer? An In-Depth Fstoppers Review Part 2: The Image Catalog
In Part 1 of this In-Depth review, I outlined the core philosophy of Photo Mechanic Plus before going on to summarize and test the ingestion process. Arguably, this is the star in the crown however, Camera Bits have now added an image catalog allowing it to manage your photo archive. Read on to find out how it performs, as well as a comparison with Lightroom’s own catalog.
