Articles tagged "Technology trends"

while True: learn(): Understand machine learning by playing a game

Learn about while True: learn(), a cartoony puzzle game that'll give you a big-picture idea of what machine learning is all about.

What is natural language processing (NLP)?

How AI can understand language—and talk like a human.

Millennials: Here's how to sound less out of touch at work

Millennials, you're real adults now. Your friends are getting divorced and having kids, and I hate to break it to you, but you're not using the right emoji at work.

What is a passkey? (And how it works)

Learn why passkeys are a better alternative to traditional passwords.

How to automate a weekly Wordle competition for friends

See how a Zapier employee created a friendly Wordle competition using email and Google Sheets.

The only thing better than a spreadsheet is a spreadsheet with Wordle in it

As a part-time spreadsheet artist, I wanted to see if Wordle could be adapted to my medium of choice: Google Sheets. And here's the result: SHEETLE!

How to make Dropbox run in the background again

Dropbox is great on computers because it syncs your files and stays out of your way. I love it for exactly this reason: I don't have to think about it. It just works. 

Google Docs is switching to canvas-based rendering. Here's what that means.

On May 11th, Google announced that Docs is going to start using canvas-based rendering. It's a change that most of us won't be able to see visually, but has huge implications for what's coming next from Google.

How to quickly find links to your Zoom meetings

Admit it: you've been late to a meeting because you couldn't find the Zoom link. It's a terrible feeling, knowing that everyone else is already in the call while you're fumbling through your calendar.

Stop paying for software you can build yourself

Apple's "There's an app for that" campaign dates back to 2009, meaning it's 12 years old as I write this. The idea that you should find a specific app for every specific use case is deeply ingrained at this point.