I recently wrote about why new tech only feels good for a short time over at PopSci. It’s a little bit outside my wheelhouse—it’s about tech, yes, but also about human psychology means a new TV or computer will never make you happy in the long term. There may be a spike in happiness after a wedding, a promotion at work, or buying a new TV, but that is temporary—people tend to eventually revert to their previous levels of happiness.
Other than that I’ve been keeping busy with things that aren’t yet published but here’s a few Lifehacker pieces that were.
- This Free App Shows How Long You’ve Been Using Your Mac Lifehacker There should be a term for applications like this, which raise your awareness of your computer usage without harassing you or bogging you down in statistics.
- GIMP 3’s New Features Make the Best Free Image Editor Even Better Lifehacker Honestly, for most people, this is the best image editing application.
- Use This App to Send Someone a File Without Using Any Cloud Storage Lifehacker A simple tool that solves a problem, and with a memorable name: file.pizza
- ‘LikeTones’ Is a Guitar Tuner With No Ads or Upsells Lifehacker Sometimes I get obsessed with finding the right app for me, specifically, an then turn it into an article.
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