Wordius
Wordius
Jeff Porter
Freelance journalist, editor, and I enjoy experimenting on the web. But, above all, I am human.
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From 404Media: We discovered that VGT3 was used to destructively scan books for AI training data by placing a tracking device in a shipment of rare books that a bookseller suspected was being acquired by an anonymous AI company. We saw...
IA Writer on being Trapped in MS Office: Psychologically, Office is an obvious target because hardly anyone really enjoys working in it. Some may disagree, but in spite of its gigantic market share and iconic stand, it absorbs...
ThatShubham: The user must perform visual triage, identify the close icons (which are deliberately given low contrast) and execute side quests just to access the 5KB of text they came for. Ridiculous. At first I felt like screaming...
There are a number of ‘office suites’, so called after the ubiquity of MS Office. The ones listed below are all independent or open-source packages. There are a number of alternatives to using MS Word, such as markdown. It’s a...
Nick Heer on Instagram Direct Messages losing its privacy opt-in: Of course not many people opted into end-to-end encryption – that is the whole point of the power of defaults, and something users should not have to think about. He adds:...
What do you expect of an email service? It’s probably not at the top of most people’s lists, but it should be: privacy and security. You don’t expect anyone to be spying on your messages, whether it is about a crucial business contract...
That’s me, that is, riding the European championship-winning Funny Bike, FB1. Not very well, as it turns out. Photo: Chippy Wood Confessions of a motorcycle journalist: I have never owned a single bike before or since working for Bike...
There are many alternatives to Google Analytics. The fact that the use of Google Analytics is illegal in some countries should give you pause for thought. In Europe alone you will find more than 30 organisations tooled and ready. They...
Prices correct at the time of posting 5aaps Deploy your HTML5 app from anywhere using Git. Push your code, then 5apps mix-and-match deployment strategies will prepare and optimise it for distribution and delivery. It supports all major...
The old guard have had their day, it seems New browsers seem to be cropping up like mushrooms these days – they are everywhere. One thing they all have in common, though, is that they claim to protect your privacy. One app, Ladybird, has...
Those I use are starred. They are not recommendations as it is too soon, but that may change over time. Note that some suggestions are not necessarily Europe based, but let’s hope they are better at handling your data than Microsoft, for...
After Trump I and now Trump II, I have decided to exit the USA from a business perspective. I don’t actually live there. It was with a heavy heart because I’ve had many a good time in the US. And, who knows, those good times may return...
The Chinese year of the Snake has been a good one for me. I wonder what the year of the Horse holds in store. Maybe it’s best not to know. On the whole 2025 was good. I launched a new website, The Markdown Handbook, and began writing a...
For a short time this blog was part of the IndieWeb that vast sprawling network of websites that considers itself as separate from the corporate web. They publish on their own site first then, optionally, elsewhere. In that way they...
Obsidian is a great note-taking app, but is also a great way to manage your tasks Task managers have been around for years, but back in the day they were simply called ‘lists’. First, there was pen and paper, then computers and, as far...