Month: June 2026

Illustration of a phone leaving a faint trail, representing phone tracking and location data.

How to Stop Phone Tracking Without Breaking the Useful Parts

06/25/2026

Open your phone’s privacy settings. Go ahead — I’ll wait. That little pile of toggles...

Illustration of a phone with several speech bubbles, representing different AI assistant options.

The Best AI Assistant Is Probably the One You Already Own

06/18/2026

Everyone keeps telling you to “start using AI,” and it can feel like one more...

A walled garden with a single narrow gate, showing how a computer ecosystem is easy to enter and harder to leave

Tech Ecosystems Are Worth Joining. Check This One Thing First.

06/10/2026

My first computer was a VIC-20, which booted straight into BASIC and had nothing you...

Illustration showing a phone receiving a login code, representing different two-factor authentication methods.

The Two-Factor Authentication Most People Use Is the Weakest One

06/04/2026

When two-factor authentication started becoming required, it was not popular. It also needed to be...