Practical Tips For Working From Home Sustainably
People are increasingly abandoning the office in favour of remote work. Working from home has several benefits, including flexibility in your work schedule and no transportation expenditure. However, it also implies that you will use more energy, which may affect the environment and your budget! Fortunately, there are numerous strategies to lessen your carbon footprint…
ShinyShiny snippets: WhatsApp trials in-app cryptocurrency payments
WhatsApp is trialling in-app cryptocurrency payments using the Novi digital wallet, also owned by Meta. The small pilot follows the failure to launch Libra as a global digital currency, meaning the feature is only available for WhatsApp users in Guatemala and the US at the moment. But the long-term aim for Meta is the same. In…
ShinyShiny snippets: Top UK Google search terms football related
The three top trending terms on Google UK this year were football-related, with only one reference to Covid in the top 10. "Euros", "Premier League" and "Christian Eriksen" - the Danish player who had a cardiac arrest on the pitch - were the top three, with "Covid vaccine" fourth. Covid had dominated last year's list.…
Survey reveals biggest driver irritations of 2021
Driver irritations: One in four drivers have shouted or sworn at another driver A study of 2,000 UK drivers has revealed more than half have had an argument in the car during the last 12 months with bad driving habits, whose directions to follow, and choice of music among the top…
Revealed: The Most Popular Gaming Accessories of 2021
PewDiePie remains the world's number one streamer, ahead of Ninja The best-selling gaming accessories last year were wired gaming headsets, wired gaming mice and gaming chairs The top gaming headset used by streamers is the ASTRO Gaming A50 wireless headset The most-searched-for accessories are Razer headsets, Playseat gaming chairs and SteelSeries headsets The accessories with the biggest jump in searches around Christmas…
ShinyShiny snippets: Google has new Pixel feature drop
Google has a new Pixel Feature Drop for owners of Pixel devices. All of these are headed to the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, but for the rest of the Pixels that are still supported, you'll be getting a subset of "relevant updates", according to Google. Anyway, let's dive right into the drop. The December Pixel Feature Drop…
How did we all use Zoom this year?
If you’re like me and just about everyone else across the globe, you’ve probably spent a lot of time on Zoom this past year — for work collaboration, personal connection, and everything in between. But how long is the average Zoom meeting? How often do people try to talk while on mute? And who else…
ShinyShiny snippets: Uber prices could rise by 20%
Uber has said it may soon have to start charging its UK customers VAT at 20%, after a High Court judgement, pushing up the cost of rides. It comes after a judge ruled that UK private hire taxi operators must make contracts with their customers. It could have far-reaching consequences for the industry and other…
Brits plan to spend on second-hand gifts this Xmas
Almost four in 10 adults are motivated to shop second-hand this Xmas, claims Oxfam A study of 2,000 adults who celebrate Christmas revealed 62 per cent consider the current climate crisis as an important factor when buying pre-owned items. Nearly a quarter (24 per cent) are changing their purchasing habits this…
ShinyShiny snippits: Scientists develop microscopic camera
Microscopic camera. Image: Princeton University Scientists have developed a working microscopic camera that they say is the size of a grain of salt. Developed by a team of researchers from Princeton University and the University of Washington in America, the camera can create full-colour images as good as ones produced by camera lenses 500,000 times their size.…
