Review: Vankyo’s V600 is an inexpensive 1080p projector you can use in broad daylight

The experience of using the V600 is pretty old school. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. But the function of its form is excellent. Youve got to have it pointed in just the right direction for it to work. Also of note is the quality of the internal speakers. According to its spec sheet, it has 5W speakers. In my bedroom, echoing off of my walls, Game of Thrones sounds fantastic....

May 14, 2019 · 2 min · 215 words · Jackie Patrick

Before developers build cathedrals, teach them to build sheds

Its a truth universally acknowledged that managing fewer things is easier than managing lots of things. Yet, why do so many of us in tech exalt scale as a paramount virtue? The cloud-native arena is a particularly interesting focal point for this exact debate. These companies dominate the cloud-native computing landscape: its technology, its evangelism, and its revenue. This is why platforms like Kubernetes are so critical to managing it all....

May 9, 2019 · 2 min · 358 words · Tyrone Love Jr.

3 practical questions all marketers should ask their virtual assistants

On the other end of the spectrum are chatbots. Brands were eager to launch the very first chatbot in their respective industries but soon got their hands burned. Facebooks messenger chatbots sawa failure rate of 70 percentwhile handling customer requests. No, I dont mean Whats the weather? ; What time does Home Depot open or Can I speak to a person? Instead, the most impactful virtual assistants should be asked the following three questions....

May 8, 2019 · 2 min · 350 words · Christina Ruiz

3 ways to effectively explain your creative process to your colleagues

As a web designer, have you ever been asked to produce a website with little instruction? Or to produce a design within a strict timeline? Be communicative The best way to avoid workplace frustration is to communicate. Perhaps you work better in the evenings after most of your co-workers have left the office for the day. Working in the quiet of those hours may help you produce your best work....

May 8, 2019 · 2 min · 344 words · Anthony Bowers

Customer experience is about emotion, not technology

The most amazing event of my life? This is, so far, undoubtedly the birth of my son. The whole experience did something strange to me. I can precisely remember the hours leading up to his birth. How we woke up, drove to the hospital, the conversations we had. I even remember the smell of the early morning when we walked outside. I can describe the events from minute to minute....

May 8, 2019 · 4 min · 668 words · Jacob Martin

5 ways AI is revolutionizing the world of finance

Modern AI is already leaving its mark in many different domains, including banking and payments. Thats when machine learning started. There wasnt much momentum on the consumer side, says Jochem Wubs, data scientist at ABN AMRO. Want to work at ABN AMRO?Theyre hiring. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. On the other hand, AI-powered consumer technologies are making payments easier and frictionless. That is something that AI is going to help us with, Wubs says....

May 7, 2019 · 3 min · 498 words · Dr. Robin Owens

6 ways to improve your email campaigns

Want to communicate about a new product to your customer or, want them to opt for your services? State your goals What do you aim to achieve with the email campaign you are planning? A successful email campaign is one where the goals are well-defined. Is it a welcome email or a re-engagement campaign that you are planning? It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The target audience is significant for your email open rates....

May 7, 2019 · 2 min · 374 words · Jacob Harris

How this music YouTube series succeeds at ‘dancing about architecture’

You know, phrases that, well, contain actual wisdom. At its core, the quote highlights the difficulties in covering one medium in another. It seems to say that dancing about architecture isnt easy, but if you could manage it? Well, itd be a sight to behold. And that sight, friends, is Estelle CaswellsEarworm. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Watch this episode on repetition on music and give a shot to tell me otherwise....

May 7, 2019 · 2 min · 378 words · Amanda Mills

Activists are battling propaganda and voter apathy ahead of 2019’s EU elections

Thats not usually the case. European elections are frequently overlooked, as evidenced by their historically low voter turnout. In Slovakia, the turnout rate was even more dismal, with just 13.5 percent voting. Things will be different this year. Not just different, but also potentially chaotic. Firstly, youve got a Europe-wide rise of far-right Eurosceptic parties, like Italys Lega Nord and Germanys AFD. 40% off TNW Conference! In the UK, activists have developed applications to try and raise voter turnout....

May 6, 2019 · 3 min · 442 words · Victoria Mitchell

Byte Me #3: On feminist porn, Marge Simpson, and crying at work

thats what she said: is crying at work ok? For this monthsthats what she said, were discussing: is it ok to cry at work? Anouk: FUCK NO. It perpetuates the perception women are weak, emotional, and incompetent. Georgina: Yeah but crying is inherently linked to being feminine, which is linked to being weak. Is it actually true? I was talking to two guy friends the other day, and they said women cry more than men....

May 6, 2019 · 3 min · 500 words · Katherine Cox

Encryption technology: 11 potential next big things

As enterprise infrastructure and advancements in technology grow businesses, encryption capabilities are accelerating to keep up. Yet, knowing which new technologies are going to take off is extremely difficult. How will this change impact the industry or consumers? Their best answers are below: 40% off TNW Conference! Cody McLain,SupportNinja 2. Joel Mathew,Fortress Consulting 3. This pop in of technology will remove the need for remembering annoying passwords and answers to secret questions....

May 3, 2019 · 2 min · 296 words · Ana Doyle

10 things we learned from the Democratic candidates’ Instagrams

The first, in Iowa, is scheduled for Monday, February 3. Youre welcome, world. Bernie is Mr. Popular… 40% off TNW Conference! Better yet, it wont overwhelm you. … but maybe not for long. But the real action isnt on the top of the list, its at the bottom. Since January, Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has been on a tear. In just three months, Mayor Pete has skyrocketed from literally off the chart into the number seven spot....

May 2, 2019 · 3 min · 468 words · Karen Horton

ASUS made a souped-up gaming phone… so I used it to play Snake

With phones getting endlessly more powerful, it sometimes feel like a pointless arms race. Like, what do we need all that juice for? Faster scrolling on Instagram? Well, with its beefed up ROG phone, ASUS has an answer: gaming. Muscular mobiles should be for gaming. How would it handle something like… Snake? I have a feeling youre going to tell me. Fine, before then though, tell me about the ROG phones specs?...

May 2, 2019 · 2 min · 330 words · Edward Hooper