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In this short report I offer some reflections on the 2013 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (commonly known just as "CHI") that took place in Paris last week.  The conference had 16 parallel tracks. Therefore, my review is necessarily partial and personal. I urge interested readers to look at the program in more detail, an […]

 HyperCard is an end-user programming tool from the 1990's.  A new version that runs on most modern platforms raises the question of the role of end-user programming and the directions in modern programming languages. […]

How often have you picked up a scholarly journal in a discipline far removed from your expertise, only to be stymied and mystified by the disciplinary jargon?  We cannot all be polymaths, but as writers about our research in computing, we can do more to lower the disciplinary drawbridges and invite readers into our intellectual castle. […]

Readers offer their best tips for putting your laptop to sleep, keeping your gadgets in one place, and making your keyboard's number pad better.Read more...     […]

Yahoo, in an attempt to make its photo-hosting service Flickr relevant again, decided to offer 1TB of free space to all users. The downside? Everyone who doesn't pay $50 per year gets ads.Read more...     […]

OS X: Auto-restore works great when you want to pick back up where you left off working, but how many times do you leave open a photo or video you actually want to see again when you re-open Preview or Quicktime? A couple of terminal commands can disable this annoying—and potentially embarrassing—feature of OSX.Read more...     […]

You'll rarely end up with a poor workspace if you include an organized desk, a good chair, only the tools you need for work, and an abundance of natural light. Designers Ryan Meis and Sarah Labieniec created an excellent space on those simple principles.Read more...     […]

Great discussions are par for the course here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you may have missed. Check out these discussions and add your own thoughts to make them even more wonderful!Read more...     […]