Living in Information This old computer link View this email in your browser Jorge Arango's Unlabeled graphic To get missing image descriptions, open the context menu. No. 37 My livelihood depends on my laptop. Because of this, I’m very cautious about my computer. Whenever I buy a new one something I do every three years or so, when the extended warranty runs out I don’t get rid of the one it’s replacing. Instead, I keep the old one around in case I find myself without my main machine. Last week this policy paid off, as I had to send my laptop back to Apple for repairs. As a result, over the previous few days, I’ve been working on a six year old computer. I’d assumed the experience would be painful. But except for one particularly heavy app (which is very slow when working with large files) it’s been fine. More than fine. It turns out there are some things about the older computer that I prefer. Namely, its keyboard which in this model hadn’t yet succumbed to Apple’s obsessive pursuit of thinness has a much better feel than the one in the newer model. And with its full complement of ports, the old computer is also blissfully dongle free. In 2013, when I bought it, this computer was better than the one it replaced in every way. It raised the bar for what I considered a good computing experience and made using the previous model which up to then had served me well feel barbaric. At least I assumed so. In reality, there were tradeoffs. Perhaps I sold myself on the idea that the new one was indisputably better? I’m typing these words on my old computer. They’re among the last I’ll write on it; this machine is undoubtedly too slow for my current needs. But the thought has crossed my mind: Do I need to be on this continuous upgrade cycle? For 80 percent of my needs, this old thing would do. heading level 2 Also worth your attention... list with 10 items bullet Designers are ideally suited to help teams in organizations link bust silos and work more effectively link together dot bullet Screen consultants come into homes, schools, churches and synagogues to remind parents how people parented before. How some families are link hiring coaches to help them manage screen time dot bullet link Design Observer co founder link Jessica Helfand on link the drive for more ethical design in large link organizations : The problem is that ethics is not an institutional concern: it’s a individual concern. bullet As software eats more of the world, we’re moving more of our interactions to touchscreens. 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(Last week, Prof. Zuckerman link announced his resignation from the Media Lab due to its ties with Jeffrey Epstein.) bullet How beacons link track your moves through physical space as you go about your daily activities in shops, museums, airports, etc. out of list heading level 2 The Informed Life With MJ Broadbent Unlabeled graphic Unlabeled graphic 41855f 85 63fb 4dca 832d 01dc 74… The link latest episode of link The Informed Life podcast features an interview with my friend, graphic recorder and facilitator MJ Broadbent. In this episode, we talked about how she uses visual thinking to help folks understand themselves and each other more effectively. 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