How to solve any design problem by understanding its roots The drill saga I lived in Amsterdam for 3 years. When I moved there I was very lucky to find an apartment in a building that was recently finished. My wife and I were the first people to ever live in our apartment, and the building even had a lift — you might not realize it, but in Amsterdam, that is kind of a big deal....

Twitter has challenged brands to reach out to consumers in a completely different way than how they did in the past through both traditional media and marketing campaigns. This social media platform “forced” brands to put their megaphone down and listen to their customers, changing the dynamics of their relationship. Today Twitter is on the agenda of most brands as a communication tool for immediate response to customers’ requests, driving sales and taking the brand-customer relationship to a more personal level....

Explaining geekery to non-geeks can be a tiresome process. But if we were to think of our gadgets, communication, and Internet use in terms of acity, it might just a an easy to describe each item we use (knowingly or otherwise) on a daily basis in layman’s terms. We’ve put together a list of 14 tech terms which are usually bandied around and provided a simple explanation of each so that you can explain them to someone who isn’t necessarily familiar with all things tech....

Adding photos to your Scrapbook folder on Google+ is one of the easiest ways to liven up your profile. Just like people were taking advantage of theFacebooklayout to make their profiles more striking, the same can now be done on Google+. From using a PSD template in Photoshop, to web-based solutions, there are several ways you can easily split your images so that they’re spread across your profile. GPlusPic WithGPlusPicyou can upload an image to the site and determine exactly which part of the image will be used in your profile....

Welcome toTNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. The workday evolved in 2020, and tools are adapting to accommodate that.Google announceda few subtle tweaks to Google Calendar. The main one: you can segment your workday into multiple chunks. The working hours feature lets you indicate which hours are part of your workday, which is important when someone else is trying to schedule a meeting with you....