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The open-source audio editor gets better, adding convenience.

Proton Mail came under scrutiny for its role in a legal request by the Spanish authorities leading to the identification and arrest of a user.

Lost your Windows login? The chntpw utility can save the day.

Privacy startup Proton already offers an email app, a VPN tool, cloud storage, a password manager, and a calendar app. In April 2022, Proton acquired SimpleLogin, an open-source product that generates email aliases to protect inboxes from spam and phishing. Today, Proton acquired Standard Notes, adv...

LinkedIn profiles have the “Use my data for training content creation AI models” setting turned on by default, and it’s been left up to users to turn it off.

Use 'Bridgy Fed' to Connect Mastodon and Bluesky The two social networks can come together thanks to this beta bridge that connects two protocols. #AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Mastodon #socialmedia #Fediverse #bluesky https://lifehacker.com/tech/use-bridgy-feed-to-link-mastodon-and-bluesky

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Manuskript. Most people don't know it. It's software for writers. Software with lots of options, while being a lot simpler than Scrivener. I know loads of authors live inside Scrivener, and hooray for them, but it's too much, big, complex, confusing for me. Read about Manuskript etc at their homepage. There are screenshots and a list of features. This post, and perhaps another one, will go into how I use it, to give you an idea. Note: Manuskript is Free…

Which states are the most and least literate? This interesting map shows adult literacy rates for every U.S. state.

A new metanalysis adds to the growing evidence base showing that reading on screens is worse for comprehension.

One professor's reflections on the end of an era, as AI tools such as ChatGPT have murdered the student essay (RIP). Here's why that threatens the future of human cognition—and how to save ourselves.

Online mathematics programs may benefit most the kids who need it least

If we want students to take control of their learning, we first need to implement mechanistic metacognition so that they understand how best to learn, argues Jared Cooney Horvath

Discover how ancient Stoic techniques can enhance your writing focus. Learn practical tips for a distraction-free writing experience in today's busy world.

4. Handwriting improves thinking. (Yours, too.)

Handwriting activates key brain regions for memory and learning, suggesting educational systems should integrate traditional and digital methods effectively.

PDFtk is a simple tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents. It comes in three flavors: PDFtk Free, PDFtk Pro, and our original command-line tool PDFtk Server.

A free and open source software to merge, split, rotate and extract pages from PDF files

Do you want to share files between devices, keep them synced up, and avoid using cloud services to do the job? SyncThing has your back.

BitBar Cloud hosts hundreds of Android and iOS devices, enabling users to create and test high quality mobile apps and games.

Sketchpad: Free online drawing application for all ages. Create digital artwork to share online and export to popular image formats JPEG, PNG, SVG, and PDF.

Simple Image Resizer is free, online and powerful image resizer. Resize your images, photos, scanned documents without losing quality and in a easy way!

The NCES Kids' Zone provides information to help you learn about schools; decide on a college; find a public library; engage in several games, quizzes and skill building about math, probability, graphing, and mathematicians; and to learn many interesting facts about education.