OpenOffice, after years of neglect, could shut down | Ars Technica

OpenOffice, after years of neglect, could shut down | Ars Technica: "OpenOffice, once the premier open source alternative to Microsoft Office, could be shut down because there aren't enough developers to update the office suite. Project leaders are particularly worried about their ability to fix security problems."

Things that go hmmm in the night...

Mossberg: Steve Jobs continued work on Apple television set after resignation

Mossberg: Steve Jobs continued work on Apple television set after resignation: "'Well, it's television...I think we figured out a way to do it, and it's going to be fantastic. I want you to come out, in a few months, and I want to show it to you.'""

It's a mixture of Mozart and Bach, I call it Mach.

Apple to debut standalone 5K monitor, MacBook Air refresh, 'pro' iPad software features, report says

Apple to debut standalone 5K monitor, MacBook Air refresh, 'pro' iPad software features, report says: "Apple is working to release a fresh batch of Mac hardware including a standalone 5K display made in partnership with LG, MacBook Air and iMac refreshes, and new iPad Pro software catering to professional users, according to a report on Monday. "

Think more secretly.

Mr. Robot’s tech guru: “My job is to outsmart this hive of geniuses” | Ars Technica

Mr. Robot’s tech guru: “My job is to outsmart this hive of geniuses” | Ars Technica: "Mr. Robot staff writer and technical producer Kor Adana doesn't sleep much (four and a half hours is realistic while in the midst of production). Part of that comes from sheer volume of work. Adana holds the high-profile role of coming up with the show's famed hacks. He's involved in everything from generating an idea and recruiting consultants through the feasibility testing and onscreen portrayal. The entire process can take three or four months for a mere three or four seconds on-screen. "

Art imitates life.

Vale, LOGO creator Seymour Papert, who taught us that code can be creative play • The Register

Vale, LOGO creator Seymour Papert, who taught us that code can be creative play • The Register: "Just over a decade ago some clever folks in Italy put together the Arduino, a credit-card sized board powered via USB and programmed with an IDE that borrows a lot from Processing, a programming language designed to make it easy to write interactive applications. As soon as I heard about Arduino, I ordered one, and not very long after Arduino number 435 arrived, I had it blinking an LED - the ‘Hello, World’ of hardware."

That's what I'm talking about blinky.

As emoji grow more popular, the “language” also risks fragmentation | Ars Technica

As emoji grow more popular, the “language” also risks fragmentation | Ars Technica: "Emoji have become important. They’ve permeated our conversations and our messaging apps and our popular culture to a degree that no one could have anticipated just a few years ago, and when your phone or computer gets an update, new emoji are often featured prominently in the release notes or even announced in their own press releases.

That the “language” is so universal and recognizable is due in large part to the Unicode Consortium, the group of major tech companies in charge of defining and approving new emoji (and dozens of other character sets, besides)."

A whole new level to "you misunderstood my text message."

Apple may be working on a Snapchat-like video app for 2017 | Ars Technica

Apple may be working on a Snapchat-like video app for 2017 | Ars Technica: "The video app sounds a lot like Snapchat in terms of features: users can record a video and then apply filters to it, doodle, or place text over it, and then send it to friends via the contact list or existing social networks like Twitter."

This doesn't sound like Snapchat at all.

From The Wirecutter: The best uninterruptible power supply (UPS) | Ars Technica

From The Wirecutter: The best uninterruptible power supply (UPS) | Ars TechnicaAfter researching more than two dozen models, interviewing experts, and having an electrical engineer test our top candidates, we found that the CyberPower CP685AVR is the best uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for people who want to keep a home network running during a blackout of an hour or less.

Nor is it expensive.

A cheap, easy way to add 200GB of storage to your MacBook

A cheap, easy way to add 200GB of storage to your MacBook: "We could all use an extra couple hundred gigs of space on our MacBook, but no one is excited about having a bulky and expensive external drive sticking out of their computer. Hence the appeal of Nifty’s MiniDrive, which seamlessly adds up to 200GB to your MacBook without altering the laptop’s sleek profile."

Nice.