Hello friends! One year ago, I joined the team here at @WIRED! (Yes, on 4/20) So you may know the Games stories I work on, but I also run our Service Desk: All of the helpful "how to use tech smarter/better/make it work for you" stuff!
Let& #39;s do a quick thread of that, shall we?
Let& #39;s do a quick thread of that, shall we?
First of all, I& #39;d be remiss if I didn& #39;t mention my own writing over here, like the story that inspired thousands of emails: How to stay productive when the world is on fire. (and yes, I talk about redefining productivity!)
Talk about evergreen: https://www.wired.com/story/productivity-tips-coronavirus-work-from-home/">https://www.wired.com/story/pro...
Talk about evergreen: https://www.wired.com/story/productivity-tips-coronavirus-work-from-home/">https://www.wired.com/story/pro...
If you just want to rock out, I got you: I asked the team at @WIRED for their favorite songs to get motivated and energized, put them into a Spotify playlist, and wrote about how you, too, can build a playlist of tracks that get you motivated: https://www.wired.com/story/music-productivity-playlist-spotify-pandora/">https://www.wired.com/story/mus...
But this isn& #39;t about me! The Service Desk is here to help *you* understand, use, and engage with technology better. To feel empowered, not out of touch. For example, consider my friend @WhitsonGordon on how to make video calls look and sound better: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-make-video-calls-look-and-sound-better/">https://www.wired.com/story/how...
And read @davidnield on how, exactly, two-factor authentication keeps your accounts safe (and then turn it on everywhere you can. Including LinkedIn.) https://www.wired.com/story/protect-accounts-two-factor-authentication/">https://www.wired.com/story/pro...
Don& #39;t miss @LordRavenscraft on the best Gmail settings and tricks you may not know to use (and a bunch you probably do, if you dig around in there as much as we do!) https://www.wired.com/story/best-hidden-useful-gmail-settings/">https://www.wired.com/story/bes...
So you& #39;re getting the point, yeah? Helpful, accessible, useful. But we have fun too, like @alexhcranz& #39;s recent piece for us on why cord cutting was never really about saving money, although that would have been nice—it was really about control all along: https://www.wired.com/story/cord-cutting-isnt-about-saving-money-its-about-control/">https://www.wired.com/story/cor...
Oh, and don& #39;t miss @RealLifeE& #39;s always-useful guide to not getting into pointless arguments online, a set of guidelines I swear by: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-stop-arguing-online/">https://www.wired.com/story/how...
Also, for my writer friends out there, don& #39;t miss @HarryGuinness& #39;s great piece on how to write a book this year, if that& #39;s one of your goals - a goal I would know NOTHING about, nothing at all (j/k, I& #39;m almost done!): https://www.wired.com/story/book-writing-tips-chris-bailey-brian-mcclellan/">https://www.wired.com/story/boo...
And another one of my favorite pieces this year was @hahnay& #39;s guide to digital "nunchi," a Korean word that, extremely loosely, means learning to read the environment before you respond. Seriously, read this, it& #39;s amazing: https://www.wired.com/story/digital-nunchi-virtual-empathy-tips/">https://www.wired.com/story/dig...
And speaking of reading the room, @DebbyJW1122 put this excellent piece on the appropriate etiquette for virtual funerals, and while editing, I didn& #39;t think I& #39;d need the advice myself...until I did, and wow was it helpful: https://www.wired.com/story/zoom-funeral-etiquette-manners/">https://www.wired.com/story/zoo...
On a brighter note, here& #39;s @thewildwong with probably one of the most fun stories I& #39;ve ever edited, all about the science of *kawaii* things and why cute stuff makes us feel so freakin& #39; good: https://www.wired.com/story/the-power-of-kawaii/">https://www.wired.com/story/the...
I& #39;d also be remiss if I didn& #39;t mention the great work that @jaimestathis does for us on a regular basis, like this recent piece I edited on the ways technology can help you cope with ADHD, and why it "feels" like more people have it now than ever: https://www.wired.com/story/how-technology-help-cope-with-adhd/">https://www.wired.com/story/how...