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Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook Plus review: An affordable laptop disguised as a premium gem
Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsLenovo Flex 5i Chromebook Plus price and specs I love when a laptop looks way more expensive than it isA plain old, decent displayA great array of portsRefreshingly crisp, full-bodied audioA well-spaced, comfortable keyboardThe Flex 5i’s webcam is just like most laptop webcams Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook Plus benchmarks…
UX Fatigue: When Your Website Asks for Too Much (and how to fix it)!
Let’s be honest: we’ve all been there. You click a link, land on a site, and before you can even scroll, the internet throws the kitchen sink at you. First, the cookie banner swoops in like a mall cop with a clipboard: “Can we track every pixel of your soul?” Before you can hit “Accept All,” a…
CSS Elevator: A Pure CSS State Machine With Floor Navigation | CSS-Tricks
As a developer with a passion for state machines, I’ve often found myself inspired by articles like “A Complete State Machine Made with HTML Checkboxes and CSS.” The power of pure CSS-driven state machines intrigued me, and I began to wonder: could I create something simpler, more interactive, and without the use of macros? This…
Designing For TV: The Evergreen Pattern That Shapes TV Experiences — Smashing Magazine
TV interface design is a unique, fascinating, and often overlooked field. It’s been guided by decades of evolution and innovation, yet still firmly constrained by its legacy. Follow Milan into the history, quirks, and unshakable rules that dictate how we control these devices. Television sets have been the staple of our living rooms for decades….
SEO Has Been Tactical For 20 Years. GenAI Forces The Strategy Question
For as long as I’ve been in this industry, there’s been debate about whether SEO is strategic or tactical. Most SEOs would like to believe their work is strategic. Many executives see it as tactical. The truth is somewhere in between, and the arrival of generative AI is forcing a new level of clarity. This…
What We Find in the Sewers
This article concludes Issue 07. See you next month for the launch of Issue 08! The sewer is the conscience of the city. Everything there converges and confronts everything else. — Victor Hugo, Les Misérables In his book What is Life? Schrödinger called humans “entropy machines.” Extracting order from our environment to compensate for our…
Here are 30 of our favorite deals from REI’s ongoing Labor Day sale
The Venu 3, our favorite Garmin smartwatch, is on sale for $50 off through September 1st. Just because temperatures are dropping and the days are getting shorter doesn’t mean it’s time to hibernate. Fall is a perfect time to get outside, and it’s also a great opportunity to save on gadgets and gear designed for…
The iPhone 17 is weeks away: What to expect from the specs, cameras, colors, and release date
It’s almost September, which means it’s almost new iPhone season. Apple’s annual flagship launch extravaganza is theoretically weeks away, so we should probably stop, catch our breath, and review what we know so far. As always, there have been plenty of leaks and rumors surrounding the iPhone 17 launch over the past year. Some of…
10 Web Dev Trends for 2025 That Will Make or Break Your Career
Web development is dead. Well, the version you knew is… The future? It’s less about your meticulous hand-coded masterpieces and more about surviving a tidal wave of automation, AI, and the slow, almost cruel commoditization of creativity. But for those of us still clinging to the wreckage of “the old web,” here’s a glimpse into the trends that…
3D Layered Text: Interactivity and Dynamicism | CSS-Tricks
In the previous two chapters, we built a layered 3D text effect, added depth and color, and then brought it to life with motion. We explored static structure, animated variations, and even some clever decoration tricks. But everything so far has been hard-coded. This time, we’re going dynamic. In this final chapter, we’re stepping into…