by Justin Emery 16th July, 2019 / Mobile Tips & Techniques There’s an app for that, but you don’t have to use it Do you really need all your apps? Could your life be better if you went back to the traditional, physical ways of doing things?
by Justin Emery 19th May, 2019 / Philosophy What is Mindful Tech? What is mindful technology and what problem is it trying to solve? What about alternative terms: Humane Tech, Digital Minimalism, Digital Wellbeing, and others?
by Justin Emery 15th February, 2019 / Books Susan Greenfield’s Mind Change A review and summary of Mind Change, a book which makes the case that our use of digital technologies may be changing our brains and our thinking.
by Justin Emery 10th February, 2019 / Browser & Extensions Review: Ad blocking with uBlock Origin How did the advertising industry hijack ad blocking? We review uBlock Origin, one of the most popular and effective ad blockers that really does block all ads.
27th January, 2019 / Websites Awesome Humane Tech list https://github.com/humanetech-community/awesome-humane-tech shared by Justin Emery The Awesome Humane Tech list is a collection of mostly open-source projects for privacy protection, mindfulness, health, alternative social media platforms, and much more…
by Justin Emery 21st January, 2019 / Tips & Techniques Get physical to stay mindful The importance of physicality and coming back to our bodies, in a world where most of our lives can be measured and monitored by smart phone apps.
by Justin Emery 29th December, 2018 / Mobile App Review: Insight Timer Insight Timer for iOS and Android claims to be the most used meditation app, but if all you are expecting is a timer, you might be surprised!
by Justin Emery 1st December, 2018 / Mobile Review: Screen Time for iPhone / iPad (iOS 12) Screen Time is a new feature in the recently released iOS 12 for iPhone and iPad. It will monitor your device usage and allow you to set limitations.
by Justin Emery 25th November, 2018 / Websites News detox: Reddit and relapsing Reddit is a social news aggregator. But can it function as the main source of news? Can provide broad and balanced coverage of what is happening in the world?
by Justin Emery 12th November, 2018 / Philosophy MozFest 2018 workshop: Combating Online Distraction and Addiction I took a break from blogging to facilitate a workshop on online distraction and addiction at MozFest, London. Here I share some highlights of the workshop and the thinking behind it.