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Author: Adam Z. Lein

Designer & web developer since the mid 1990's starting on the DEC intranet. User experience consultant since 1998. Photographer since 1995. Tech journalist since 2002.Fediverse Profile
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The Fediverse should avoid bundling Private Messages completely and implement this instead.

On May 19, 2023 By Adam Z. Lein In Tech

Many servers in the Fediverse have implemented “private mentions” or “private messages” or “direct messages” in a manner that uses the ActivityPub protocol without encryption. Fediverse server administrators are able to read all of these …

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How to make your own Delta Chat Email Server and compete with WhatsApp/Signal/Telegram

On May 15, 2023 By Adam Z. Lein In Tech

If you’ve been watching what’s been happening to Twitter since it was bought out by Elon Musk, you might have recently realized the advantages of using more sustainable, federated, decentralized, and open technologies (Such as …

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The G5 HP Z Series Workstations are crazy powerful

On February 15, 2023 By Adam Z. Lein In Tech

I love using my HP Z series workstation during my day job of web design, environment design, animation, and brand identity design, but these new Z series workstations are on a much higher level than …

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Understanding Mastodon, the Fediverse, and why you should migrate from Twitter

On November 10, 2022 By Adam Z. Lein In Tech

The Fediverse is an incredibly good idea that should seem pretty obvious to anyone who has ever made a phone call, driven on roads, mailed a letter, sent an email, or browsed the web; decentralized, …

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Candy Crush Saga 10 year anniversary 500 drone light show.

Candy Crush Saga’s 10 Year Anniversary Party featured a 500 drone light show

On November 4, 2022 By Adam Z. Lein In Fashion, Tech

On November 3rd, 2022 in New York City, Candy Crush Saga celebrates its 10 year anniversary with a small event at the Battery Park Esplanade and a big light show over the Hudson River performed …

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New York Comic Con 2022

On October 10, 2022 By Adam Z. Lein In Event, Fashion

New York Comic Con is back for 2022! As a post pandemic event, masks were still required, but barely anyone wore them. The panels were slightly smaller, no longer taking over Madison Square Garden and …

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Hands on with the 2022 Wacom Cintiq Pro 27

On September 28, 2022 By Adam Z. Lein In Design, Tech

Ever since I started working as a graphic designer in the 90’s, I’ve always been fascinated with pen displays for computers. Well, maybe that love started with the Koala Pad on an Apple IIe in …

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Panasonic Toughbook 40 Review

On September 19, 2022 By Adam Z. Lein In Tech

A rugged hardcore portable computer Panasonic’s Toughbook series of laptop computers are mainly designed for the more rugged dangerous workplaces like military, law enforcement, or construction scenarios. It’s not meant for the indoor desk jobs …

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Apple’s iPhone may be 15-years-old, but this 20-year-old smartphone was way better.

On September 6, 2022 By Adam Z. Lein In Tech

This year Apple both celebrated the 15 year anniversary of their first iPhone and announced the discontinuation of their last remaining iPod product; something that was first launched 20 years ago back in 2002. What’s …

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The new Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold (2022) is Awesome

On September 1, 2022 By Adam Z. Lein In Tech

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold is Lenovo’s next generation of large 16″ laptop tablet style folding screen devices. I got to see an early prototype of this model a while back, and seeing the new …

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  • Wacom Movink Review: the thinnest and maybe best pen display ever
  • B&H’s Bild Expo picks up where Photo Plus Expo left off
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