A journey that began in 2017 to hike from the tip of South America to the northernmost top of Alaska, a site to learn how to tie all kinds of knots, and learning the history of the English language in 22 minutes are some of the interesting stories I’ve read and enjoyed in the past month.
I hope you enjoy them, too!
Continue reading What I Found Interesting: July 16, 2025
If you use DuckDuckGo as your search engine, be aware the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assist feature is turned on by default.
For people who don’t want AI used in their DuckDuckGo search results, you’ll need to turn AI Assist off in each of your browsers (desktop and mobile) as well as in the DuckDuckGo app.
Which is what I did.
Continue reading Quick Tip: How to Turn off DuckDuckGo’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assist Feature for Search
For several years, I’ve used DuckDuckGo, the search engine that doesn’t track you.
I love that you can search privately and don’t have to worry about your online search history being tracked.
Also, given Tim Bray’s post about Google memory loss, I have more confidence in using DuckDuckGo to search for specific content I know exists.
However, little did I know that DuckDuckGo has additional features that can make my work life easier: built-in cheat sheets to help web designers and developers. Continue reading Make Your Coding Easier, Use DuckDuckGo Cheat Sheets