Former Microsoft dev built a 2.5KB Notepad clone with zero AI features

Plummer is the man who claims to have created some major Windows features, including the original Task Manager application. Now, the YouTuber and retired developer shared ...

10 Hacks Every MacBook Pro User Should Know

Apple has a MacBook for everyone. The Neo is a great value for anyone who wants a laptop for light tasks, while the Air is ...

It’s Inevitable — You’re Going to Get Hacked. But Here’s One Solution.

So what?” needs to be our response to the salacious, titillating and terrifying hacks that could come our way.
USA Today

'Hacks' series finale reveals fate of Jean Smart's Deborah Vance

Warning: this story contains spoilers from the series finale of "Hacks," now streaming on HBO. After cementing her legacy as a legendary comedian with a record-breaking show that will polish the lede ...
Tech Guide

Simple Productivity Hacks for Better Focus and Time Use

Research by Gloria Mark and colleagues at the University of California, Irvine found that knowledge workers switched tasks or ...
Salon

“Hacks” finale is a moving tribute to comedy’s power to keep going

Comedy loves a good callback. The fifth and final season of “Hacks” contains some outstanding nods to triumphs that Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) savored together in ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Hacks’ Goes Out on Its Own Terms

In its audacious series finale, the comedy series chose silence, grief, and a one-liner over a tidy sendoff — and mostly stuck the landing. By Kevin Dolak [This story contains spoilers from the series ...
IndieWire

Three Sequences in the ‘Hacks’ Finale Define Its Great Cinematography

Cinematographer Adam Bricker tells IndieWire about the joys of getting to always have Paris, and also five seasons of an HBO series. Getting to sculpt the show for five seasons with a core group of ...
IndieWire

‘Hacks’ Co-Creator Explains Why the Finale’s Surprise Storyline Was Its Logical Conclusion

The way “Hacks” would ultimately end hasn’t changed since the series was pitched seven years ago, Lucia Aniello told IndieWire, but the decision to make Season 5 the last was debated late in the ...
TheWrap

‘Hacks’ Creators Explain Series Finale’s Big Fakeout: ‘We Always Knew This Was the Ending’

Note: This story contains spoilers from “Hacks” Season 5, Episode 10. Deborah Vance was never going to die. That may be a shock to “Hacks” fans who have seen the series finale to HBO Max’s Emmys ...
collider

'Hacks' Was Always Going To End This Way for Ava and Deborah

Co-creators Jen Statsky and Lucia Aniello break down the intensely emotional ending of one of HBO's best comedies. Emily Bernard is a Features Editor and Peer Mentor for Collider who studied History, ...
The New York Times

‘Hacks’ and the Case for Age-Gap Friendship

In an era of weakened social connections, experts say, bonding with an older or younger friend offers unique benefits. By Catherine Pearson This article includes spoilers for the final episode of ...