Seven Easy Ways You Can Edit PDFs Directly From Your Mac
The best PDF editor on your Mac is the app your Mac ships with. I’m talking about Preview, an app whose name hides its versatility. It can do a lot more than just opening different types of files. For PDFs, it’s as good as most free PDF editors. Enable dark mode for easier reading Credit: […]
We Now Know What Caused the Cloudflare Outage Tuesday Morning
Tuesday morning was a stark reminder of how fragile the global internet really is. Websites from X to ChatGPT went offline as Cloudflare, the company they rely on for web infrastructure services, experienced a massive outage. A huge number of sites and services across the world contract Cloudflare for cybersecurity protections, as well as to […]
How I Turned My Laptop Into a Distraction-Free Writing Device
There are plenty of distractions to deal with in our modern digital age—see if you can manage to get all the way through this article without turning your attention elsewhere at least once, for example. All that surrounding noise can make it difficult to stick to the task at hand, and actually get some solid […]
Google Ads Campaign Total Budget For PMax Is Live
Google Ads has rolled out the “Campaign total budget” feature for Performance Max (PMax) campaigns. This was available for other match types and is now available for PMax.
Google: Consistency Is The Biggest Technical SEO Factor (Still In 2025)
For a decade now, Google’s John Mueller has been saying consistency is the most important SEO advice you can give someone. In 2025, he said it again, posting on Bluesky, “Consistency is the biggest technical SEO factor.”
Cloudflare Outage Impact On Google, Bing & Other Search Bots – Your Site Will Be Fine
Cloudflare, which is used by around 20% of all websites (including this one), is having major outages this morning. Lots of site owners are concerned with how this may impact Google, Bing, and other crawlers. The truth is, these search engines have seen this many times before and it can handle it.
Daily Search Forum Recap: November 18, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
These Noise-Canceling Bose Earbuds Are $50 Off Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. AirPods can fall short if you swap between different devices or want more than a single color option. That is where the currently discounted Bose QuietComfort Earbuds start to feel like a practical alternative. […]
ChatGPT, X, and Other Sites Affected During the Cloudflare Outage
On Tuesday morning, much of the internet was inaccessible. If you tried to follow your feeds on X, or engage with ChatGPT, you were only met with error messages. Compare those error messages to one another, however, and you’d likely notice a similar name affixed to them all: Cloudflare. Cloudflare’s massive Tuesday morning outage had […]
Flat Home Prices “Mirror” 1990s: Small Multifamily Bound for Major Upswing
Another year is nearly in the books. The 2025 housing market was largely defined by construction oversupply, sluggish rent growth, flat home prices, and widespread turbulence, with residential real estate […]
Google AI Mode Adds Travel AI Features: Agentic Booking & Research
Google added new features to AI Mode including agentic booking for travel and Canvas for helping you build your vacation. The agentic booking works with dinner reservations and Google previewed booking for hotels and flights.
Google Search Weather Results Update – WeatherNext 2
Google confirmed a new search algorithm update – well, this is just a weather feature – but it is a stormy one. Well, maybe not. Google said Google Search’s weather results were updated to what they call WeatherNext 2 – Google’s “most advanced and efficient forecasting model.”
Bing Microsoft Advertising Ads Label – Ads Related To: Query
Microsoft is testing a new ad label for the Bing Search ads labeled “Ads related to” followed by the query the ads are related to. In the example below, it shows “Ad related to: Cushions”
Try ‘Slow Productivity’ to Improve Your Work and Avoid Burnout
We may earn a commission from links on this page. For years, “burnout” has been a cultural buzzword, but the concept isn’t new: Working too hard and too fast just isn’t sustainable, so while productivity techniques that advise you on how to prioritize multiple tasks in a single day are helpful in the short term, […]
Cloudflare Is Experiencing a Massive Outage
If you’re having trouble accessing sites and services on the internet this morning, it isn’t just you: It appears Cloudflare is experiencing a global outage. When I try to load sites like X or, ironically, Downdetector, I’m met with various errors. X shows me an internal service error, while Downdetector asks me to “Please unblock […]
