Technology & Business
What is a recession
A recession is a significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months. It is visible in real GDP, real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale-retail sales. The United States defines a recession as "a significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months." The most popular definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of declining GDP. A recession begins just after the economy peaks and ends as it reaches its trough.
Useful websites you need to know about
In this article, we will share a few useful websites that can save you time or money. WIFIMap <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/a432fce339.jpg" alt=""> If you are traveling or running low on LTE data, there are always a dozen good reasons to connect to a local free Wi-Fi network (just make sure you use a VPN). WiFiMap is an app and website that allows you to locate free Wi-Fi networks. The service (and apps) are free and supported by advertisements. The pro subscription costs $25US and provides offline access to the offline database as well as an ad-free experience.
Real time precipitation alerts in IOS
Weather apps are the most downloaded category of apps in any app store. People seem to be obsessed with them. Apple delivered a ton of "hidden" improvements in iOS15 that you probably won't be able to find on your own. One such improvement is the ability to receive real-time precipitation alerts through Apple's iOS weather app. In order to enable this new functionality: Open the weather app. Tap the icon with three dots on the lower right corner of the screen
Intro to options (options 101)
There are many different types of options that investors can trade, and each has its own unique set of pros and cons. However, options can generally be divided into two broad categories: calls and puts. Calls give the holder the right to buy an underlying asset at a specific price, while puts give the holder the right to sell an underlying asset at a specific price. There are many different factors to consider when deciding whether to buy or sell options.
What is Google SmartCompose and how to turn it off in Gmail
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is slowly making its way into all aspects of our lives, whether it is profiling us on social media or making us buy that product at the perfect time on Amazon. Companies can use AI for good or evil. Google is known for search, but you may not realize that they apply AI to almost all of their products in order to help their users. Sometimes this added convenience may be at the expense of privacy. An example of this is Gmail's Smart Compose feature.
Wormhole could be the free file transfer app Firefox Send wanted to be
Firefox Send was a fantastic tool that allowed anyone on the internet to send large files for free using encryption. Unfortunately, the bad guys started using it, and Firefox pulled the plug. The concept is simple, by visiting the service page, you upload your files, and the service provides a link that allows anyone to download the content. The challenge with most free services is that they are insecure, and most are slow (encouraging you to buy their faster service).
Could the parler ban push the it into China's arms?
I am a Canadian and politically independent. As a Canadian, I have been watching many on the left cheer as the top 5 biggest tech companies killed the right-wing social media app Paler. Apple and Google removed the app from the app store. Twitter and Facebook removed their social media accounts and Amazon turned off their cloud hosting. The left touted this as a significant win “for the good guys”. Let’s talk Alibaba Alibaba is one of the biggest tech companies in China.
Sites to legally watch streaming movies
Most of us have multiple streaming service subscriptions (Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, etc). As money becomes tighter, some want to lighten their monthly subscription spend and here are some legal ways to stream. Kanopy Kanopy offers an interesting portfolio of artistic and classic films. Before you close this page thinking the content is low-grade, know that they even have some films from the Criterion collection. Kanopy also supports AppleTV, Roku, Chromecast, AndroidTV, FireTV and SamsungTV. <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/b9ed1af417.jpg" alt=""> The catch is that you have to be a member of an organization that is subscribed to their service (local library or University ) The one important note is that their film catalogue changes regularly so if you see a film you want to watch, stream it quickly.
Microsoft has launched an initiative to help individuals acquire new digital skills
Microsoft has launched an incredible new initiative powered by free learning content, low-cost certifications and job seeker tools to help 25 million individuals re-enter the workforce. Microsoft has launched a new initiative that combines content from it's LinkedIn learning and Github entities, mixed with other content previously only available internally to Microsoft employees. The purpose of this initiative is to help upskill or retool individuals that may have lost their jobs due to COVID. Microsoft is forecasting up to a quarter-billion unemployed individuals (globally) in 2020 due to COVID.
Ed's favourite things - Best Qi wireless charger
This is not a sponsored post, and links are not affiliated links. Most moderately priced (or higher) smartphones now come with wireless charging, which means it is a little luxury you can easily add to your everyday experience. When evaluating wireless Qi chargers, I only looked at the stand models because it allows you to use the device while it charges, and it makes finding the charging zone effortless. Over the years, I have tested hundreds of cables, chargers and wireless chargers and have concluded that Anker and Ravpower manufacture the most reliable units.