Free photo storage, and other fairy tales.

Google is ending its free unlimited photo storage option in June 2021.

By the way: all the media, including this one, has missed a chance by not having articles with titles like “Google is ending!” with subtitles “…its free unlimited photo storage option”. But hey, there’s always another service that Google is ending, so maybe next time.

So, we could say, yet another fairy tale of free service is ending, but hey, this is the fairy tale: who doesn’t remember that other famous piece of tech market analysis — the story of Hansel and Gretel, the two youngsters lured into the hands of a cannibalistic witch living in a house made of gingerbread, cake, confection, sweets, and many other treats and pastries” (as Wikipedia so graphically puts it.) Continue reading Free photo storage, and other fairy tales.

The companies that know most about you – which ones do you trust?

Clario’s summary on the types of personal data collected by various companies is a sobering / fun (depending on which side of the aisle are you on) article. Continue reading The companies that know most about you – which ones do you trust?

Shit weather vs. good weather: the jury is in. (Random Sunday fun.)

Two photos posted on the same day: the first in the rainy-foggy-cloudy morning, the second (second 2, actually) in the sunny-cloudporny-windy-rainbowy afternoon.

And the results: Continue reading Shit weather vs. good weather: the jury is in. (Random Sunday fun.)