Month: March 2022

Some Etsy Sellers Are Planning A Boycott Over Fee Hikes

Cassidy described Etsy’s latest fee increase — which would cost her around $100 a month during peak sales periods — as “the final straw.” “I’ve been really upset at every recent platform change,” she said. One frustration was the introduction in spring 2020 of an advertising program that Cassidy can’t…

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LinkedIn adds newsletters to help job seekers build communities

Audio player loading… Building a community can be difficult especially when you’re working from home or looking for a new job which is why LinkedIn is introducing newsletters to its platform. Last year, the professional social network debuted Articles for Pages to make it easier for its users to publish…

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Forspoken dev says one-second game loads are now a tentative reality on PC

Last Monday, Microsoft declared that DirectStorage would usher in “a new era of fast load times and detailed worlds in PC games.” And while that now seems a little too grandiose, the developer of upcoming tech showcase game Forspoken has just revealed that one-second load times are now legitimately in…

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Invites for NBN Co’s free fibre upgrade are finally rolling out

Audio player loading… In 2021, NBN Co promised that over a million Aussie homes would be getting their ailing FTTN (Fibre to the Node) internet connections upgraded to a full fibre technology for free. This will give qualifying residents and businesses an FTTP connection (Fibre to the Premises), which should…

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Microsoft wants to convince more game developers to use Azure

Audio player loading… Microsoft has announced the launch of several new programs and services aimed specifically at game developers in an effort to get them to use its Azure cloud computing service. The first of which is the software giant’s Azure Game Development Virtual Machine that allows game developers to…

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The best Chromebook deals you can get right now

If you’re looking for an affordable laptop alternative, Chromebooks are a great option to consider. Yet there are several kinds on the market these days, and it can be overwhelming to pick the right for you and your needs. Some are better suited toward basic work tasks, for example, while…

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