Tooling

8 Chrome extensions that designers might find useful, such as tools for finding inspiration, identifying fonts and colors, and generating palettes.

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Social Media Today announced the release of AdInboxMe, a tool that monitors competitors' Facebook ad campaigns. via Social Media Today

A new 3D-printed pen plotter is so small that lack of space is no longer an excuse for not having one. The plotter, designed by Bart Dring, uses an ESP32 to run a port of the Grbl firmware and features a clever mechanism utilizing a single belt for both X and Y axes.

This post discusses "builder's remorse," the feeling people have when tools they built get used for harmful purposes.

Starting August 19th, Facebook is changing its ad format to shrink the maximum height of images and videos in mobile news feed ads to a 4:5 aspect ratio.

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Privacy concerns have been raised about FaceApp and its use of AI and user photos - MIT Technology Review explores these concerns and the larger issue of data privacy in the age of AI. via The source of this content is MIT Technology Review.

This Cool Tools Recomendo recommends an archive.org downloader, and also discusses a Reddit thread on under-appreciated scientific breakthroughs. via Cool Tools

How-To Geek explains how to check for and remove the Zoom web server that could allow the app to be reinstalled without permission.

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PSFK offers an AI-powered dashboard for trend analysis, providing insights on innovation across industries.

Bartenders are experimenting with the Suntory highball machine, using it to carbonate everything from American whiskeys and vodkas to pre-batched cocktails. via PUNCH.

Issue 152 of Cool Tools' "Recomendo" features personal finance advice, tips for finding quality products online, reviews of Sounds True audio talks, and recommendations for a coffee cup, paper cutter, and sci-fi novel. via Cool Tools.

This issue of Cool Tools recommends a Chrome extension, a science fiction novel, a Patagonia daypack, and more. via Cool Tools