What Happens When You Turn On Airplane Mode?
We’ve all heard the flight attendant’s request: “Please ensure your electronic devices are in airplane mode for departure.” You tap the icon, your cellular bars disappear, and you go about your flight. But have you ever wondered what’s actually happening under the hood?
At its core, airplane mode is a master kill-switch for your device’s radio transmitters. When you toggle it on, your phone instantly powers down the hardware responsible for communicating with the outside world. This includes your cellular radio (for calls, texts, and data), Wi-Fi, and often Bluetooth. While you can usually turn Wi-Fi and Bluetooth back on manually after the fact, the cellular connection remains strictly off.
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What to Do if You Clicked a Suspicious Link
It happens to the best of us. You’re scanning through your emails or scrolling through a text thread, and before you realize it, you’ve tapped a link that feels… off. Maybe the website looks slightly wrong, or your browser starts acting strange. That instant “oh no” feeling is your intuition telling you something might be wrong.
The good news is that clicking a link isn’t an automatic game-over for your digital life. While it’s a moment to take seriously, there are clear, calm steps you can take right now to secure your information and your device. Let’s walk through exactly what to do to get back on solid ground.
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What's a Password Manager and Why You Probably Need One
Think about how many online accounts you have. Between email, banking, social media, shopping, and that one random site you used once to buy a specific lightbulb, it’s probably dozens—if not hundreds. Now, be honest: how many of those accounts share the same password? If you’re like most people, the answer is “too many.”
A password manager is a simple tool that solves this problem once and for all. It’s essentially a digital vault that stores all your login credentials in one encrypted place. Instead of memorizing a hundred complex strings of characters, you only have to remember one “master password” to unlock the vault. It’s like having a personal assistant who remembers every key to every door in your life, so you don’t have to.
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Which Browser Should You Actually Use? Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge Compared
Choosing a web browser used to be a simple decision based on which icon you liked best or which one came pre-installed on your computer. Today, the stakes are a bit higher. Your browser is your primary window to the digital world, handling everything from your banking to your social life. While they all technically “open websites,” the differences in how they handle your data, your battery life, and your productivity are significant.
In this guide, we’ll look past the marketing and dive into what actually separates Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge in 2025.
Read MoreMake Prism.js show line numbers by default (without CSS classes)
For client-side syntax highlighting with Hugo, I think Prism.js is the best of the many options available to web developers. It’s highly configurable, supports plenty of languages, and produces a very attractive-looking end product.
There was one bugaboo bothering me, though. One of the Prism features that really impressed me was its ability to put in line numbers in code blocks. This looks good and makes it easier to reference small pieces of code when writing and commenting on it.
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