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The Poly Studio P5 Webcam is a wonderful pairing for home-office and co-working spaces that can help you avoid embarrassing zooms. Compared to many top rated laptops, the Poly Studio P5 give the additional sensor size to capture more pleasant images. Though, it won’t compete with a DSLR with HDMI adapters, it will make you look better on Zoom. Webcams have come a long way from the days of pixelated calls to my Canadian girlfriend on MSN Messager in the mid-2000s.

Foo is the founder of Jekko. Unlike other publishers, Foo attends thousands of events, interviews personalities from startups to Fortune 500s, and blows stuff up on YouTube. More by Foo Conner

tagDiv, a Romania WordPress theme developer, has added an advertising backdoor into their Newspaper theme. On April 6th, 2023 with version 12.3.1 security update, tagDiv removed a vulnerability only to add in one of their own – unskippable ads for their services. This comes less than two years after tagDiv took over thousands of websites with a backdoor promoting their affiliate links. This isn’t an ad, it’s a security vulnerability.

While some students liken life to the red solo cup parties held in Greek life basements, others assert that it truly begins only after graduation caps take flight. However, seasoned philosophers understand that life is most enriching when shared over a good meal. For nearly three decades, Fuel and Fuddle provided such meals, serving as a beloved gastropub for students and Pittsburgh locals alike. After 27 years, the Fuel and Fuddle gastropub is closing Friday, May 26th.

CMU Startup Togael has officially launched with their debut eSports tournament. The first blood, as the gamers would say, started with a Super Smash Brothers Brawl tournament that drew competitors from West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania for a sweet victory and prize pool. Throughout the school year Will Flanagan IV (the latest in a multigenerational media dynasty) and Harish Karumuri worked on Togael.

Dot. Cards is a digital business card that actually works. You can now burn the stacks of paper business cards you’ve order to stay warm for the winter. Traditional business cards are a burden, especially for travelers. Those paper weights are thrown out like ninja stars in hopes for a lighter load in mental baggage. Dot., the connection company, has created a replacement with a straightforward website and NFC companion cards.

Yesterday, the City of Pittsburgh, under the Ed Gainey administration, announced the appointment of a new press secretary. However, the press release extolled glaring conflicts of interest as virtues rather than defects. This move contradicts a promise Gainey had made to introduce fresh faces in the press office and eliminate the type of conflicts that led to the resignation of Tim McNulty, the former press secretary for Bill Peduto.

We are currently looking for South Pittsburgh Stories ahead of our anniversary announcement. Anyone can pitch us. We’re working on stories that feature the rich history south of the city. What exactly are we looking for? Community drive stories from non-profits, multigenerational family businesses, buildings that have survived many changes, people in the community that are familiar faces. Where are we looking?

Dave Matthews played Pittsburgh last night hoping to lend his star power to Democratic candidate for Senate John Fetterman. Pennsylvania has become the focus of the 2022 election. Before the ink can dry on a press pass, the union printer has to insert their tag for the next event. If you had asked me years ago as John Fetterman and I would sit in the back of Mr. Smalls Theatre if rockstars like Dave Matthews would rally for his campaigns, I think we’d laugh.

Sheldon Epps returned to Carnegie Mellon University on his book signing tour for My Own Directions. Epps is a legendary director having spearheaded theatre productions on Broadway and abroad. He served as the Artistic Director of the Pasadena Playhouse for twenty years. At this stop as his alma mater, he shares reflections from his book with drama students. Sheldon has a soft spoken but commanding presence.