4 keys to remembering names

4 keys to remembering names

by Jan Risher In celebration of Shift Key’s one-year anniversary earlier this month, we’d like to share some tips that have helped make us better people — these are also tips that should come in handy during the busiest time of year for social and holiday gatherings....
‘Look, Ma, no hands!’ Tesla’s autopilot works

‘Look, Ma, no hands!’ Tesla’s autopilot works

Maybe you’re anxiously awaiting the car that will drive itself. Tesla’s newest upgrade doesn’t allow the car to drive itself, but it does offer the “Look, Ma, no hands” feature — as well as parallel parking. Both of those features work...
How to skin a watermelon

How to skin a watermelon

Here’s to one last fling of summer (and a little content marketing thrown in for good measure). Who doesn’t want to know how to skin a watermelon? Here at Shift Key, we are fans of the watermelon — and were pleased to learn this fine trick to show off to...
Looking toward the stars from Old Algiers

Looking toward the stars from Old Algiers

All hope isn’t lost — and this is how I know. On Thursday, my husband and I drove to New Orleans and sat on a bench in Jackson Square waiting. My husband didn’t mind carrying the oversized gift bag containing a small red telescope, glow-in-the-dark ceiling stars,...
G is for Google

G is for Google

In an announcement that might inspire you to reevaluate your own approach to things, Larry Page, Google CEO, announced Monday that there were some changes going on around here. In a letter on behalf of himself and Sergey Brin, his fellow Google cofounder, Page...