Pranay Parab

@pranayparab.com

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Independent Technology Journalist Bylines: Lifehacker, PC Mag

A big list of cool apps: I always enjoy the apps and gadget recommendations in Hiro's newsletter and now he's put together a searchable archive of them all. I'm looking forward to trying Dot (a Mac menu bar calendar tool) and Avec (an iPhone app for sorting through Gmail), and pondering how I can build something similar for my own big list of app recommendations.
A hand holding up a hardcover copy of Red Side Story by Jasper Fforde.
A yellow exclamation mark logo at the top, followed by the text: ”Friday, 09 May 2025 17/26/58.png" Not Opened Apple could not verify "Friday, 09 May 2025 17/26/58.png" is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy.
A screenshot that says you get a 10% bonus when you load funds to Apple Account. The maximum is ₹1000 when you load funds₹10000. The offer is valid through March 15, 2025.
A screenshot of Chrono Trigger running on an iPad. A bearded old man is on the left of a machine and three others are on the right (a man, a woman, and a frog-man). The game has 90s style pixel art.
A snippet from a tech newsletter that mentions ringtone and volume tips for your iPhone in two bullet points. The option mentioned involves going to Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Ringtone and Alerts > Change With Buttons. The second bullet point references an iOS shortcut and links to a Lifehacker article by Pranay Parab.
The ESO’s images of a star outside our galaxy. On the left is the original image, with a yellow cylindrical ring around a yellow dot. On the right is an artist’s rendering of the same photo, which is much clearer and shows a glowing orb surrounded by a ring of dust.
A lake, hills, and a clear sky on a cold winter day.
A gray cat in a transparent cylindrical box with circular entrances on both sides.
Three melting clocks mimicking Salvadore Dali’s surrealistic art.
Water Lillies in a Pond, a painting by Claude Monet, in a frame.
A cat sitting on a windowsill next to a food bowl.
A moonlit riverbank with colourful buildings and a tree.
The iOS 17 photos app in an iPhone frame against a pink gradient background. An arrow points to the edit button in the top-right corner.
Vincent Van Gogh’s Self Portrait painting in a thick brown frame against a pale blue wall.
An iPhone Lock Screen with the media playback widget displayed. An arrow points towards the volume control slider below playback controls.
The Magic Keyboard with the right-click button highlighted.
Cloudy skies over the sea and a pebbled beach.