I’m what marketing departments call an early adopter. The kind who can’t help but leap at software updates the moment they’re released, even though there’s a fair chance something may go wrong. Recently, however, I’ve started taking the peculiar step of downgrading some of my devices.
My Samsung Galaxy phone, for example, now spends most of its time in Battery Saver mode, which disables distracting, time-sapping features and apps, and rewards me with twice the battery life. And on my PC, I’ve stumbled upon the ‘Colour filters’ section in Windows’ Ease of Access settings (go to Start, click the cog icon, then ‘Ease of Access’). It’s primarily designed to help counter the effects of colour blindness (you can set it to deuteranopia, protanopia or tritanopia mode), but it also includes…
