Explore the Great Indoors Map apps and websites have compiled quite a bit of outdoor cartography, but floor plans and diagrams for interior spaces are also available at certain locations. Read More…

Now He Pulls Data Off the Web. In 1979, It Was Clips From the ‘Morgue.’ Steve Lohr, a veteran New York Times reporter, reflects on how tech-free newsrooms used to be and how the progression to the internet has changed journalism. Read More…

Staying Safer on Public Networks When using an open wireless network at a hotel or coffee shop, make sure that sites getting any of your personal information have their security certificates in order. Read More…

Jumping Into the New Gmail Google recently overhauled the web version of its email software, and you can try out the new version — even if you haven’t been formally invited yet. Read More…

In Washington, a Brighter Spotlight on Technology Technology has come under the microscope in Washington. Here are the tools that Cecilia Kang, who covers tech policy for The Times, uses to cover it. Read More…

Contraception for Teenagers Although teenage pregnancy rates have declined, too many teens still use birth control methods incorrectly or inconsistently. Read More…

How a News Junkie Stays Plugged In: Newsletters and Her Kids Rebecca Blumenstein, a deputy managing editor of The Times, shared the biggest developments that are coming and how her children use apps. Read More…

The Keys That Might Fix Your Mac If your Mac greets you with a black screen, the fan runs constantly or you notice other power-related issues, a simple home solution might save you a trip to the Genius Bar. Read More…

Google’s File on Me Was Huge. Here’s Why It Wasn’t as Creepy as My Facebook Data. Google collects far more information about us than Facebook. But the Google data that our tech columnist downloaded on himself contained fewer surprises and was more easily deleted. Read More…