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Treat yourself to a taste of the weird web of yesteryear
The web wasn’t always like it is now. It used to be weirder—in a good way. And it still can be. After all, we all occasionally need a tranquil break amidst a hectic day—be it a beautiful sunset, the sight of a cat falling asleep on a windowsill, or even just the landscape rolling by as you stare out the window. That’s what the tool we’re about to go over is all about. It’s a way to look out a window—but not your window. Another person’s window. Right from your workday screen. On the surface, it may not appear practical—but arguably, it’s the most practical thing in the world. Even just a few moments of staring into a virtual window can inject something invaluable into your day. Sometimes, there’s nothing more practical than simply taking care of yourself. In that sense, it’s good for productivity, too. Place the window on a secondary monitor—or keep it in one corner of your computer screen—and it just might put you in the right mood to tackle the rest of your to-do list without any doomscrolling or other distractions. So, ready to find your favorite magical window? Unearth all sorts of little-known tech treasures with my free Cool Tools newsletter from The Intelligence. A spiffy new discovery in your inbox every Wednesday! Watch windows around the world This simple-as-can-be website lets you peer out someone’s window via video captured somewhere else in the world—and there’s no telling where, exactly, you’ll end up. It’s random. ➜ The site is called WindowSwap, and it’s a brilliant brain-resetting resource you can use for free. And it couldn’t be much easier to get started with, either: Just open up the WindowSwap website and click (or tap) on “Open a window somewhere in the world.” You can keep clicking “Open a window somewhere in the world” as much as you want to randomly flip through different streams. The location of the video—and the time it was captured, likely in the last few months—will appear at the top of the screen. Here’s what the experience actually feels like in action: *click*
The web wasn’t always like it is now. It used to be weirder—in a good way. And it still can be.
After all, we all occasionally need a tranquil break amidst a hectic day—be it a beautiful sunset, the sight of a cat falling asleep on a windowsill, or even just the landscape rolling by as you stare out the window.
That’s what the tool we’re about to go over is all about. It’s a way to look out a window—but not your window. Another person’s window. Right from your workday screen.
On the surface, it may not appear practical—but arguably, it’s the most practical thing in the world. Even just a few moments of staring into a virtual window can inject something invaluable into your day. Sometimes, there’s nothing more practical than simply taking care of yourself.
In that sense, it’s good for productivity, too. Place the window on a secondary monitor—or keep it in one corner of your computer screen—and it just might put you in the right mood to tackle the rest of your to-do list without any doomscrolling or other distractions.
So, ready to find your favorite magical window?
Unearth all sorts of little-known tech treasures with my free Cool Tools newsletter from The Intelligence. A spiffy new discovery in your inbox every Wednesday!
Watch windows around the world
This simple-as-can-be website lets you peer out someone’s window via video captured somewhere else in the world—and there’s no telling where, exactly, you’ll end up. It’s random.
➜ The site is called WindowSwap, and it’s a brilliant brain-resetting resource you can use for free.
And it couldn’t be much easier to get started with, either: Just open up the WindowSwap website and click (or tap) on “Open a window somewhere in the world.”
You can keep clicking “Open a window somewhere in the world” as much as you want to randomly flip through different streams.
The location of the video—and the time it was captured, likely in the last few months—will appear at the top of the screen.
Here’s what the experience actually feels like in action:
- *click*
