Aug 2, 2020 | Android, broadband, hardware, laptops, Lenovo, mobile, Windows10
This is a fun and interesting story that ends with me so angry that I want to feed my laptop into a wood chipper. Fair warning: to get there, you have to read a bit more about ARM processors and Intel processors. Yuck! I know, right? But this story is WAY easier than...
Jul 19, 2020 | Android, Apple, business, computers, Microsoft, Windows10
Anyone who tries to predict the future is a fool. We can’t predict what will happen next month, much less next year or five years from now. So I’m going to make a prediction. In the next five years, Apple will come to dominate personal computing in much the same way...
May 11, 2020 | Android, Apple, audio, Google, phone
As we enter into the twentieth year third month of the global pandemic, technology news has slowed down as much as everything else. There aren’t many things to tell you about! Here are a few bits of tech news that have caught my eye in the moments between bouts...
Apr 19, 2020 | Android, Apple, mail, Microsoft, mobile, Office tips, Outlook, search
When you search your email in Outlook, you might see three messages chosen as “Top results” by sophisticated AI & machine learning algorithms. Well, it’s supposed to be smart algorithms. At the moment, the three “Top results” appear...
Mar 11, 2020 | Android, Apple, phone, Privacy, security
Having big companies track our locations is awesome. It improves our lives in ways big and small with services that are only possible because tech companies know where we are. The benefits of location tracking outweigh the risks. Location tracking improves the world...
Mar 4, 2020 | Android, Facebook, Google, Privacy, security
Previously: Location Tracking: They Know Where You Are Location Tracking: LA LA LA I DON’T WANT TO HEAR YOU Our phones track our movements every minute of every day. We carry around beacons that continuously broadcast their location. Our phones are remarkably...
