Oct 10, 2021 | Android, Apple, augmented reality, business, Facebook, Google, HoloLens, Microsoft
I’m curious – when I talk about “augmented reality,” do you know what that is? I feel like it might not be part of the general consciousness yet. I don’t have any new development to point to, nobody introduced new products last week or anything like that. But it’s...
Sep 26, 2021 | bruceb, Google, Microsoft, search
Bing sucks at searches. You know how I know that? Because I have an anecdote to prove it. Anecdotes don’t prove anything. I know that. You know that. If I’m going to make a broad claim I ought to have solid evidence and statistics and data. I don’t....
Sep 6, 2021 | Android, Apple, business, Chrome, Facebook, Google, law, Microsoft, news, Politics, Windows11
Since it’s a short week, here’s a collection of brief updates about stories you thought I had beaten to death already. Apple postpones CSAM features After criticism and pushback on its plans to scan photos for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), Apple said...
Aug 16, 2021 | Amazon, Apple, business, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, news, Politics
They’re too damn big! Admit it, that’s your gut feeling about the five giant tech companies – Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft. It’s a constant refrain in the news, and it’s starting to be an assumption in our conversations. They need to be cut down to...
Aug 8, 2021 | Chrome, Google, search
If you’re like me, you probably haven’t wasted any time on the internet lately. You know how it goes, you get involved in your work and weeks go by where you never take time to look at irrelevant websites just for fun. As far as anyone knows. I’m here to help. Visit...
Jul 21, 2021 | Dropbox, Google, Google Drive, Microsoft, OneDrive, web_services
A few days ago Google announced a new/updated Google Drive app for Windows and Mac computers. It allows you to use File Explorer or Mac Finder to view and open files stored online in Google Drive – basically exactly the same thing you can do today with OneDrive,...
