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Virtual Reality And The Input Problem
We’ve been talking about new devices for AR and VR as if they’re just engineering challenges. All the companies have to do is invent some cool batteries and lenses and poof, there’s a revolution. There’s another problem and it’s just as difficult as the high tech...
Itsy Bitsy Teensy Weensy PCs
Your next business desktop tower computer might be tiny. At least you should be open to the idea. Old habits die hard. It has taken me far too long to realize that something...
How To Use Google Maps In Outlook
Here’s a tip for a few select people. Wonderful people. The best people. My people. All of you who use the desktop version of Outlook. You also use Google Maps, because everyone...
Microsoft Is Cutting The Ribbon In Word, Excel & Outlook
Microsoft intends to simplify the ribbon in Outlook, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. It’s possible that Microsoft will work thoughtfully and carefully and you will be happy with the...
Security Warning: Malicious Email Reaches Epidemic Levels
The onslaught of spam email with malicious links has reached epidemic levels. I’ve never seen it this bad. I hear from clients every day about dangerous email messages. I get 5...
Your Neighbor Is Not Calling You: 3.4 Billion Reasons Not To Answer The Phone
It’s not your imagination. Your cell phone is ringing off the hook with automated spam calls – 3.4 billion robocalls in April alone, a 35% increase from the previous year....
How To Measure Your Internet Speed
This is a basic tip but it comes up all the time. Everyone needs a fast Internet connection. You might want to check your Internet speed out of curiosity, or because you suspect...
FBI Warns That Your Router Is Possessed By Demons; Government Recommends Panic
Hundreds of thousands of routers – maybe yours! - are infected by malware linked to the Russian government. The bad guys behind the malware attack, Sofacy Group, are believed to...
Facebook And Fake Accounts: A Miscalculation Of Scale
Douglas Adams tells this story in his classic novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. After waging frightful war against each other for centuries, two alien civilizations...
How To Fix Low Disk Space Notifications After Installing Windows 10 April 2018 Update
This is why Microsoft doesn’t have any friends. If you start seeing a barrage of notifications about “low disk space” on your Windows 10 computer, it is likely to be the result...
Google Performs An Amazing Magic Trick With Artificial Intelligence
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke Google gave one of the all-time great technology demos on stage this week at Google...
Beware Of The Scary Button! Microsoft Mucks Up Another Update
Let’s start with the thrilling conclusion for readers with limited attention spans. • There are some problems with the latest major Windows 10 update. Don’t panic –...
Don’t Want To Live On The Edge? How To Change The Default PDF Viewer In Windows 10
The first thing everyone does with a new computer is install Google Chrome. That’s the last time we want to see Microsoft Edge, the uninspiring Windows 10 web browser. At some...
How To Use Google To Change Your Image
If you’re looking for a picture to use in a project - a Powerpoint presentation, Word document, blog post, whatever – you probably do a Google image search. Google has made that...
How Microsoft Became Uncool And Lost Touch With Consumers
There was a time when Windows was cool. A long time ago, people lined up to get new versions of Windows when they went on sale. Maybe not quite the numbers of people outside of...
Could Microsoft Have Kept Windows Relevant?
We have arrived at a point where Microsoft no longer has a Windows division. To a generation of computer users, Windows was the product that defined Microsoft and defined our own...