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Privacy Is The Plutonium Of Augmented Reality
Augmented reality will fail unless it comes with augmented privacy. This is completely separate from the technical difficulty of developing AR equipment. Apple decided not to talk about its AR glasses at last week’s developer conference because they need more time to...
As Ignorable As It Is Interesting: Increase Productivity With The Sounds You Won’t Hear
“Ambient music must be able to accommodate many levels of listening attention without enforcing one in particular; it must be as ignorable as it is interesting.“ - Brian Eno,...
Microsoft, LinkedIn, And Identity Management
(Warning: this article gets pretty geeky by the end. Feel free to look away. I’ll try to make the next article about a Dancing Kitten app or something.) Last week Microsoft...
Outlook 2016 And The Mysterious Disappearing Folder Pane
Here’s the story of an odd Outlook 2016 bug that you might run into. Microsoft has been urging everyone with an Office 365 license for the Office programs to update to Office...
How To Change The Login For Your Microsoft Account (And Why You Should)
(2020/10/12 - click here for an updated, shorter version of this article.) “I read your article about personal Microsoft accounts and business Office 365 accounts,” my wife said...
Understanding Microsoft Work And Personal Accounts
(2020/10/08 - click here for an updated, shorter, less snarky version of this article.) Microsoft has two different types of accounts. Many of you have credentials – an email...
Shopping For A New PC? Look For Signature Edition
Here’s a shopping tip if you’re looking for a new desktop or laptop PC: check the Microsoft Store for Signature Edition PCs. Signature Edition PCs are shipped with Windows 10 –...
How To Improve Your Password Security
We’re drowning in passwords. Slowly – slowly! – we are moving out of the Age Of Passwords. Better alternatives exist. Apple has integrated fingerprints deeply into iOS and...
The Lesson You Need To Learn From The TeamViewer Hack
Don’t re-use the same password over and over. TeamViewer is in the news this week because of a nasty ongoing security problem. It might not be TeamViewer’s fault, and with luck...
Windows 10 Tip: How To Change The Network Type From Public To Private
Everything is simple once you know how to do it. Here’s a setting that’s been moved to a different place in Windows 10. It’s not necessary to check this setting or change it very...
How To Configure Windows 10
Has your computer been upgraded to Windows 10? Do you have a new computer? This is the guide you need – how to configure your Windows 10 computer to smooth out its rough edges...
Microsoft Uses Malware Tactics To Push Windows 10
Windows 10 is a nice operating system. Microsoft should be proud. In the next few years, it will become the dominant platform on computers worldwide, with a long lifespan as the...
The World Is All Facebook, All The Time
On a recent earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg said that “people around the world spend on average more than 50 minutes a day using Facebook, Instagram and Messenger.” Facebook has...
Office 365 And The Sharing Problem
The Exchange mailboxes run by Office 365 are now standard in businesses of all sizes. They are supported on every device imaginable, from Windows and Mac computers to the native...
Lenovo Sets The Bar High For Business-Class Computing
Lenovo has expanded its X1 line to include a traditional laptop (Thinkpad X1 Carbon); a convertible laptop with a keyboard that flips 180 degrees (Thinkpad X1 Yoga); a...
Personal Computers Are Just Too Hard To Use, And It Isn’t Your Fault
“Personal computers are just too hard to use, and it isn’t your fault.” That was the first line in the first column that influential tech journalist Walt Mossberg wrote on...