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ChatGPT & Gemini: Field Notes From A Moving Target
Remember when I wrote disparaging articles about AI hallucinations and how Perplexity was doing a better job than ChatGPT or Gemini ? Forget all that. It’s ancient history. Those were written at the dawn of time, way back in (dismissive tone) 2025 , and now it’s…
Upgrading To Windows 8
Should you upgrade to Windows 8? Funny you should ask. I’ve been hearing that a lot lately. Let’s see if we can figure out which question you’re really asking. —…
Microsoft Responds To Office 365 Outage
The engineering team at Microsoft responsible for Office 365 published a lengthy blog post about the outage on Tuesday. Microsoft is not always very transparent so it is…
Windows 8 Tip: Make Outlook The Default Program For Mail
This tip is for Outlook users who want to use Outlook exclusively and bypass the Windows 8 Mail app on a desktop computer or notebook. TIP Open Default Programs and select…
Office 365 Mail Outage
Some Office 365 users are unable to access their mailbox this morning, either in Outlook or in webmail. Microsoft has acknowledged the problem but no details are yet…
Windows 8 Tip: Set Internet Explorer To Open On The Desktop
This tip is directed to people experiencing Windows 8 for the first time on a desktop or notebook computer who want to minimize confusion by spending most of their time on the…
Windows 8 Tip: Make Desktop The Default Tile On The Start Screen
There is no shortage of guides for learning Windows 8 basics, starting with Microsoft’s guide to new features. Here’s an article that goes through the basics of the Charms bar,…
The Microsoft Surface Tablet And Productivity (Part 2)
Previously: Some Thoughts On The Microsoft Surface Tablet (Part 1) Because it is built on an operating system that appears identical to Windows 8, Microsoft’s Surface tablet has…
Some Thoughts On The Microsoft Surface Tablet (Part 1)
I’ve been using a Microsoft Surface tablet for a few days. It is a fascinating device, with pros and cons that make it impossible to deliver any blanket assessment. Most of you…
A Snapshot Of The Tech Market
Let’s catch our breath for a minute and do a quick recap of where things stand as we head into November. COMPUTERS Windows 8 is becoming available, at least as an option, on new…
Windows 8 Is Officially Released
With a Microsoft press event in New York followed by crowds filling Times Square at midnight, Windows 8 is now available to everyone, sold with new computers as well as appearing…
Everybody Hates Windows 8 (Or So They Say)
“If even a tenth of a percent of new Windows 8 users respond with the level of dismay and distress my wife did, Microsoft and those unlucky enough to be in frontline tech support…
Windows 8 Is Completely Different From Windows 7!
Windows 8 is a mobile OS that includes a rich desktop environment as one – and only one – of its features. Windows 8 is NOT an updated version of Windows 7 that happens to…
Windows 8 Is Exactly Like Windows 7!
Windows 8 is exactly like Windows 7! Many of you will experience Windows 8 for the first time on a desktop computer or notebook. This article is for you. With some very simple…
Windows 8: The View From 36,000 Feet
Windows 8 is a term that will be used to refer to several different things. It is the next operating system for Windows computers, but you’ll also see the name used loosely to…
Windows 8: The Shift To Mobile Devices
In order to understand why Microsoft has created Windows 8, you have to look at the long-term, fundamental change in the way the world uses technology. We are in the middle of a…