Jan 13, 2026 | Apple, business, computers, laptops, Microsoft, Windows11
My last article talked about a specific laptop with a Snapdragon processor, the Lenovo Thinkpad T14s Gen 6. For my needs, it stands head and shoulders above the otherwise exactly identical models with Intel and AMD processors – wildly extended battery life,...
May 6, 2025 | AI, Android, Apple, Chrome, Google, search
AI is taking over online searches. At the moment, that’s good news – the AI summaries are increasingly reliable and helpful. In the long term, they might be so good that paradoxically, they contribute to the enshittification of the internet. It’s a big,...
Oct 29, 2024 | AI, Apple, augmented reality, Facebook, glasses, Quest, virtual reality, Vision Pro
Some demos were posted this week that make it easier to picture how technology can change reality. The picture above shows a laptop in a perfectly normal apartment with a Game of Thrones augmented reality overlay. Stick with me and I’ll explain enough for you to know...
Oct 22, 2024 | Apple, augmented reality, Facebook, hardware, Quest, virtual reality
An alien spaceship has blasted a hole in my ceiling and is landing on the floor in front of my bookcases. It’s a game on the Meta Quest 3 headset named “First Encounters.” My office is fully visible through the passthrough cameras. In the picture above, you can see a...
Aug 13, 2024 | AI, Amazon, Android, Apple, business, Google, Microsoft, search
AI arrived so quickly! You can be forgiven for not knowing how to interpret what’s going on in the tech industry. In 2024, AI combines massive investments with unrealistic hype. It appears to be a bubble with no practical applications, like pet rocks, Tamagotchis, and...
Aug 6, 2024 | AI, Apple, computers, laptops, Microsoft
The Windows laptop market is in disarray. There are some good reasons to wait a year before buying a new computer. (Or buy a Mac. They’re pretty magical.) Your next PC might be one of the latest Windows laptops with Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, which feature vastly...
