Apr 22, 2020 | Dropbox, file_sharing, Google, Google Drive, Microsoft, Office 365, OneDrive, Teams, web_services
Dropbox started as a drop-dead simple product for individuals: a folder on your computer that seamlessly syncs with the cloud so you can work with the identical folder on all your other computers. That’s it! That’s all there was to it. Ten years ago, that...
Mar 30, 2020 | Azure, business, Google, Internet, Microsoft, news, remote, Teams, video, web_services
Across the globe, hundreds of millions of people are using their Internet connection more intensely than they did just a few weeks ago. Usage ramped up so quickly that the infrastructure is being stretched past its limits. I don’t have any tips. You don’t...
Mar 4, 2020 | Android, Facebook, Google, Privacy, security
Previously: Location Tracking: They Know Where You Are Location Tracking: LA LA LA I DON’T WANT TO HEAR YOU Our phones track our movements every minute of every day. We carry around beacons that continuously broadcast their location. Our phones are remarkably...
Jan 29, 2020 | Chrome, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, news, Office, Office 365, Politics, search
Two weeks ago, Google changed its web search results to fool you into clicking on paid ads by mistake. Last week Microsoft announced that an upcoming update for Office will force web searches in Chrome to go through Bing instead of Google – without consent and...
Jan 22, 2020 | Android, Apple, backup, Chrome, computers, Facebook, Google, Internet, laptops, LastPass, mail, mobile, phone, security, software, spam, web_services, Windows10, Windows7
These are the rules for computer and online safety in 2020. You can download a copy here. Only your vigilance will protect you against bad guys. You will be safe if you are cautious. Stop and think before you click on links, before you call unfamiliar phone...
Jan 15, 2020 | Android, Google, phone, Privacy, security
You can record speech on a Pixel phone with Google’s new Recorder app, and it will transcribe the words into text in real time. You can save the text and search for words later. You can see captions on any video or spoken audio on your phone. (Not phone calls or...
