Dec 21, 2020 | Android, Apple, business, Chrome, Facebook, Google, Internet, law, Microsoft, mobile, news, Office, Office 365, Office tips, OneDrive, Outlook, Politics, Privacy, security, web_services, Windows tips, Windows10
We made it to the end of 2020! Almost done with Season 4 of the miniseries from hell, “The Decline And Fall Of The American Trumpire.” The next 29 days will move at a pace that makes glaciers look speedy, just like the last nine months. The best we can hope is that...
Nov 22, 2020 | business, Facebook, Google, Internet, law, news, Politics, web_services
On October 14, the New York Post published a story alleging that smoking gun emails on Hunter Biden’s laptop implicated Joe Biden in corrupt schemes. It was immediately obvious that the story was almost certainly complete bullshit. Today, a few weeks later, it has...
Nov 19, 2020 | Amazon, business, Facebook, Google, Internet, law, news, Politics, web_services
Settle down, this is important. We’re going to talk about Section 230. I understand that you have no idea what that is. For now, take my word for it. I wouldn’t put you through this if it wasn’t a big deal. Section 230 is the key to understanding Facebook and Twitter....
Sep 13, 2020 | business, Facebook, Google, Internet
The advertising business doesn’t work the way you think it does. You figure you’ve pretty well got it – you watched Mad Men, right? Back in the 1960s, cigarette-smoking men from ad agencies would wine and dine with publishers and TV executives to get a...
Jul 5, 2020 | Chrome, IE, Internet, Microsoft, software, Windows10
Microsoft is going to give you a lovely gift soon. Will you be grateful for their kindness? No. You will purse your lips like you sucked a lemon and you will be annoyed. Microsoft is kind of like a puppy who runs around peeing on things, hoping that you’ll...
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...
