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,...
Jan 6, 2026 | bruceb, computers, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, Windows11
I’m typing this on my favorite laptop of all time. And I’ve used a lot of laptops. It’s a Lenovo Thinkpad. It looks just like a Thinkpad – matte black on the outside, lots of ports, best-in-class keyboard, same as it ever was. This is probably the 10th or 12th...
Jul 8, 2025 | Microsoft, Outlook
Microsoft added a setting to Outlook to open web links in the Edge browser, even if you’ve set Chrome as your default browser. This is not a recent change. You may have already dealt with it. I still run into it when I set up new computers, and I hear about it from...
Mar 4, 2025 | AI, Azure, business, Microsoft, search
In the last article I talked about AI and searching for stuff in big companies. Employees will be able to use AI to get answers drawn from all the different places that information is stored – files, databases, email and calendars, Teams chats, all the rest. The...
Feb 11, 2025 | AI, Google, Microsoft
Psychologists use various terms to describe disorganized speech. “Word salad” – words and concepts so disconnected that there is no logical thread. “Neologisms” – made up words that have no literal meaning. “Loose association” – associations that are...
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...
