The Edge Of Annoyance: Microsoft Hijacks Outlook Links

The Edge Of Annoyance: Microsoft Hijacks Outlook Links

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...
AI Advances Are Exciting! Also Unintelligible!

AI Advances Are Exciting! Also Unintelligible!

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...
The Windows Laptop Mess

The Windows Laptop Mess

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...
AI Hype In Overdrive

AI Hype In Overdrive

There was a full-page ad in the New York Times on Friday for the new Samsung “Bespoke AI” washer/dryer combo. Seriously. Of course “AI laundry” is marketing crap. I’ll bet some business advertised “Crypto Ovens” a couple of years ago. It’s meaningless and stupid. AI...