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DROP Promises Privacy But The River Still Flows
California has new rules – the DROP platform – that could interfere with the money being made by California data brokers. The data brokers will find ways around the rules . The profile they put together by spying on you is a tiny twig carried in a rushing river of…
Storing Business Files Online: Dropbox, Google & Box Are Sprinting While Microsoft Falls Behind
Microsoft is losing another race. This one should have been Microsoft’s race to win but it is falling behind for familiar reasons: an inability to keep up with the competition,…
Windows 10 Tip: Drag Icons Into The Notification Area On The Taskbar
Want to see an icon in the notification area on the taskbar? Drag it from the overflow area and drop it where you want it. Want to keep an icon out of sight so it doesn’t take up…
Modern Kaiseki And The Joy Of Cooking
Let me tell you about my dinner last Saturday. It was pretty special. It might give you some ideas about food and passion and family. A few months ago our son Andrew invited us…
Apple Has Given Up On Computers
These two things are true. Apple’s revenues in fiscal 2016 from selling computers were more than twenty billion dollars. That makes Apple’s computer division almost as big as HP…
Google Gboard For iPhone: Swiping Is Better Than Typing
Have you started swiping instead of typing? Old news for some people, perhaps an eye-opener for others. Sure, your thumbs can dance like hummingbirds over your phone keyboard but…
Smart Contact Lenses And Our Science Fiction Future
Smart contact lenses are coming. There are no products on the market today and no one can predict how quickly the technology will be ready for public use, but it may be sooner…
Security Warning: Be Suspicious Of Everything (Including Fonts)
If you see the above message – “The HoeflerText font wasn’t found” – it is a lie. If you click on the “Update” button and run the executable named “Chrome_font.exe” or “Chrome…
Tales Of The Unknown, Volume 17: Chrome Remote Desktop
Google Chrome is a web browser. I kind of vaguely knew that it could do other cool tricks. I stumbled on a pretty amazing Chrome app that I’ve been overlooking for five years….
Dropbox Finally Adds New Business Features
Dropbox has begun to roll out important improvements in its services for business. In particular, Dropbox team folders finally make Dropbox a viable competitor for Box for shared…
Chromebooks Will Change The World (Someday. Not Today.)
Chromebooks are poised to change the world. Delicately balanced. Teetering on the edge. Any day now, they’re going to take off. Whoosh! Any day now. Not today. Chromebooks are…
Google Chrome Gives You That Syncing Feeling
This is a tip that is basic, elementary, beginner level. Unless you don’t know it, in which case this will help you feel centered and peaceful – slightly radiant, really. Google…
Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 Is Still The Best Small Business Scanner – Now With Extra Cloud
Fujitsu has made the best small business scanner for many years. You should have one on the desk of every employee who deals with paper. The Fujitsu iX500 was introduced almost…
A Multitude Of Outlooks (And A Rant About Microsoft Names)
Microsoft has a problem with names. It needs to seek help. I would suggest sympathy but I’m not feeling very sympathetic. If you’re an old timer, you may remember when Outlook…
What To Do When Outlook 2016 Is Stuck On “Processing”
Let me tell you about an infuriating bug. It is pointless and stupid and represents Microsoft carelessness at its worst. It has existed for at least six months. It only affects a…
Rules For Computer And Online Safety 2017
Email & online security | Computers | Phones & tablets Antivirus…