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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...
RIP Cormac McCarthy
"I had two dreams about him after he died. I dont remember the first one all that well but it was about meetin him in town somewheres and he give me some money and I think I lost...
More Missing Pieces From Apple’s Vision Pro Presentation
In the last article I described a few things missing from Apple’s introduction of its new AR/VR ski goggles spatial computer, Vision Pro. Take the time to watch this six-minute...
What’s Missing From The Apple Vision Pro Headset
On Monday Apple introduced its long awaited new AR/VR headset, the “Apple Vision Pro,” along with a new operating system designed to work in the 3D environment seen through the...
Ray Bradbury And Dark Carnival
The best time to read Ray Bradbury stories is when you are thirteen years old. The second best time is right now. When I was 13, I read The October Country, a collection of some...
Privacy Is Impossible In The Metaverse (And Everywhere Else)
A new study from researchers at UC Berkeley concludes that virtual reality users can be uniquely identified within a few seconds by looking at the way they move their head and...
What’s Next For ChatGPT And The World?
A lot of people write words. Many of them do a modest amount of research and draw on a modest amount of creativity, then they put a modest amount of work into their words. That...
ChatGPT Is The Elephant In The Room
Remember the parable of the blind men and the elephant? Each person draws different conclusions about the elephant based on their limited experiences. ChatGPT is the elephant in...
Why Mark Zuckerberg Dreams About Roblox
Over half of all US kids and teenagers under the age of 16 play Roblox every month. Read that again. Over half of all US kids and teenagers under the age of 16 play Roblox every...
Mark Zuckerberg Is Right About The Metaverse
You're convinced Mark Zuckerberg will fail, right? A little more than a year ago Zuckerberg renamed Facebook to "Meta." He is investing billions of dollars in virtual reality and...
It’s Time To Leave LastPass
LastPass was hacked. It was a bad, bad hack. If you use LastPass, your passwords are probably fine. LastPass uses a very secure method to protect your secrets. You don't have to...
My Top Ten List Is Not The Same As Your Top Ten List
Here’s my 2022 Spotify Top Ten playlist. You’ve never heard any of my top songs. With one or two exceptions, you’ve never heard of any of the artists. That’s okay. I’ve never...
Google Is Laying The Foundation For An Augmented Reality Future
Augmented reality is going to sneak into your life, quietly turning up in useful ways that seem natural and not like high tech mumbo jumbo at all. It’s already happening....
The Meta Quest Pro Is Oh So Expensive But Wonderful
The Meta Quest Pro is a virtual reality headset introduced in October. It has the best combination of features currently available for VR. It costs $1,499. That’s really all you...
The Next Generation Of Virtual Reality
I’m writing this at a contemporary teak desk in front of floor to ceiling windows overlooking a lake surrounded by forested mountains. My laptop screen is displayed on a monitor...
Virtual Reality And The Input Problem
We’ve been talking about new devices for AR and VR as if they’re just engineering challenges. All the companies have to do is invent some cool batteries and lenses and poof,...