For most users, Windows 11 22H2 doesn’t move the needle
Last week, I wrote about a survey I’m using to ask PC users about their plans for Windows 11. With the 22H2 release just around the corner — and with…
How Generation Z workers are different from everyone else
Members of Generation Z, or people born between 1997 and 2012, will comprise 27% of the workforce by 2025. That means they will soon be working in your company if…
The new workplace will be distributed, digital — and full of purpose
On a stressed-out planet, employee wellbeing is becoming an important consideration in the workplace, and so it’s easy to sympathize with Apple employees rebelling (again) against the company’s inflexible take…
Robocallers are now targeting businesses. Is there any way to keep them out?
Last week, I looked at some technologies that can solve the increasingly pernicious problem of robocalls.They work great for individuals, but these intrusions on our time and privacy present a…
10 tricks for more efficient Android messaging
No matter what type of Android phone you carry or how you usually use it, one thing is a near-universal constant:You're gonna spend a ton of time sending and reading…
For developers, too many meetings, too little ‘focus’ time
Software developers spend a third of their week in meetings on average, according to data collected by time management app Clockwise — with those at large companies facing the most…
Patch Tuesday update addresses 123 vulnerabilities, two critical zero-days
Microsoft's August Patch Tuesday release addresses 123 security issues in Microsoft Windows, Office, Exchange (it's back!) and Visual Studio — and unfortunately, we have two zero-days with reports of active…
Apple builds slowly, thinks laterally, knows its customers
As development of its AR glasses inches toward the release of v.1, Apple’s innovation engine continues to churn — and now the company is investing in content to drive services…
CHIPS and Science Act becomes law, as US chipmaking investments rise
President Biden on Tuesday signed into law the CHIPS and Science Act, which includes a $52.7 billion package of subsidies and grants to the US semiconductor manufacturing industry, in a…
Siggraph preview: How Nvidia envisions the omniverse as a powerful productivity tool
Disclosure: Nvidia is a client of the author.Next week at Siggraph, Nvidia will be talking about its Omniverse offering, which contrasts sharply with the much-overhyped metaverse. What makes Nvidia’s effort…