Category Archives: Technology

The Hell that is OneDrive

Posted on November 15, 2024 by David K.

My PC — the PC I bought for precisely one game — came with Windows 11 pre-installed. Now, I hate Windows, and I expect it doesn’t like me much either, and that’s fine. For the sake of a game or … Continue reading →

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More AI for all the Corporate IT Things

Posted on August 31, 2024 by David K.

Last month, I was talking about how I didn’t understand what my bluechip Fortune 250 is doing with AI. From AI for all the Corporate IT Things: Well, it’s a good thing I don’t understand, because he’s not talking about … Continue reading →

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AI for all the Corporate IT Things

Posted on July 30, 2024 by David K.

I got an email with a link to a “town hall” about IT. I said to myself, alright, I dare you to tell me something interesting or actionable, and started watching the replay. The CIO leads off, of course. His … Continue reading →

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Apple and Corporate Limits

Posted on July 29, 2024 by David K.

It’s become clear over the past 20 years that we’re headed for the megacorp cyberpunk version of dystopia, where it’s more important who you work for than which country you live in. I think there ought to be many limits … Continue reading →

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Found an AI Bot on Twitter

Posted on July 25, 2024 by David K.

I was making a snarky comment on a post about how hackers should break into banks’ IT systems, and delete everyone’s loan information, and this happened. The account has me blocked now. Surprise, surprise.

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Windows Being Windows, Shills Being Shills

Posted on June 20, 2024 by David K.

Windows stays prominent because Microsoft caters to corporations which abuse the poor, defenseless OS into doing things like locking users out of changing the desktop background and the sleep timeout. Until Apple offers power-hungry corporate IT middle managers the same … Continue reading →

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Glory Days

Posted on April 18, 2024 by David K.

I legitimately miss this age of computing. RedHat Linux 6, Windows 98 and NT 4, Mac OS X, Solaris, HP-UX, IRIX, AIX, and BeOS. It was a great time to be a “computer guy.” We were all trying to figure … Continue reading →

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Well, Crap; There Goes another $110

Posted on April 1, 2024 by David K.

Meet the new C64 Edition from the 8BitDo Keyboard line. Packed with programmable keys and an intuitive control panel.. Compatible with Windows and Android. This hits all the right notes for me. I recently bought a full set of SA … Continue reading →

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Introducing Surface Pro 10 for Business and Surface Laptop 6 for Business | Microsoft Devices Blog

Posted on March 22, 2024 by David K.

AI-powered PCs built for a new era of work We are excited to announce the first Surface AI PCs built exclusively for business: Surface Pro 10 for Business and Surface Laptop 6 for Business. These new PCs re Source: Introducing … Continue reading →

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AI can now master your music—and it does shockingly well | Ars Technica

Posted on February 24, 2024 by David K.

A few weeks after our conversation, Apple released version 10.8 of Logic Pro, its flagship digital audio workstation (DAW) and the big sibling to GarageBand. Stuffed inside the update was Mastering Assistant, Apple’s own take on AI-powered mastering. If you … Continue reading →

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