Category: Opinion
Why doesn’t Windows have a decent PDF editor?
Come on, Windows…
How Starlink transformed tech operations for Journey Beyond
Remote Australia is a major drawcard for travelers looking to disconnect and recharge. But to run technical operations, that asset of remoteness also creates many logistical problems that have been difficult to solve — until now…
I replaced Google Search with Opera’s Aria AI feature and I don’t miss the former one bit
A new feature on Opera’s AI bot has me using Google less and less…
Coming soon to Apple: third-party app stores — and sideloading apps
Apple is preparing to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, meaning it will soon support third-party app markets and sideloading of individual apps…
Windows 12 and the coming AI chip war
A Windows release planned for next year may be the catalyst for a new wave of desktop chips with AI processing capabilities…
How AWS Can Undercut Nvidia With Homegrown AI Compute Engines
AWS has not put out a lot of details about these AI compute engines…
Microsoft gives up on internet search to build a better AI brand
The company is going all in on generative artificial intelligence, even if that means walking away from its fight over internet search with Google…
Windows-as-an-app is coming
Who needs a Windows PC when you can run the operating system as a desktop-as-a-service on your Chromebook, Linux box, or Mac?…
Microsoft, can we please just call it Windows 11.1 already?
Windows 11.1 and point updates make way more sense than Windows 11 22H2 and Windows 11 2023 Update…
Thanks to AI, Microsoft Cares About Windows PCs Again
Redmond’s current obsession with artificial intelligence suddenly puts its operating system front and center, and that’s good news for all PC users…
The end of the standalone application
Microsoft has pulled cloud support from Office 2016 and 2019. The day of the standalone software you actually “own” is over…
Why I will never buy a Mac
When it comes to the question “Windows or Mac?”, opinions differ — and in my opinion, so does common sense. Why I’ll never have a Mac in my house…