75 Million Windows 10 Installs and Mine Still Wont Shut Up
Microsoft says Windows 10 hit 75 million installs in under a month, and my desktop still wont stop nagging me to join them.
My Watch Would Not Stop Buzzing About the Crash
A few days of getting stock-market panic buzzed straight to my wrist, plus the Windows 10 tray icon that won't quit nagging me.
Chrome Is Finally Going to Shut Up Autoplaying Flash Ads
Chrome is about to start pausing autoplaying Flash ads by default, and after months of my laptop fan screaming at me on every news site, I have never been happier about a browser update.
Six Sentences From Tim Cook, Read Live on CNBC
Amid today's brutal market open, Tim Cook broke the CEO playbook and emailed Jim Cramer directly to say Apple's China business was fine. That, not the Dow's closing number, was the actual story.
Chrome Is Finally Going to Pause Flash Ads
Chrome is about to start auto-pausing Flash ads on September 1st, and after years of complaining about battery-murdering banner ads on this blog, I am fully here for it.
Amazon Drops Flash Ads, and Nobody's Really Sad
Amazon just told advertisers it's done accepting Flash ads starting September 1st. It's a small ad-tech footnote, but it's another crack in the slow, overdue death of Flash.
The Windows 10 Settings I Turned Off Before I Trusted It
A walkthrough of the Windows 10 privacy settings worth switching off, including Wi-Fi Sense, the advertising ID, and the update-sharing feature buried in Advanced Options.
Windows 10, Three Weeks In, and That Candy Crush Tile Nobody Asked For
Three weeks into Windows 10 and the OS is solid, but I still can't figure out why Candy Crush Soda Saga was waiting for me on the Start menu.
The Bezos Memo Sounded Real Familiar
The NYT's Amazon workplace piece and Bezos's memo denying it reminded me way too much of a five-month stretch I did at a Chicago startup in 2009.
Killing the Get Windows 10 Icon for Good
Sick of the Get Windows 10 nag icon reserving an upgrade you never agreed to? Here's exactly how to kill it, three different ways, including the one that actually stuck.
Google's New Parent Company Couldn't Even Get Its Own Domain
Google's big Alphabet restructuring is everywhere this week, but the detail nobody's talking about is that they couldn't even get alphabet.com and ended up on abc.xyz instead.
Two Weeks Into Windows 10, Here's What I Actually Turned Off
Two weeks after upgrading, a rundown of the actual Windows 10 settings worth changing, from Wi-Fi Sense to the telemetry dropdown nobody reads.