Information Technology
Can We Trust AI Search Engine Results?
Can We trust AI Search Engine Results? Everyone seems to be adding AI to their search products. In a world awash with data, AI-powered language models have revolutionized our access to information. For example, Google now offers AI summaries where the LLM will read web pages so you don’t have to, and give you a…
Read MoreWhat Is *Identity* Anyway?
They say that the human brain is as unique as their fingerprint. “No two people have the same brain anatomy…. This uniqueness is the result of a combination of genetic factors and individual life experiences” (read about the study here). I’d say that about covers it. Genetic factors and individual life experiences. And, odds are,…
Read MoreLife On The *Edge*
Confession I used to be a hater. I can admit it. Before 6 months ago the last Microsoft browser I used routinely was Internet Explorer circa 2006. In the years since, I’ve been a dual user of Safari and Chrome since becoming a Mac user more than a decade ago. Chrome quickly became my solution…
Read MoreThe Reboot: Time Tested. Mother Approved.
Amidst the myriad of practices to enhance functionality, one often underestimated habit has withstood the test of time—The Reboot. When I was a kid we got our first PC. It was an IBM desktop running Windows 95 and it was so cool. But it had it’s problems and every time it did I would yell…
Read MoreE-Waste Recycling – Popular and Profitable
If your business could do something for FREE that 94% of Americans support and that 74% say should be a top priority, would you do it? What’s to lose? That thing is recycling. And it’s not just a passing fad. At the COP26 climate summit going on in Glasgow this week over 20,000 delegates from…
Read MoreSlllooowww Dooowwwnn. . .
We’ve all been there. You’re on a deadline for work. Or the day’s pace has been so fast, you can’t keep up. Computer lag often seems to happen at the most inconvenient time. It’s aggravating. It’s frustrating. It kills productivity. To make matters even more annoying, a slow computer can be caused by a whole…
Read More7 Windows Shortcuts You Should be Using
Years ago when you first started using Windows you were overwhelmed, right? There were just too many features to master everything from the get-go. If you’re like most people, you just learned how to do the basic things you needed to do and got started working and playing. Along the way you may have developed…
Read MoreIs Windows 11 Worth it?
Microsoft premiered Windows 11 on Oct. 5 and by all reports, it’s a thing of beauty . . . but is there anything of substance under the fresh new interface? Before you put a ring on it, think through some of these implications: Who can get Win 11? Windows 11 is being gradually rolled out…
Read MoreSlash Your To-Do List in 3 Steps (+ 1)
If you’re a “list person” you might enjoy adding things to your to-do list just to check them off. But even the most “listy” of list people can get overwhelmed and find themselves doing low-priority tasks while procrastinating things that could propel their productivity forward. Here’s 3 steps that can cut your to-do list in…
Read MoreRemote Working During COVID-19
During these days of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses and organizations are in full scale emergency planning for – if not execution of – remote working contingency plans. Many of our clients have contacted us with questions and we felt it necessary to put together a communication with some guidance on setting…
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