I have been intrigued through time with the idea off virtual performances. For years the comment has been that until a concert can be streamed so the audience feels like they are there, it won't happen. Well, in the "new normal" we need to accept the reality that virtual may be where the money is … Read more
I traded in three aging MacBooks today, after spending a good part of Sunday wiping the hard drives of my 2012 Mac Book Pro, a 2013 Mac Book Air and my workhorse and faithful travel companion, the 2015 Mac Book. In many ways the 2015 is a collectors item, but having had two battery replacements … Read more
ZOOM was the darling of the media two weeks or so ago, as Working From Home and all kinds of ZOOM meetups became the flavor of the day. Then as security issues arose ZOOM became the harlot, and many media were as quick to damn them as they were to praise them. So goes the … Read more
A friend of a friend called me today to pick my brain about VoIP and how to make their calling more secure now that the team is working more from home than ever before and corporate espionage, in their industry, seems to be an almost everyday thing. So now with the entire team working remotely, … Read more
I'm not a product reviewer, and I don't usually write reviews, especially when there are real experts like Matt Miller of ZD-Net on mobile devices, or ex GigaOm'er Kevin Tofel when it comes to all things Chromebook, but after less than 24 hours of using my new Samsung Galaxy Chromebook, I have to say, having … Read more
Google's Move To Temporarily Closed Google has added a "temporarily closed" setting to Google Maps. That's good for businesses that are now shut down and plan to reopen due to the Coronavirus to eventually restore full retail storefront or office activities. Reality Is But that's only half the story. In many cases these "temporarily closed" … Read more
Last night I did something I don't normally do. I opened a bottle at home, and drank it. The whole bottle. Maybe it's the Coronavirus. Maybe it was the evening at home. Maybe it was just the fact that the wine was so darn good. But I'm thinking it was the fact that the wine … Read more
I've been back home for just two days, since a ten day road trip to Boston, Los Angeles and Las Vegas and for me the new normal of WFH doesn't feel strange at all, as I've been working from home since 1992 on a daily basis. But really have been a remote worker since my … Read more
The New York Times has a story this morning about Microsoft and their CEO's decision to move to a Work From Home (WFH) approach in their Redmond HQ and elsewhere. These stories are going to become more and more commonplace. It's not though just about having people working from home, it's what you do with … Read more
Two days ago, I wrote about the free offers coming out of telecom companies to help with the Coronavirus situation. Today, I'm seeing that longtime friend, repeat client, and leader at Dialpad, Craig Walker, has penned a nice piece on what Dialpad is doing in light of the Coronavirus with regards to his staff around … Read more
