Macs
An Easy Way to Keep Your Mac Apps Up to Date
This app for your apps saves you time and minimizes the security risks that dated software poses.
Tag: Apple
Thoughts on one of the most powerful companies in the world and the products it makes.
AI
Why I'm All In on Claude
In my last post of the year, I make the case for backing this horse in the AI race.
AI
The Harold Baines AI Hallucination
A recent experiment only underscores the need to question LLMs' responses.
AI
What Every Software Vendor Should Learn From This Glorious Ghost Alert
Recent notifications from Google Gemini and Notion prove that they are generally a hot mess. There's hope, though: it's a fixable problem.
AI
October Tech Tips
A way to combat iPhone spam and some ways to save a few minutes every day.
Communication
Thank You for Spamming Me, Nobull
The company's incessant spam made me make a long-overdue change.
Communication
Notion and Slack for ... Relationship Management?
Spreadsheets and group chats no longer cut it. The gap between work and personal applications is shrinking.
Communication
Department Names Don't Matter. Just Help Me.
More Apple issues are grinding my gears.
AI
What I Really Want From AI
In the name of all that is holy, can someone please invent a better computer diagnostic tool?
Future of Work
Announcing Book #14
Number 14 will look at a number of key forces that are already reshaping the workplace.
Technology
On Piano Teachers, Windows XP, and Aversion to Change
A trip to the Genius Bar brought back some interesting memories.
Future of Work
The Case for a Transparent Hiring Process
In my first post of the new year, I chime in with thoughts on how one can serve as a critical point of differentiation in the war for talent.
Collaboration
Slack and Its Ilk Shine a Light on Organizational Problems. Be Thankful.
Internal collaboration hubs can quickly manifest thorny cultural issues. That's exactly why some leaders oppose them. Big mistake.
Collaboration
The world of work isn’t returning to its pre-Covid state. Why should your tech?
Yeah, we want things to return to normal. Tech-wise, however, that mind-set is a mistake.
Platforms
Thoughts on Twitter and Section 230
Kudos to the company for its principled stance.
Communication
Slack and Change Management
Thoughts on why it's essential to overcome employee resistance.
Book Reviews
Don't Be Evil by Rana Foroohar
Has Big Tech become too powerful? Hell yes.
Book Reviews
Summer Reading
Being able to regularly feed my brain is a nice perk of professor life.