Year: 2014

Sometimes it feels as if Microsoft is the Rodney Dangerfield of technology companies. “It can’t get no respect.” But — like late comedian, it has had plenty of  successes, including some that may surprise you. […]

This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid I grew up during the Cold War and, like most people at the time, was conditioned to fear the Soviet Union, which […]

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As CNET News explains, five teenagers and “one mature adult” have built an iPhone app called Push for Pizza that lets you order pizza without having to pick up a phone or even visit a […]

 I recently set up a new home office, which not only involved countless trips to Ikea, but also having to deal with ergonomics — something I hadn’t thought much about since the last time I […]

Symantec is out with a report that raises questions about the safety and security of wearable technology. In a report, How Safe is Your Quantified Self, Symantec “found security risks in a large number of self-tracking devices and applications,” including the […]

Modern cell phones know where you are. This can be a very good thing, but — in the wrong hands — it can also lead to potential abuse. As Kaofeng Lee and Erica Olsen point out in […]

I grew up Jewish so I’m naturally very sensitive to the horrors that took place at Auschwitz during the Holocaust. I’m also very critical of Holocaust deniers and those who would minimize what the Nazis […]

After the iPad was announced in January 2010, I wrote a blog post titled “iPad is a bit underwhelming,” in which I pointed out that Apple was “trying to create a third category of devices […]

This post first appeared on Forbes.com by Larry Magid Congratulations. After a long and sometimes stressful childhood you (or your teen) are ready for college. It’s a big step that involves a great deal of freedom […]