The fight against facial recognition and its reflection of systemic racism in algorithms and the training data sets fails to see the context for why the technology will likely continue to be developed. The bigger issue isn't facial recognition but the "fake it till you make it" culture of software development that ships tools that aren't ready, to markets that don't know how to … [Read more...] about Naivete and the Fight Against Facial Recognition
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A Few Annoyances Apple Needs to Fix in the Apple Ecosystem
A Few Annoyances Apple Needs to Fix in the Apple Ecosystem: in-app Purchases, News, Apple Cash, and Password Management with Keychain. I pay for my Apple hardware and I pay to be a member of the Apple ecosystem. So unlike reviews where I get loaned hardware or temporary access to SaaS applications for analysis, I live with Apple and pay for the privilege. And as a paying … [Read more...] about A Few Annoyances Apple Needs to Fix in the Apple Ecosystem
The Ultimate Guide to Video Conferencing Mastery
The Ultimate Guide to Video Conferencing Mastery Video Conferencing Mastery: Introduction Zoom. Teams. Facebook Messaging. GoToMeeting. We have all been spending time talking to other people through monitors, headsets, USB microphones, and shared screens. And everyone has learned what works and what doesn’t. This list assumes you should be on the call. If you have the … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Guide to Video Conferencing Mastery
Review: TheBrain 11 Reimagines Notes Creation and Editing
TheBrain 11 Reimagines Notes Creation and Editing TheBrain 11 remains fundamentally the same information and knowledge capture tool that its subscribers have known and loved for years. In this release, the company considered choices made in Notes Editor development as they migrated to native coding on each of their supported platforms. So rather than using third-party … [Read more...] about Review: TheBrain 11 Reimagines Notes Creation and Editing
HP Reverb G2: HP Announces New Headset As VR Has A Moment
With people increasingly working from home, for perhaps long periods of time, VR is having a moment, and that moment includes the upcoming HP Reverb G2 headset. Analysis Amid the stay-at-home orders from COVID-19 and voluntary sheltering precipitated by civil unrest, VR is having a moment. Because of the stay at home in April Steam reported a one million-plus gain in … [Read more...] about HP Reverb G2: HP Announces New Headset As VR Has A Moment