Amazon Alexa Frailty: Syntax Fragmentation in the Skill Ecosystem Amazon Alexa has a frailty problem and it's me. I can’t remember all of the special syntax required to make its skills work. Unlike an app, where I click and am brought into an environment that offers visual clues and instructions, I’m stuck with Alexa either not understanding me or lecturing me. Neither of … [Read more...] about Amazon Alexa Frailty: Syntax Fragmentation in the Skill Ecosystem
Software Review
Avoid Microsoft Teams Front-End for Curated Microsoft SharePoint Sites
Microsoft Teams SharePoint Front-End? Microsoft Team’s continues to evolve. Teams offers some good basic collaboration features, but one thing the product has not evolved into is a knowledge management front-end to SharePoint. It is true that Teams is built on SharePoint. While, Teams is a major advance over the simple Team Sites that existed in previous versions … [Read more...] about Avoid Microsoft Teams Front-End for Curated Microsoft SharePoint Sites
In defense of Microsoft Surface
This isn't a formal review of Microsoft's Surface tablets. Plenty of people can tell you about the original Surface RT's 1366 x 768 pixel display, the NVIDIA Tegra 3 Quad-core processor and the various ports and sensors. And many have—in not-so-glowing terms when software and hardware are examined together. As I write this, Microsoft has announced the RT's successor, the new … [Read more...] about In defense of Microsoft Surface
Nine Much Needed Updates to Microsoft Office
Microsoft looks to Office 2013 as an “modernization” it is much more a throwback than an evolutionary step forward. Although Office was just updated, 2013 breaks some things, fails to deliver in others and introduced new quirks as well — here is a list of updates that will make Office 2013 better without completely rewriting the code, and few thoughts about opportunities for a … [Read more...] about Nine Much Needed Updates to Microsoft Office
MoPix Video Service Transforms Independent Films into Apps
Cross-posted from iPhone Life:  MoPix Video Service Transforms Independent Films into Apps The world of film has become increasingly democratized with the advent of the Internet. People can create films and distribute them with ease. Unfortunately, posting a video to YouTube may generate hits, but it doesn’t necessarily generate bank deposits. MoPix, of Los Angeles, CA this … [Read more...] about MoPix Video Service Transforms Independent Films into Apps