How Microsoft turns an obsession with detail into micron-optimized keyboards

Like | TechCrunch | Jul 24, 2019 | Technology | Tags: design, Gadgets, hardware, Keyboard, Keyboards, Microsoft, TC

Source: How Microsoft turns an obsession with detail into micron-optimized keyboards Nestled among the many indistinguishable buildings of Microsoft’s Redmond campus, a multi-disciplinary team sharing an attention to detail that borders on fanatical is designing a keyboard… again and again and again. And one more time for good measure. Their dogged and ever-evolving dedication to “human factors” shows the amount of work that goes into making any piece of hardware truly ergonomic. Microsoft may be known primarily for its software and services, but cast your mind back a bit and you’ll find a series of hardware advances that have redefine ...

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iOS 13: Here are the new security and privacy features you might’ve missed

Like | TechCrunch | Jul 10, 2019 | Technology | Tags: Android, Apple, Apps, Bluetooth, cloud applications, computing, hardware, iOS, iPad, iPhone, privacy, safari, Security, smartphones, social media, tablet computers, Technology, webmail, wi-fi

Source: iOS 13: Here are the new security and privacy features you might’ve missed In just a few weeks Apple’s new iOS 13, the thirteenth major iteration of its popular iPhone software, will be out — along with new iPhones and a new iPad version, the aptly named iPadOS. We’ve taken iOS 13 for a spin over the past few weeks — with a focus on the new security and privacy features — to see what’s new and how it all works. Here’s what you need to know. You’ll start to see reminders about apps that track your location Ever ...

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We’ll talk even more Kubernetes at TC Sessions: Enterprise with Microsoft’s Brendan Burns and Google’s Tim Hockin

Like | TechCrunch | Jul 9, 2019 | Technology | Tags: Brendan Burns, cloud, cloud computing, cloud infrastructure, computing, Craig McLuckie, engineer, Enterprise, Events, Google, google cloud platform, Heptio, Joe Beda, Kubernetes, linux, Microsoft, product management, San Francisco, TC Sessions: Enterprise, TC Sessions: Enterprise 2019, Tim Hockin, vmware, web services

Source: We’ll talk even more Kubernetes at TC Sessions: Enterprise with Microsoft’s Brendan Burns and Google’s Tim Hockin You can’t go to an enterprise conference these days without talking containers — and specifically the Kubernetes container management system. It’s no surprise then, that we’ll do the same at our inaugural TC Sessions: Enterprise event on September 5 in San Francisco. As we already announced last week, Kubernetes co-founder Craig McLuckie and Aparna Sinha, Google’s director of product management for Kubernetes, will join us to talk about the past, present and future of containers in the enterprise. In addition, we can ...

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Microsoft delves deeper into IoT with Express Logic acquisition

Like | gragsdale | Apr 23, 2019 | Technology | Tags: Enterprise, Express Logic, Fundings & Exits, IoT, M&A, Mergers and Acquisitions, Microsoft, RTOS, TC

Source: Microsoft delves deeper into IoT with Express Logic acquisition Microsoft has never been shy about being acquisitive, and today it announced it’s buying Express Logic, a San Diego company that has developed a real-time operating system (RTOS) aimed at controlling the growing number of IoT devices in the world. The companies did not share the purchase price. Express Logic is not some wide-eyed, pie-in-the-sky startup. It has been around for 23 years building (in its own words), “industrial-grade RTOS and middleware software solutions for embedded and IoT developers.” The company boasts some 6.2 billion (yes, billion) devices running its ...

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New iPad mini and entry-level iPad are around the corner

Like | TechCrunch | Feb 4, 2019 | Technology | Tags: Apple, Gadgets, iPad, ipad mini, rumor

Source: New iPad mini and entry-level iPad are around the corner Apple has registered new iPad models in the Eurasian Economic Commission reference database. The Moscow-based commission keeps a product database pretty much like the FCC in the U.S. And it sounds like Apple is about to launch a new iPad mini 5 and an updated entry-level iPad. That database has shown information on new Apple products in the past — MySmartPrice first discovered today’s new filings. There are two different filings that both mention new tablets that run iOS 12. The first filing mentions five different models while the ...

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A TED-Ed Lesson Exploring the Pros and Cons of Types of Milk October 21, 2020
TED-Ed released a new lesson this week. The lesson is all about milk. The title of the lesson, Which Kind of Milk is Best for You? doesn't accurately portray the number of lessons and questions that can be raised when students watch the video. Which Kind of Milk is Best for You? explains the basics of […]
An Easy Way to Search in Google Classroom October 21, 2020
Twice this week I've had people ask me if there is a search function in Google Classroom. Unless, I've been overlooking something obvious, there isn't a native search function built into Google Classroom. What I have been telling people to do is use Control+F on Windows computers or Command+F on Mac computers to search within […]
13 Google Forms Tutorials for Beginners and Experienced Users October 21, 2020
For the last six or seven months whenever I open my YouTube analytics the top two videos are almost always How to Host an Online Meeting With Zoom and The Basics of Creating a Quiz in Google Forms. And based on the response to the Google Forms video that I posted on Monday, there are […]

Apparently Foxconn's Wisconsin LCD Factory Is Fake October 22, 2020
Last week, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) rejected electronics maker Foxconn’s tax subsidy application for failing to not only hire the number of employees it promised, but to build a Gen 10.5 LCD factory. The company had instead built a Gen 6 facility to manufacture phone screens instead of a…Read more...
Amazon Isn't Even Hiding Its Intentions Anymore October 22, 2020
After spending years promising Congress that the data it collected from third-party sellers wasn’t used to beef up its private-label products, today Amazon decided to roll out a product meant to do exactly that. The Amazon Shopper Panel, as it’s called, promises to pay Amazon customers that offer intel to the…Read more...
What Your Favorite iPod Says About You October 22, 2020
In honor of the launch of the original scroll wheel iPod on Oct. 23, 2001, let’s look back on some notable iPod models and what they say about you as an early tech consumer. Every iPod tells a story, and some of the stories they told were pretty darn rough. Rip. Mix. Burn.Read more...