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In 1981 Information Unlimited Software (IUS) hired me to write the EasyWriter word processing manual that IBM would release with its first PC. After the PC was released, IUS asked me to write this computer buying guide.  […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News A recent article in Communications of the ACM, a magazine of the Association for Computing Machinery, warned that although AI tools can help smooth […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News   Almost everyone has a smart phone, but chances are it has more useful features than you know about. That’s not your fault. Today’s […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News By the end of 2024, 79% of adults and 87% of children lived in homes with wireless-only phone service, according to the National Center […]

by Larry Magid This June, soon-to-be former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer proposed that the United Kingdom ban children under 16 from accessing social media. If this happens, Britain would follow in the footsteps of […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to “Chips that prolong battery life for small devices like smart glasses” on Spreaker. Larry interviews Bill Hoppin of FemtoAI about chips that […]

This post first appeared in the Mercury News When I first heard about Google’s new Fitbit Air, I thought I wouldn’t like it, because it doesn’t have a display. But I was wrong. At $99, […]

By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I flew to New York for business meetings last Sunday, landing in time to join friends at an Italian restaurant in midtown Manhattan. I […]

By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I recently purchased Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer Gen 2 smart frames, which can serve as regular sunglasses or prescription glasses as you go about your […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News For years, people have jokingly referred to the “Apple Tax,” which isn’t a real tax but a premium price for Apple products. Although not […]