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Are computers still too hard to use? Here’s what tech’s most respected journalist says

October 22, 2018November 23, 2018

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Are computers still too hard to use? Here’s what tech’s most respected journalist says

From 1991 to 2018, journalist Walt Mossberg was one of the best known commentators on technology – and the unfortunate difficulties it places in front of people. In widely-read articles in the Wall Street Journal, Verge, and Recode, and in many stage interviews and panels, he pondered the questions of why people struggle with computers […]

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Is technology making you forget basic skills?

October 25, 2017October 3, 2018

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Is technology making you forget basic skills?

Here’s an interesting post from the Lifehacker website: The Skills We’ve Lost to Technology (and How to Get Them Back). People argue that before technology ruled our lives, we were happier, smarter, and better at general living. That utopian vision of the past is a bit too rose tinted, but the point remains that we’ve lost […]

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Perplexed by computers? You’ll never guess who else was

October 2, 2017October 22, 2018

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Perplexed by computers? You’ll never guess who else was

“Computers are hard!” If your computer seems confusing, it’s because you’re just too old, or too non-technical, or just not able to understand that box of circuits, right? Nope. Jony Ive – that’s a knighted Sir Jony Ive these days – is the renowned mastermind designer behind Apple’s Mac computers, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and other products that […]

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That crazy new “book” technology

September 8, 2017October 22, 2018

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That crazy new “book” technology

If you’re familiar with ads and promotional videos for technology, especially Apple ads for products like iBook and MacBook, you might enjoy IKEA’s good-humored response: an introduction to the “bookbook”: No cables, no batteries! What a concept.

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It’s not your fault: Techology education is bad!

June 26, 2017October 22, 2018

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It’s not your fault: Techology education is bad!

In helping people who don’t “get” some aspect of using computers, one thing has always struck me: So many of those people blame themselves when they shouldn’t! One of my favorite examples is the common confusion over whether to click on something once (“single-click”) or click on it twice (“double-click”) when using a mouse or trackpad. […]

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