Tech stuff for people who don't want to read tech stuff
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 […]
“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 […]
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. […]
