Category Archives: Communication

Replace Laptop with iPad? Careful!!

I was thinking about getting an #iPad Pro 12.9  tablet to replace my MacBook Pro laptop.  Not so fast!  I read the reviews on the Apple website about the keyboard. No way…

– “If I could leave zero stars….”

– “Nothing but trouble…”

– “This accessory not supported – by the company that makes both the tablet and keyboard…”

– “Listen to the reviews – #AppleKeyboard unreliable…”

It looks like the keyboard gets about 2.25 stars out of 5 on the Apple website. The reviews about other keyboards aren’t much better.

A device is only as good as its weakest link.  Not having a reliable keyboard for what looks like a great iPad kills the product for me.

Time to rethink… I type, shoot, create web content, and video edit for a living.  I’m a writer and producer.  A keyboard is NOT optional.  You’ve been warned!

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Skype 8.0 launches on desktop with HD video, and soon encryption & call recording | TechCrunch

Skype 8.0 launches on desktop with HD video, and soon encryption & call recording | TechCrunch

Skype’s redesign launched last year was met with mixed reviews, but the company is forging ahead by rolling out a number of its new features to other platforms, including the desktop.

Microsoft today is launching Skype version 8.0 that will replace version 7.0 (aka Skype classic), the latter which will no longer function after September 1, 2018. The new release introduces a variety of features, including HD video and screen-sharing in calls, support for @mentions in chats, a chat media gallery, file and media sharing up to 300 MB, and more.

It will also add several more features this summer, including most notably, supported for encrypted audio calls, texts, and file sharing as well as built-in call recording.

— Read on techcrunch.com/2018/07/16/skype-launches-a-new-desktop-app-with-hd-video-improved-chat-and-soon-encryption-and-call-recording/

#Microsoft #VirtualTeams

IHOP Says Its IHOB Burger-Rebranding Was Publicity Gimmick | Fortune

IHOP said on its IHOB Twitter account that the new name was just a gimmick to promote its burgers.
— Read on fortune.com/2018/07/09/ihob-ihop-rebranding-gimmick-scam/

You’ve been punked!

“The iPhone Won’t Appeal to Business Customers”

Steve-Ballmer“$500 for a fully subsidized cellphone with a plan? That is the most expensive phone in the world and it doesn’t appeal to business customers because it doesn’t have a keyboard, which makes it not a very good email machine.”

–STEVE BALLMER (Microsoft CEO) ON THE INTRODUCTION OF THE FIRST IPHONE

Dumb Things Execs Say

BillGates“TWO YEARS FROM NOW, SPAM WILL BE SOLVED.”

–BILL GATES AT THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN 2004

Ahhh… Bill?  Most of our email is spam.  It’s 2018.

Facebook’s Political Rule Blocks Ads for Bush’s Beans, Singers Named Clinton – Bloomberg

Under rules for the new archive that strives for transparency in politics, all sorts of organizations with names linked to presidents are finding their promotions blocked.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-02/facebook-s-algorithm-blocks-ads-for-bush-s-beans-singers-named-clinton

Say what?

7 Secrets To Producing Engaging Podcast Content

7 Secrets To Producing Engaging Podcast Content
— Read on www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/jonlevy/2017/12/18/7-secrets-to-produce-engaging-podcast-content/amp/

Produce engaging podcast content, from Forbes