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Back in the 1990s I became concerned that it took way too long for someone to provision a new laptop.  What brought this to my attention was when Intel was recommending users get laptops every two years, arguing that the impact on productivity easily justified the cost.  I observed that the people doing the briefing had products that were 3-5 years old and asked, “if replacing a laptop every two years could be justified based on productivity gains, why don’t you do it?” 

Supplier rumor combined with Apple’s decision to stop revealing iPhone sales data may have hurt the company’s notional market cap a little, but company watchers should think a little more deeply.

Windows Hello is a biometrics-based technology that enables Windows 10 users to authenticate secure access to their devices, apps, online services and networks with just a fingerprint, iris scan or facial recognition. The sign-in mechanism is essentially an alternative to passwords and is widely considered to be a more user friendly, secure and reliable method to access critical devices, services and data than traditional logins using passwords.

In the race to mobile 5G, it seems AT&T and Verizon are in it to be first. While I understand there is an honor that goes to the winner, in the scheme of things does it really make much of a difference to users? After all both Apple iPhone and Google Android compete and Apple is always later with 5G, by choice.

The tools available in Microsoft Office are highly versatile, but sometimes you want to do something that Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook can’t accommodate. Chances are good, though, that you can find an add-in that will give you that little extra something.

One division's database group at this Fortune 1000 company consists of a pilot fish and his manager -- except the manager isn't around.