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Tag Archives: Microsoft
Google’s AI Assistant kicks it up a few notches!
This just came out in the news today, which I saw through the Mashable feed. Google’s AI Assistant is really learning how to interact using natural language in a big way. The future, if it’s not now, is coming very … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Alexa, Amazon, Apple, artificial intelligence, chatbot, chatbots, content strategy, Cortana, digital literacy, Echo, Google AI assistant, machine language, machine translation, Microsoft, natural language, Scotty, Siri, Star Trek, Star Trek 4, Star Trek IV, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing
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Will Tablets Replace PCs? Part 2
Four years ago, I wrote a post that was in response to RJ Jacquez’s post on his blog about the advent of the Microsoft Surface’s release. My response to RJ Jacquez’s question: Will Tablets replace PCs? RJ’s argument was that while … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, apps, cloud, Cloud storage, cloud technology, cloud-based apps, Creative Cloud, digital literacy, Framemaker, iCloud, iPad, IPhone, Methods and Theories, Microsoft, mobile, Office 365, One Drive, PC, RoboHelp, smartphones, Surface, tablets, tablets vs pcs, tech comm, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing
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Microsoft Wants Autistic Coders. Can It Find Them And Keep Them? | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
Job interviews can be especially hard if you’re autistic. A Microsoft effort aimed at a wider spectrum of the workforce wants to solve that. Source: Microsoft Wants Autistic Coders. Can It Find Them And Keep Them? | Fast Company | … Continue reading
Do we take our technical abilities for granted?
Last week, my son celebrated his 14th birthday. He only wanted one present to mark the occasion, namely a gaming computer. Now, this is something that he’s been pining for months now. Originally, he wanted something in the $3000 range. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe Creative Cloud, C3-PO, content strategy, ContentContent, Creative Cloud, Darth Vader, digital literacy, Ed Marsh, gaming computer, gaming machine, Luke, Luke Skywalker, Microcenter, Microsoft, Princess Leia, Star Wars, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, technical ability in technical communications, technical ability in technical writing, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, the force, using the force, Vader, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Easy Transfer
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Move over, Google Glass! HoloLens is here!
Today, I tuned in to listen to the Windows 10 event that was to promote more about the upcoming new OS that many are anticipating will be a big improvement over Windows 8 and 8.1. While I’m a huge fan … Continue reading
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Tagged digital literacy, education, Gamification, Google Glass, holographic, holographic tool, HoloLens, Microsoft, Microsoft HoloLens, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Windows 10, mobile, Oculus Rift, OneNote, PC, Project Spartan, ReCode, Surface Hub, tech comm, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, The Verge, virtual reality, wearable devices, wearable tech, wearable technology, Windows, Windows 10, Windows HoloLens
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Death of the Desktop and Gaming as We Know It
In the past week, I’ve made two observations about how technology is going through an advancement surge. What I mean by that is that there are big changes happening, and it seems like it’s happening incredibly quickly–at least in my … Continue reading
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Tagged all-in-one computers, Apple, apps, Chromebook, cloud based services, Cloud computing, cloud software, cloud technology, desktop, desktops, digital literacy, Distance Learning, downloads, DVD, e-learning, education, elearning, flash memory, GameStop, gaming, Google, Google Apps, iCloud, iPad, iPad app, IPhone, iTunes, laptop, laptops, Learning, m-learning, Microsoft, mlearning, mobile, mobile gaming, mobile learning, Nintendo, Nintendo 3DS, SkyDrive, smartphones, tablets, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technology, video, wi-fi, Windows 7, Windows 8
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Word Up! ain’t just a Cameo song: A TechCommGeekMom book review
Being that I came of age in the late 1980s, my immediate thought when I hear the words, “Word Up!” is the Cameo song playing with all its funkalicious glory. But now, “Word Up!” has a new meaning for me … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Systems, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, Asia, better creative writing, better technical writing, better writing, book review, creative writing, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, e-learning specialist, education, elearning, English language, Framemaker, higher ed, higher education, Lavacon, Learning, m-learning, Marcia Riefer Johnston, Methods and Theories, Microsoft, Online Teaching and Learning, powerful writing, social media, style guide, Style Guides, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, Thought, World Learning
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My response to RJ Jacquez’s question: Will Tablets replace PCs?
Recently, due to the upcoming release of Microsoft’s Surface machine, RJ Jacquez released two blog posts promoting the idea that tablets, in time, will indeed replace the PC as we know it, and that Microsoft is going in the wrong … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, Android, Android tablet, Apple, Articulate, blog, business apps, business tools, cloud, Cloud on, cloud technology, Flare, Framemaker, Google, iLife, iPad, iPad app, iWork, Lectora, m-learning, m-learning tools, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Surface, mlearning, mLearning Revolution, mobile, mobile learning, mobile productivity tools, PCs, power apps, power software, power users, productivity apps, productivity tools, RJ Jacquez, RoboHelp, Surface, tablet, tablets, tech comm, tech comm software, Technical communication, technical communications, Windows 8, work apps
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Using the Cloud–The Real Deal.
As a follow-up to my post about the scamming/hacking attack I had two weeks ago, this week I’m turning TechCommGeekMom.com over to a good friend of mine, Shay Shaked. We first met in grad school at NJIT as classmates, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Cloud computing, cloud security, cloud services, Cloud storage, cloud technology, computer security, Dropbox, Evernote, FoxyUtils, Google, Google Docs, Google Drive, hacking, Microsoft, Microsoft Word, PDFs, portable drives, scamming, scanner, Shay Shaked, shredder, TechCommGeekMom, Western Digital
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A bold move into the wild blue yonder, aka the Cloud!
After my recent run-in with scammers, I’ve now come to better appreciate cloud computing and everything that is has to offer. It’s not that I didn’t appreciate it before, but in having to restore several items and back up others … Continue reading
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