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Michael Muchmore reposted thisMichael Muchmore reposted thisI'm very excited to announce PCMag's refreshed Windows Guide newsletter! It's written by me, and it has my name and face on it. Subscribe for expert analysis about what's going on in Windows, each and every week: https://lnkd.in/g8nbjDTF I've been running Windows-focused newsletters in one form for another for over a decade, from How-To Geek's newsletter with its 400k subscribers to the boutique Windows Intelligence newsletter produced in partnership with Thurrott.com and The Intelligence. (And who can forget The Windows ReadMe, my personal newsletter focused on Windows?) PCMag is an excellent team of people and an incredible publication, and I'm honored to be part of the team and have the publication as a platform for my work. I hope you'll subscribe!
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Michael Muchmore reposted thisMichael Muchmore reposted thisNearly two years since a judge ruled Google an illegal monopolist. Total changes Google has had to make so far: zero. That's what getting away with it looks like. The SEARCH Act can end it now. https://lnkd.in/gd7AwseCGoogle broke the law. It's paid no price. Congress can change that.Google broke the law. It's paid no price. Congress can change that.
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Michael Muchmore shared thisGood history in here.Microsoft finally open sources DOS 1.0 - and it's so much more than the codeMicrosoft finally open sources DOS 1.0 - and it's so much more than the code
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Michael Muchmore shared thisWe Tested 200 Laptops. This One Just Clocked 40+ Hours of Battery LifeWe Tested 200 Laptops. This One Just Clocked 40+ Hours of Battery Life
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Michael Muchmore reposted thisMichael Muchmore reposted thisCities and towns account for only about 3% of total U.S. land area, but these landscapes play an outsized role for both people and birds. Hundreds of bird species use developed areas for part of their life cycle, especially during migration. Through the Urban Bird Treaty, communities across the country receive grants to restore habitat and improve the places people live—but not every community that’s ready gets funded. The Local Communities and Bird Habitat Stewardship Act would build on what’s already working and make it possible for this support to reach more communities. We've highlighted six places where this work is happening—and one that’s still waiting. Check them out at the link in comments.
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Michael Muchmore shared thisDo Better, Microsoft: Windows 11's Resume Feature Can't Touch Apple's HandoffDo Better, Microsoft: Windows 11's Resume Feature Can't Touch Apple's Handoff
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Michael Muchmore shared thisAdobe Creative Cloud vs. Apple Creator Studio: The Results Will Surprise Even ProsAdobe Creative Cloud vs. Apple Creator Studio: The Results Will Surprise Even Pros
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Michael Muchmore shared thisMicrosoft Says This Free App Speeds Up Your PC With One Click. I Put It to the TestMicrosoft Says This Free App Speeds Up Your PC With One Click. I Put It to the Test
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Michael Muchmore shared thisThe Best of Windows 11 in 2025: See the 12 New Features I Liked MostThe Best of Windows 11 in 2025: See the 12 New Features I Liked Most
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Michael Muchmore liked thisMichael Muchmore liked thisAs someone who once worked on the Paramount lot, this is really sad. David Ellison is threatening to move Paramount out of California, which would mean off its iconic historic lot, if the WB merger doesn't go through. This would also seemingly mean the WB lot would face a shakeup too. Imagine how many families would be uprooted or ripped apart realizing that they have to up and move to another state or lose their jobs, and then see the iconic studio lots of Paramount or WB change hands after 100 years. Not everyone who works on those lots is making big bucks, and it's not easy to switch jobs in Hollywood in this contracting industry. As someone who previously worked across the industry (see me in the Paramount marketing partnerships + licensing team pic below!) and whose spouse currently works in physical production as a director of photography, let me tell you -- Hollywood has been gutted and scrapped for parts in recent years. In short, the big shift to streaming has been anything but easy. After the strikes were resolved, the suits of Hollywood largely decided that shooting in America is no longer ideal because other places can be cheaper. But the US film production industry is shrinking now as a result. Sure, New Jersey and New York are the current US hot spots due to their tax incentives, but non-American crews in places like Hungary and other parts of eastern Europe have become the new popular places to shoot because the wages are low, productions don't have to pay for healthcare, and in some cases there are no unions and that means lower wages and longer hours. Canada is a similar-but-different situation that's cheaper because of the weaker currency, has tax incentives, and socialized healthcare productions don't have to pay for. I keep seeing posts from US production workers who are scraping their savings just to get by and haven't been able to find a job in months. People often forget how little some below-the-line crew in the US are paid. Moving Paramount and WB out of California would be a devastating blow to the film industry and everyone working in it. It's hard to ignore how much decisions made at the top impact everyone all the way down. No one needed or wanted this merger, but here we are. Yes, show business is a business. But it has to keep its soul too.
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Michael Muchmore liked thisMichael Muchmore liked thisTwenty years ago I was handed a giant HIPAA binder and told: "Figure out how this applies to IT." 🤦🏽♀️ I remember feeling completely overwhelmed. Today, I hear similar concerns around AI governance. Everyone agrees organizations need it. Far fewer know where to start. So I tried something. I asked four AI models the same question: • Copilot • Claude • Gemini • ChatGPT "What are the five most important AI governance practices a midsize organization should implement in the next 12 months?" Then I asked an AI governance practitioner to review the responses without knowing which model wrote what. The models provided very similar AI guidance playbooks, but where they differed was the big takeaway for midmarket IT leaders. 📰 Read the article: https://lnkd.in/gzjvngB3 📝 Then cast your vote - 👉🏽 Which model gave the most useful governance advice for a midsize organization? Vote in our WhatsApp poll: https://lnkd.in/g8wx5QZNCan AI Help Govern AI? We Asked Four Models How Midmarket IT Leaders Should Get StartedCan AI Help Govern AI? We Asked Four Models How Midmarket IT Leaders Should Get Started
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Michael Muchmore liked thisMichael Muchmore liked thisA storm-chaser's livestream of a 190-mph tornado saved a family’s life. A solo sailor used it to avoid a high-seas disaster. An Idaho farmer uses it for precision agriculture across thousands of acres. A nonprofit shipped it via oxback and riverboat to remote Amazonian and African communities. An engineer used it on active volcanoes to stream real-time earthquake and seismic warnings. A cattle rancher uses it to track herds across 80 miles of rugged terrain. Starlink is going farther and doing more than most people realize. It's not just letting people get online when they're too far out for cable and fiber; it's empowering a whole generation of explorers and businesses in ways that would have been unthinkable just six years ago. This is easily one of the coolest stories I've ever worked on: https://lnkd.in/gUVme872How an Extreme Storm Chaser and 6 Other Innovators Are Using Starlink to Pull Off the UnthinkableHow an Extreme Storm Chaser and 6 Other Innovators Are Using Starlink to Pull Off the Unthinkable
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Michael Muchmore liked thisMichael Muchmore liked this"While researching this story, I experimented with my digital estate and realized that my two-factor authentication app is protected by biometrics. So even if my trusted person had all my credentials via a password manager, they couldn't get very far without my fingerprint." And lemme tell ya, the laws in the U.S. really don't help that much. https://lnkd.in/gduzURGuThe Complicated Case of Passing On Your Digital EstateThe Complicated Case of Passing On Your Digital Estate
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Michael Muchmore liked thisMichael Muchmore liked thisThe Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is, despite its power, screen size, and excellent camera array, somehow the less interesting Z Fold 8 model, but it still reigns supreme in my book. Samsung has upgraded it just enough — it's flatter, lighter, and has a better battery and better cameras — to make the market's best-overall folding flagship virtually unbeatable, and I would choose it over the competition every single day. Yes, it's pricey; but as a true two-in-one Android device (a phone and a tablet!), it's actually better value than you might think... #reviews #tech #samsung #foldables https://lnkd.in/gniKmUtWSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra review: the best foldable just got a little bit better — and I still choose it over the Z Fold 8Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra review: the best foldable just got a little bit better — and I still choose it over the Z Fold 8
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Michael Muchmore liked thisMichael Muchmore liked thisPlaying my first ever gig in Los Angeles this Sunday. Yes, a gig announcement on LinkedIn, I contain multitudes. Solo show, mostly old Bubble songs, plus a shaky preview of a couple newer things (a Monday song, and the title track off the Gershwin Brothers album we’re finishing up). No idea if anyone will show up, but if you’re around, come say hi. 📍 IPO LA 🗓️ Sun, Aug 9 · 4PM
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Michael Muchmore liked thisMichael Muchmore liked thisIncredibly grateful to Meredith Kopit Levien & The New York Times for supporting the next generation of journalists by raising money for the free tuition campaign at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY!The New York Times Is Running for Reporting | The New York Times CompanyThe New York Times Is Running for Reporting | The New York Times Company
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Dan Worth
"Let me be clear: I’m definitely not a coder - but that’s the beauty of it: the process was quick and surprisingly straightforward." A great piece on Tes magazine here from Dan Comber about how, with a little bit of patience and research, he turned static school documents into 'live' chatbots that could answer parent and pupil questions, any time of the day. It's a nice example of how AI can have more back-end benefits to schools and doesn't require a huge outlay but just the willingness to innovative and try something new. https://lnkd.in/erZH8iCw #education #internationalschools #ai #edtech
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CJ Fairfield
Co-founders Giuseppe Ussia, James Mignacca and Miguel Ribeiro, with a host of board members of familiar faces in the IT industry, said the initiative behind MSP Well is to address the “hidden human cost of cyber defense.” “We talk about the tools. We talk about threats. We talk about uptime and Microsoft Azure going down and tickets exploding,” Ussia said. “What we never talk about is the human cost to the people doing the work. https://okt.to/mlfZjE
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