Year: 2021

      August 19, 1993 by Lawrence J. Magid (c)1993 Los Angeles Times Syndicate It seems as if everyone here in Silicon Valley is salivating over the new Apple Newton MessagePad. Not me. After […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News If you’ve had a checkup, a medical professional may have clipped a device to your finger to measure your oxygen saturation (SpO2) and pulse. […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News As a Silicon Valley resident, I’m used to seeing autonomous cars from Waymo, Nuro and other companies being tested on local roads by professional […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News In last week’s column, I wrote about how today’s cloud computing is reminiscent of yesteryear’s mainframes in both positive and negative ways.  In that […]

By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to “Computing Has Gone Full Circle, and It’s Time to Go Back a Bit” on Spreaker. With a little help from John Lennon, […]

Metaverse, a term coined by Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel “Snow Crash,” envisions a world where humans and their avatars interact with each other and software in a virtual 3D space. It’s no longer science fiction. […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to “Facebook’s moderators can’t please everyone” on Spreaker. Listen to Larry Magid’s ConnectSafely Report for CBS News on Facebook moderation One of my […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to “New law makes it easier to cancel online subscriptions” Listen to Larry Magid and Assemblyman Marc Berman discuss new law (1-minute) Even […]

Apple recently announced its newest crop of iPads and, as usual, they look great with excellent screens, a minimum of 64 gigabytes of storage with the option for a lot more and, of course, the […]