A New Hope: Your Email Strikes Back
A chimpanzee being taught to ask for things like a baby. Robots applauding. Artwork being painted on a concrete wall. A gazebo constructed from old tires. A suitcase designed to transport wine. These are apparently the things LinkedIn believes…
In Memoriam: The Microsoft Surface Hub
The Microsoft Surface Hub (2015–2024), once the titan of the future of work and an ambitious pioneer of large-scale collaborative computing, steps out of the boardroom for the last time. It leaves behind a legacy defined by its audacity. Microsoft…
The Specter in the Room
In just the last week or two, Microsoft made it clear that its Surface Hub line is coming to an end. There will be no Surface Hub 4. Surface Hub 3 is the final chapter, with end-of-sale and end-of-life…
MDEP Calling Microsoft
Will Microsoft return to smartphones? Never say never. The time to return is likely approaching. Microsoft’s high-profile retreat from the mobile market, which included the write-off of the Nokia acquisition and shuttering Windows Phone, the Apple-Google mobile OS duopoly…
Microshifting is the Remote Era’s Competitive Advantage
Time for 9-to-5 to Die The new term is microshifting, and it represents a structural pivot in workforce scheduling. It signals the definitive end of the industrial-era contiguous workday. For nearly a century, the hassle of commuting dictated the eight-hour…
ISE 2026 – Bigger, Clearer, and (Finally) Less AI Theater
TalkingPointz (Dave & I) are just back from ISE, and I wanted to share some initial impressions as we work on more detailed coverage. Integrated Systems Europe continues to grow, and ISE 2026 appears to have taken another meaningful…