Well we’ve barely started the new year, but I’ve declared Otter.ai my very favorite app of 2020. Otter is a meeting recording tool that transcribes in real time, even sweeping back through the conversation using artificial intelligence to clean everything up. Then you can review the written notes and click through to hear the audio wherever you want. It will …
Four Things to Know About FaceApp and Your Privacy
If you’ve been on social media this week, you’ve probably seen a full cycle of a viral app. In a matter of days, the world went from “OMG, FaceApp is COOL!” to “OMG, FaceApp is SCARY!” FaceApp is simple: Upload a headshot (yours or someone else’s), and add a filter to look younger or older, happier or prettier. You can …
The Webby Awards 2019… too much awesome
Every year when The Webby Awards are announced, I promise myself that I’ll just spend a few minutes finding the highlights to share with you. The awards highlight everything from great newsletters to fun games. I search through the hundreds of winners and nominees to find great stuff for productivity, augmented reality, artificial intelligence and more things we talk about …
Crystal vs. Emma: Which personality tool is better?
I’ve been talking about a tool called Crystal for many years. Crystal lets you look up people to see a personality analysis based on their social media profiles, writing and other factors. I’ve generally found it to be pretty darn accurate, and, consequently, insanely creepy. So yesterday when I saw a new tool from Bunch.ai that claims to do the …
What I don’t want for Christmas
This is a bah-humbug post! Here are some high-tech gadgets I wouldn’t buy this holiday season (and why). But this is what I DO want for Christmas … my favorite things. And this is where you can enter a giveaway to WIN one of my favorite things! Note: I may make a commission if you click on the Amazon links. …
Before you buy a smart speaker, consider these questions
Note: I make a small commission when you click on the Amazon links. Usually it’s about enough to get a Starbucks coffee once a month. Alexa Will Be Home for Christmas: Buying a Smart Speaker Device Like last year, many people will be getting and gifting smart speakers for the holidays. I’m all in on these smart home devices that …
Artificial Intelligence breakthroughs to be happy about
I’ll admit that I get pretty uneasy about the capabilities of artificial intelligence sometimes, but in the area of healthcare, I’m all in. Researchers are using artificial intelligence to help diagnose and treat some of our society’s most dangerous and debilitating diseases, and the technology might just save someone you love. Here are a few recent highlights: Diagnosing the Spread …
Weather Apps for Every Personality
You have plenty of options when it comes to weather apps, so it may be hard to choose. Here are my recommendations based on your personality. Add yours to the list in the comments! For the Instant-Gratification Junkies: Dark Sky Dark Sky describes itself as a “hyperlocal” weather app, specializing in micro-forecasts for the two-foot square that surrounds you and …
Revisiting x.ai: A very affordable AI scheduling tool
A couple of years ago I fell in love with a tool called x.ai, which uses artificial intelligence to act as a scheduling assistant. If you want to find a time to meet with someone, you just copy a “person” named Amy (or Andrew), and the artificial intelligence tool goes back and forth with your colleague or colleagues to find …
Tech In Action: Setting up tools for caregivers
See the tiny lady to the left of the bride? That’s Nana, who brought my hubby into the world along with five other siblings. Nana lives a happy and healthy life in the mother-in-law apartment attached to her youngest son’s house, and the other kids work together to coordinate social outings, doctor visits, health monitoring and all kinds of other …
Fantastic Tools for Families
I don’t often cover tools for parents and families, but I ran across a service that wowed me so much that I immediately called my sister to perhaps help my two young nephews. So I figure that even if you don’t have school-age kids, you probably know someone who does. PLUS… I’m doing this post to help out the manager …
Product Hunt’s Best Tech Tools
Oh. My. Gosh. You guys are going to ADORE this. Product Hunt is the reddit of new tech products and launches. It’s one of my secret sources of the best apps that I share to you guys. Each day dozens (hundreds?) of new or updated tech tools are “hunted” on the site, and we community members upvote the ones we …
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