Boing Boing on MSN

Make your computer feel new again with Windows 11 Pro for under $10

TL;DR: Get Microsoft Windows 11 Pro for $9.97 (reg. $199) and add pro-grade security, productivity tools, and Copilot to a ...
The Brighterside of News on MSN

Touchscreens, attention, and the dangers of multitasking while driving

Car dashboards once relied on buttons and knobs you could adjust by feel. Today, large touchscreens dominate vehicle ...
NPR

In an era of rising prices, computers have gotten cheaper. (And why that may end)

NPR's series Cost of Living: The Price We Pay is examining what's driving price increases and how people are coping after years of stubborn inflation. How are higher prices changing the way you live?
Geeky Gadgets

What’s New in iPadOS 26 Multitasking?

Apple’s iPadOS 26 represents a significant evolution in multitasking, combining the intuitive simplicity of a tablet with the advanced capabilities of a desktop. Whether you’re a casual user or a ...
9to5Mac

iPadOS 26: You need to try these new multitasking features [Video]

iPadOS 26 is easily the most significant change to the iPad software we’ve ever seen. Between the new multitasking windows in 26.0, the slide-over refinements in 26.1, and now the return of Split View ...
Fast Company

Why multitasking is sabotaging your career—and how to stop

Research is clear that multitasking significantly undermines career progress despite its popularity in modern workplaces. But why does multitasking harm workplace productivity? And how can you ...
IEEE

Investigating the Relationship and Predictive Modelling between Mental Workload and Task Performance in Multitasking Human-Computer Interaction Environments

Abstract: Background: Multitasking environments in complex human-computer interaction (HCI) systems demand significant cognitive resources. Though mental workload (MWL) critically impacts performance, ...
The Conversation

An Amazon outage has rattled the internet. A computer scientist explains why the ‘cloud’ needs to change

Jongkil Jay Jeong received prior funding from the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia. The world’s largest cloud computing platform, ...
collider

'Task' Finale Recap: Mark Ruffalo's HBO Crime Drama Will Quietly Rip Your Heart Out With That Emotional Ending

Carly Lane is an Atlanta-based writer and critic who has been with Collider in some form or fashion since 2021. She considers herself a television nerd, diehard romance/sci-fi/fantasy reader, and ...
Stoneham Independent

Why multitasking increases the likelihood of getting scammed

Multitasking makes people "significantly" more likely to fall for online scams, warns a new study. Email users are at greater risk of becoming victims of "phishing" scams when they are trying to do ...
collider

'Task' Episode 6 Recap: A Bloody Shootout Leads to a High Body Count in the Season's Best, Most Devastating Hour

Carly Lane is an Atlanta-based writer and critic who has been with Collider in some form or fashion since 2021. She considers herself a television nerd, diehard romance/sci-fi/fantasy reader, and ...