Windows 10 Home Updates Will be Automatic and Mandatory

When Windows 10 comes out at the end of the month, it looks like the ability to turn updates off entirely will be completely removed. Home users will have only two options for dealing with updates: installing them and rebooting automatically, and installing, then choosing when to update. Here’s the relevant section of the EULA: […]

Morning podcast flurry: Facebook launching “instant articles”

Every morning I listen to 3 short podcasts on my way to work. I call it my “Morning update” playlist, and each covers a different area I like to stay up-to-date on: CBC News World Report CBS News Tech Talk with Larry Magid APM Marketplace Morning Report It’s rare that the same story pops up […]

Tesla wants its Powerwall to save the grid and your bank account – via Engadget

Elon Musk, our lord and saviour…   Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduced the Powerwall at his company’s design studio in Southern California. He said it’s a “whole integrated system that just works and is connected to the internet.” The battery packs are lithium-ion cells with a liquid thermal-control system. Powerwall — which Tesla has been […]