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Mike McBride
Website: mikemcbrideonline.com
Mike McBride has been blogging since 2001, starting with what was, in essence, a blog about technology and being a One-Man IT Department. Over the years, his career has taken some twists and turns, as well as my interests, so now you will find blog posts covering everything from Social Networking, Law firms and Litigation Support, Travel, Training and yes, he’s still writing about technology! He’s even branched out into Photography and Sports Talk.
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Sign of the Internet Times – The End of Salon.com
By Mike McBride
This makes sense. I can't speak for a news site like Salon, but I can tell you that AI is killing search; it's killing views, and scrapers run up the…
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Worth Reading – AI Not Only Failed To Kill The Billable Hour, It’s Looking Like Its Bodyguard
By Mike McBride
As someone who has heard people talk about spending 30-45 minutes with AI crafting an email response, I think this might apply outside law firms. I think using AI may…
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Worth Reading – How to avoid the wear and tear of working hard
By Mike McBride
This is the reality few people in management seem to understand. There is absolutely a point of diminishing returns when it comes to hours worked. And that point is not…
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Worth Reading – Microsoft gives voluntary buyout offer to about 60,000 employees
By Mike McBride
It's not a layoff, but it's the next best thing: telling over 25% of your workforce their jobs are so unimportant you'll pay them to leave. The tech job market…
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Be Careful with Those AI Note-takers
By Mike McBride
This is dumb on so many levels. Having a meeting assistant in such a personal meeting was probably rude and dangerous from the start. Forgetting it was there while you…
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Worth Reading – Advancing Technology Is the New Existential Anxiety
By Mike McBride
I get it. Every day, there’s someone in Big AI telling us that AI is going to either replace you or kill you. Every other day, the tool you use…
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When AI Chat History Bites
By Mike McBride
What do your AI chats say about you? Would you want someone else reading them and drawing their own conclusions? Maybe take a look at how long you keep them. …
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Worth Reading – The Hidden Dangers of AI Chat History
By Mike McBride
There's the obvious privacy issue with public AI tools, but people often overlook another reality: at work, someone likely has the same access to your AI interactions as they do…
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Worth Reading – AI Can Accelerate a Culture—Good or Bad
By Mike McBride
Frankly, AI will be an expensive way to learn that your underlying processes or data were suspect all along. The post Worth Reading – AI Can Accelerate a Culture—Good or…
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Worth Reading – Cybersecurity Awareness Month
By Mike McBride
I love this year’s theme: Don’t Make It Easy for Them. https://www.staysafeonline.org/cybersecurity-awareness-month I remember growing up and hearing adults I knew in law enforcement talk about someone breaking into your…