Mike Elgan
Contributing Columnist
Mike Elgan is a technology-obsessed journalist, author, blogger, podcaster and digital nomad. He writes a column for IDG’s Insider Pro. Learn more at his website: elgan.com.
Should you embrace Google's new business card replacement?
Google is testing a new post-pandemic, no-touch alternative to business cards that lets you add your info to search results when people Google you.
How to think about Microsoft's new smartphone
Don't call it a smartphone, says Microsoft — the Surface Duo is a two-screen phablet that will change the world — but only Microsoft's world.
Google, Facebook, SpaceX battle to connect remote workers
The coronavirus crisis is driving employees out of the cities and into remote areas where bandwidth is low or nonexistent. Google, Facebook, SpaceX and others all have a dog in this fight.
Why coronavirus contact tracing apps are failing
Security, yes. But the biggest problem to adoption is staring us all in the mirror. Here's what that means for you and your organization.
5 areas IT leaders should be followers
Here's where board members, the c-suite, managers and team leaders need to take charge by falling in line.
Software is eating the world of eating
Cloud kitchens are further disrupting the traditional restaurant model -- turning food into a software technology business.
Apple and COVID-19 drive QR code innovation
Heavy hitters from Apple to government agencies to major banks are leaning in on QR code tech to improve disease tracking, touchless payments and much more.
Why your voice is your new password
Google now lets some users verify purchases using voice alone. It’s just the beginning. Welcome to the future of biometric ID and verification.
Apple's smart glasses will disappoint
The reaction to Apple's long-awaited glasses platform will be something like this: ‘Wait, that's it?’
Zoom fatigue is real and it’s costly
The Zoom experiment failed. The fallout is erasing all the benefits of remote work, making everyone exhausted and unproductive. -- but there's a better way.
