What we like The $59.99 HyperX Solocast is the perfect microphone to enhance video calls or snare podcasts narratives on a budget. The cardioid, electret condenser microphone offers plug-and-play on PCs, Macs, gaming devices, and the iPad. It captures audio at 16 bits. The host device powers the HyberX Solocast over USB 2.0. It comes with a USB-A to USB-C cable. I … [Read more...] about HyperX Solocast Review: Superior Recording on a Budget
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HyperX Cloud II Wireless Gaming Headphones Review: make WFH more pleasant and more badass
The gaming classic HyperX Cloud II wired headphones wrap games in a deep auditory envelope. As work from home (WFH) locked everyone into a video conferencing stare, people sought headphones that could deliver the voice of colleagues with the same veracity as Lara Croft or John Marston. HyperX delivered the HyperX Cloud II Wireless headphones to not only relay screams and … [Read more...] about HyperX Cloud II Wireless Gaming Headphones Review: make WFH more pleasant and more badass
Apple M1: A Chip That Goes Back to the Future
Apple moved to its own silicon for better control of user experience. Its core supplier is no longer the partner it once was. And because it can innovate more quickly. That happened in 1994. Apple moved to the PowerPC and its RISC architecture away from the struggling Motorola 68000 family of chips. The Apple M1 chip is not a strategic break with a legacy. It represents a … [Read more...] about Apple M1: A Chip That Goes Back to the Future
Review: Revive Old Posts
The WordPress plugin Revive Old Posts, by Revive.Social does exactly what it says it does. The plugin mines existing content and republishes it across social media platforms. With nearly 1,000 posts, this keeps the Serious Insights posts top-of-feed in the channels that matter. The tool supports most social media channels, including: General settings define the … [Read more...] about Review: Revive Old Posts
A Counterpoint to Slack’s Navigating the Disruption of Work Report
In late October 2020, Slack dropped a report titled Navigating the Disruption of Work. The report centers on five key assertions: As with any assertive set of future-looking statements, context often gets missed when trying to create a position. Slack fails to recognize two essential elements still in play. First, we are too close to the event to forecast what will … [Read more...] about A Counterpoint to Slack’s Navigating the Disruption of Work Report