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People really, really suck at using computers The OECD's 2011-2015, 33 country, 215,942-person study of computer skills paints a deceptively grim picture of the average level of computer proficiency around the world -- deceptive because it excludes over-65s, who research shows to be, on average, less proficient than the 16-65 cohort sampled.

Famban What is Famban? That is my own abbreviation of Family + Kanban! In other words, our attempt to visualise and keep track of all activities within our family. Can't an ordinary kanban board solve that need? Of course, but we have made some additions that we find useful.

​Uber drivers demand higher pay in nationwide protest Uber drivers will join forces with fast food, home care and airport workers in a nationwide protest on Tuesday. Their demand: higher pay. Dubbed the "Day of Disruption," drivers for the ride-hailing company in two dozen cities, including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco, will march at airports and in shopping areas carrying signs that read, "Your Uber Driver is Arriving Striking."

Toddler robot's learning technique provides insights into early childhood learning ​Kids can pick up new words pretty quickly - just ask any parent who's accidentally sworn in front of them. To better understand early learning, a new study tested the language skills of both children and robots, and found that kids use a robotic technique that may not be based on conscious thought.

Making Large Organizations Agile on All Levels Are you one of those thinking "Large organizations and easy-to-use project management tools just don't mix"? Is this because you are struggling with getting your projects to run smoothly in a large organization? In this article you find out how to do just that on the three levels that all (well, at least 99.9%) need to handle to successfully become agile.

How We've Built a Remote Company Culture to Be Grateful For wrote this on This Thanksgiving, I'm thinking aboutour team and how far we've come.Here's what we've learned. I don't get choked up often. But a few weeks ago, sitting at the dinner table with my wife, I couldn't help myself. That morning, I had missed our team's daily video check-in because of a doctor's appointment.

William Mougayar delivers this talk in which he sketches out a vision of an economy powered by blockchain technology. It’s a fairly concise but expansive vision of what is possible to build with open public blockchains.