Articles by Tony Lystra

What that meditation app you downloaded (and don’t use) can really do for you — and what it can’t

Jalice May is a busy mom who works almost full-time at her church. On Sundays, she oversees the nursery during… Read More

‘We cannot let the next generation down’: Women in Cloud Summit rallies crowd to turn the tide in tech

In college, Washington State Sen. Patty Kuderer decided to take a programming class. She said she was excited about technology… Read More

Automation company Nintex partners with Adobe to challenge DocuSign in electronic signatures

Nintex, the Bellevue, Wash.-based workflow automation company, announced this morning that it is getting into the electronic signature business. In… Read More

High time for a better marijuana resource online? Startup finds a niche with legal pot retailers

You knew this was coming. After Washington voters legalized pot six years ago, it was only a matter of time… Read More

That’s no Moon! How my son and I built our own ‘Death Star,’ and had a ton of fun doing it

In 1982, the best toy you could get for Christmas was Kenner’s Death Star play set. It was big, rising… Read More

Stop mousing around: I tested a ridiculous number of computer mice, and this was the clear winner

Honestly, I don’t know what got into me. My old, blue Logitech mouse was showing its age. The scroll wheel… Read More

‘Are you there, God? It’s me, Alexa.’ Tech and religious leaders ponder the future of AI together

Can a computer become God? Or, more to the point, could humans invent AI that can convincingly impersonate God —… Read More

The new word processor wars: A fresh crop of productivity apps are trying to reinvent our workday

Microsoft, more than any other institution on earth, has shaped how we work and how we think about it. If… Read More

Nintex acquires New Zealand process mapping company Promapp

Bellevue, Wash.-based Nintex has acquired Promapp, a New Zealand firm that helps companies identify and automate their business processes. The companies… Read More

Social sales-leads startup Socedo closing amid Twitter changes; engineering team joins Azuqua

Seattle-based social media sales intelligence firm Socedo is shutting down next month, and its four-person engineering team will join Azuqua,… Read More

NetMotion launches an IT platform to keep tabs on corporate smartphones

Smartphones have been around for a while, but IT departments are still trying to grapple with a challenge they’ve created:… Read More

Software automation platform Azuqua lands Adobe, Zendesk and others for new partner program

Say you’re a software company needing to roll out a bunch of new features — and fast. One big customer… Read More

Google to link Meet business video-calling app with Microsoft Skype and other rivals

Google announced Monday morning that its enterprise video calling app, Hangouts Meet, will be capable of connecting directly to competing… Read More

Amazon targets small businesses, takes aim at Tableau and Microsoft Power BI with new QuickSight pricing model

Amazon Web Services said Thursday that it will offer QuickSight, its data analytics and visualization software, to companies and organizations on… Read More

AppSheet’s new ‘Spec’ feature aims to make apps easier to build using natural language, without code

Since launching in 2014, Seattle-based AppSheet has focused on helping businesses develop their own data-based apps without requiring those businesses… Read More

On tour with U2: How the iconic band is using new tech to make its shows more human than ever

LOS ANGELES — U2’s preoccupation with outlandish technology can probably be traced to Bono’s rushed limo ride to the hospital… Read More

Webmail wars: Why Google and Microsoft are doubling down on their free email services and apps

Google and Microsoft both announced updates to their email services and apps recently, offering up a new crop of features… Read More

Researchers say new ‘Efail’ security risk undermines encrypted e-mail

Hackers have a better chance of getting into encrypted email than previously thought, according to a new paper released Monday… Read More

At top of WorkFlowy founder’s to-do list: Keeping his app’s cult-like following happy

In January, when Jesse Patel announced plans to overhaul WorkFlowy, his quirky-but-powerful outline app, he appealed for mercy. “If you… Read More

Hate working in a web browser? How a new breed of software is bringing cloud-based apps into a single interface

In 1983, Microsoft developers Richard Brodie and Charles Simonyi wrote a UNIX program that would eventually become Microsoft Word. It… Read More

Women in Cloud Accelerator names first startups, giving access to Microsoft and HPE sales channels

Kate Isler says her company, Daysaver, needs to start growing. Isler wants to show off her cloud-based patient scheduling software… Read More

Microsoft releases new details on Gamarue malware botnet and its ‘sprawling infrastructure’

Microsoft on Thursday revealed additional details about the notorious Gamarue botnet, which was considered one of the world’s largest malware… Read More

Google’s new ‘AMP for Email’ project expands Accelerated Mobile Pages to Gmail

Google is bringing Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) to Gmail, making it possible to update a meeting invitation, get updated flight information… Read More

Seattle startup SORO aims to boost legal weed industry with intuitive sales and analytics apps

Growing and selling legal pot isn’t like most other businesses. There are the state regulations, which require rigorous tracking of… Read More

Women in Cloud Summit unveils new initiatives to seize ‘the biggest opportunities of our lives’

Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are launching a new six-month Cloud Accelerator Lab to help women start businesses in the… Read More

Enterprise cloud company Acumatica expands technology into construction industry

Enterprise cloud software provider Acumatica unveiled a new suite of services Monday designed to help construction companies see and update… Read More

Software as a Service in 2018: Artificial intelligence and new apps are reshaping a key cloud sector

First, the bad news when it comes to Software as a Service in 2018: The market is maturing. Growth is… Read More

Tenta browser for Android adds feature to keep ISPs and others from seeing which sites users visit

Tenta, the Seattle company behind an Android browser aimed at guarding the privacy of mobile web users, has built what… Read More

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