Windows 8 is the digital dashboard you’ve been looking for

November 15, 2012 12:22 PM Dylan Tweney
Dylan Tweney

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer says that Windows 8's Start Screen -- with its dynamic "Live Tiles" -- could be a useful heads-up displays for information-hungry managers.

Dylan’s Desk: Design goes minimal, online and off

March 7, 2012 7:00 AM Dylan Tweney
Dylan Tweney

Last year’s big fashion trend was the color block, and this year’s tech trend follows suit: It’s the square.

More precisely, it’s the big, colorful rectangle filled with a solid color (like Windows 8) or a photograph (like Pinterest).

Mondrian …