First Week With iPad
I wish it would charge over USB. One week into iPad ownership and that’s the only negative I can come up with. It only charges when plugged into an outlet using the provided USB cable and power...
View ArticleBeware The Roach Motel
It’s easy to see why millions of people have turned to Facebook and Twitter as their preferred repository of content. More people are storing pictures on Facebook than any other service including...
View ArticleWhom Do You Trust?
When I began this blog, I wrote mostly about technology. It didn’t take long to learn that I had little to say, and what I did say, wasn’t interesting. Then Engadget and Gizmodo burst onto the scene...
View ArticleSimple Backup
It happened again today. A friend called me asking for help in reviving his PC that will no longer boot. He believes he caught a virus. I plugged it in, and sure enough, it won’t boot. “Do you have...
View ArticleThe Technical Land Mine
A number of years ago, I was a product manager for Microsoft Office. The team was so large that marketing and development were scattered in buildings around the Redmond campus. I helped coordinate...
View ArticleSoftware For A New PC
Apps for smartphones and the iPad have stolen most of the thunder away from PC programs. And with good reason because that’s where most of the excitement is these days. Had someone told me a year ago...
View ArticleFor Sale: You
I’m beginning to equate free with disappointment, at least when it comes to online services such as Facebook and Gmail. Twitter too but, I’ll leave that for another day. I’ve been logging into Facebook...
View ArticleStill Relying on RSS
Taking to my blog to write about RSS reminds me a little of those who vent about privacy on Facebook. My intention isn’t to defend RSS because it doesn’t need me to defend it. Instead I’d like to point...
View ArticleScrooser
Cool Kickstarter campaign. Terrible name though. Makes me miss the Xootr I rode around downtown Seattle for a few years.
View ArticleThe Logitech G602 Gaming Mouse
Computer mice are one of those items I’m never quite satisfied with. Since I found my dream keyboard in the Corsair K95, I’ve been searching for a replacement for my 3-year old Logitech Marathon Mouse....
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