GTA Online and the Loading Wheel of Doom
GTA Online launched today and mostly what I saw of it was a loading wheel. Some notes on a rough launch night, an old modem, and a weirdly fitting news day.
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Personal
Why I Skipped the iPhone 5s Line
The iPhone 5s went on sale today and there was a real line outside the Apple Store. I skipped it — here's why Touch ID has me hesitating, plus some iOS 7 vertigo complaints.
The Internet Broke For Forty Minutes And I Was Buying Cat Litter
Amazon went down for the better part of an hour Sunday night mid-checkout, and it got me thinking about how much of the internet quietly depends on it.
Still Waiting on My Chromecast
Google's $35 Chromecast sold out almost instantly after its July 24th launch, and over a week later I'm still refreshing Best Buy's site like an idiot.
Two Weeks Without Google Reader
Two weeks after Google Reader's shutdown, a rundown of which replacement actually stuck, plus a confused aside about Nokia's Jay Leno-hosted phone launch.
One Week Without Google Reader
A week after Google Reader finally shut down, a real-world rundown of trying Feedly, NewsBlur, and Digg Reader as replacements, and what actually broke in my daily routine.
A Week Without Google Reader
A week after Google Reader finally went dark, the migration to Feedly went smoothly but the third-party apps built on top of it are still a mess.
One Monday, Three Keynotes, No Naps
Apple, Microsoft, and Sony all held their big events on the same Monday, and I tried to watch all three at once until my laptop battery gave up on me.
26 Days Left With Google Reader
Twenty-six days until Google Reader dies and I still haven't picked a replacement. Some thoughts on Feedly, NewsBlur, and why RSS mattered more than people give it credit for.
Twenty-Nine Days of Google Reader Left
Four weeks before Google Reader dies, a morning spent auditioning Feedly, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, and a Digg Reader that doesn't exist yet, plus a real complaint about Reeder.
Breaking Up With Google Reader, Slowly
Finally migrating from Google Reader to Feedly a month before the shutdown, plus some early impressions of Google Play Music All Access and a few thoughts on the Xbox One reveal.
Everyone Has Glass Except Me
Everyone's feed is full of Google Glass unboxing photos this week and I didn't get picked, plus a quick note on Galaxy S4 preorders nobody's talking about.