Four Days Into Life After Google Reader
Four days after Google Reader's July 1st shutdown, a messy migration to Feedly, a brief detour through Digg Reader's rushed beta, and the small social habits that died along with it.
Google Reader Is Actually Dead Now
Google Reader officially shut down on July 1st, and after a frantic last-minute migration to Feedly, I've got some thoughts about what actually killed it.
The Last Night of Google Reader
Google Reader dies tomorrow morning, so tonight is spent exporting feeds, testing Feedly and Digg Reader (which launched June 26th), and grumbling about NewsBlur's $24 price tag.
Three Days Left on Google Reader
Google Reader dies Monday, so I spent the week testing Digg Reader and Feedly as replacements — here's why I'm going with Feedly, and why I'm mad I have to do this migration again.
Digg Reader Showed Up Four Days Too Late For My Taste
Digg Reader launched publicly yesterday, four days before Google Reader finally shuts down. Some early impressions, and a complaint about having to care about this at all.
Xbox One's Big U-Turn Doesn't Change My Preorder
Microsoft reversed the Xbox One's DRM and always-online requirements last week, and I'm explaining why that still isn't enough to make me cancel my PS4 preorder.
Running the iOS 7 Beta Without Ruining Your Actual Phone
Two weeks into running the iOS 7 developer beta on a spare iPhone 4: what's genuinely good, what's still broken, and why you should never put this on your main phone.
I Gave Instagram Video Ten Minutes and Deleted Vine
Instagram shipped 15-second video last week and I've been messing with it since. Some quick thoughts on why it already feels like it's winning over Vine, and one filter I will never touch.
Microsoft Blinked, and Took the Interesting Part With It
Microsoft reversed its Xbox One DRM and always-online policies this week, and everyone's celebrating — but the reversal also quietly killed the one feature that had me interested in the first place.
Microsoft Blinked, and Now My Family Sharing Dream Is Dead Too
Microsoft reversed the Xbox One's DRM and always-online rules this week after weeks of backlash, but the walkback quietly killed the one feature I actually wanted.
Getting Off Google Reader Before the Lights Go Out
Twelve days before Google Reader shuts down for good, I finally moved my feeds to Feedly. Here's the fifteen-minute version of what I did.
That Sony Video Is Still The Best Thing About E3
A week after E3, Sonys deadpan "how to share games" video is still the best thing to come out of the console DRM fight, and Microsofts restrictions still havent budged.