That New Mac Pro Is Gorgeous and I Cant Open It
The new cylindrical Mac Pro looks incredible, but its sealed, unexpandable design has me thinking about why I got into building PCs in the first place.
Picking a Google Reader Replacement (With Two Weeks to Spare)
With Google Reader's July 1st shutdown two weeks out, I finally tested Feedly, NewsBlur, and The Old Reader against my 143 feeds to see which one actually survives an OPML import intact.
The New Mac Pro Is a Beautiful Trash Can and Nobody Will Tell Me What It Costs
Everyone's talking about iOS 7, but the new Mac Pro is the weirder story: a gorgeous black cylinder with no expansion slots and, somehow, no announced price.
The Icons Are What Got Me
Two days after Apple unveiled iOS 7 at WWDC, some thoughts on the flat icons everyone's arguing about, Control Center, and that Phil Schiller "can't innovate anymore" line.
iOS 7 and the Great Icon Freakout of 2013
Some thoughts on the iOS 7 redesign from yesterday's WWDC keynote — the flat icons, that ultra-thin font, and how Control Center just made half my jailbreak tweaks pointless.
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.
The Exact Same Denial
Every company named in the PRISM leak reached for the exact same careful denial within hours of each other, and that bugs me more than the actual data collection does.
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.
Getting My Feeds Out of Google Reader Before It's Too Late
A practical walkthrough of getting RSS feeds out of Google Reader before the July 1st shutdown, comparing Feedly, The Old Reader, and NewsBlur.
Well, That Didn't Take Long: The Facebook Phone Is Already Dead
AT&T quietly pulled the HTC First off shelves after weeks of terrible sales, and the whole Facebook Home experiment looks pretty much finished less than two months after launch.
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.
One Month Until Google Reader Dies
One month until Google Reader shuts down for good. Notes on migrating to Feedly, NewsBlur, and The Old Reader, plus why exporting your OPML today matters more than picking the "right" replacement.