I Went and Played With a BlackBerry Z10 on Launch Day
The BlackBerry Z10 finally hit AT&T stores this week for $199.99 on contract. I went and played with one on my lunch break and have thoughts, mostly about the app store being a ghost town.
Ten Minutes With the BlackBerry Z10
I spent my lunch break playing with the new BlackBerry Z10 at the AT&T store the day after it launched. Verdict: great hardware, a genuinely smart inbox, and an app store that's going to sink the whole thing.
Refreshing Mt. Gox While Cyprus's Banks Stay Closed
Watching the bitcoin price climb all week while Cyprus's banks stay shut, and thinking about what it means that people trust a currency with no government behind it more than the one that does.
A Week Into the Great RSS Scramble
A week after Google announced it's killing Reader, a rundown of trying NewsBlur, The Old Reader, and Feedly while half the internet's feed subscriptions scramble for a new home.
Trying Out Google Reader's Replacements Before July
Google Reader's July shutdown sent me down a weekend-long rabbit hole trying Feedly, NewsBlur, and The Old Reader as replacements — none of them quite fit yet.
Four Days Into Mourning Google Reader
Four days after Google announced it's killing Reader, a rundown of the Feedly scramble, Reeder anxiety, and my own guaranteed procrastination on exporting six years of feeds.
Samsung's Galaxy S4 Launch Was a Broadway Play I Didn't Ask For
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S4 this week with a Broadway-style stage show, and the gimmicks (eye tracking, air gestures) buried a genuinely solid phone underneath.
Three Days In, Still Homeless After the Reader News
Its been three days since Google announced it's killing Reader, and Ive spent way too much of that time trying (and failing) to pick a replacement.
My RSS Reader Died Yesterday and I Spent All Morning Mourning It Badly
Google announced yesterday that Reader is done on July 1st, and Ive spent this morning trying to move 214 feeds somewhere else before the panic wears off.
The Water on Mars You Could Have Actually Drunk
NASA said today that a Martian rock sample drilled by Curiosity shows the ancient water there was mild enough to actually drink, and that one detail has stuck with me all day.
Change Your Password (Again)
Evernote forced a password reset on everyone after last weekend's breach, and it's got me thinking (again) about why more people don't just use a password manager.
Evernote Made Me Fix My Terrible Password Habits
Evernote's password breach forced me to face my own terrible password reuse habits, and SXSW kicks off in Austin today while I watch from a safe distance.