Data Privacy Day Made Me Actually Fix My Accounts
Data Privacy Day nudged me into finally locking down my Google and Facebook accounts and cleaning up reused passwords. Here's what actually got done in one evening.
I Had to Borrow an iPhone to Try Vine
Twitter's new six-second video app Vine launched this week on iOS only, so I had to borrow a friend's iPhone to try it - here's what worked, what didn't, and why the time limit is both the best and worst part.
Netflix Added Two Million Subscribers and I Still Can't Find Anything to Watch
Netflix stock jumped 42% this week on surprise profit and 2 million new subscribers, but my actual queue is still a graveyard I never touch.
Best Quarter Ever, Worst Day for the Stock
Apple just posted the most profitable quarter in its history and the stock dropped over 12% the next day anyway. Some thoughts on why that reaction is nuts.
Netflix Just Had a Really Good Night
Netflix's Q4 2012 earnings dropped tonight with 2.05 million new US streaming subscribers, and it's hard not to think back to how dead this company looked after the Qwikster mess in 2011.
Turning a $35 Raspberry Pi Into a Weekend Media Server
A weekend spent turning a $35 Raspberry Pi into a living room media box with Raspbmc, including the power supply mistake that cost me an entire evening.
The Guy Who Helped Write RSS Is Gone
A personal note on Aaron Swartz, the RSS spec he helped write as a teenager, and the fact that today happens to be the one-year anniversary of the SOPA blackout he helped organize.
One Year After the Blackout
A personal reflection on Aaron Swartz's death this week, the CFAA case against him, and the new "Aaron's Law" reform bill, written the day before the one-year anniversary of the SOPA blackout.
My Old Bold Just Got Renamed Out From Under It
RIM officially renamed itself BlackBerry ahead of the January 30th BB10 launch. A few thoughts on what that actually fixes, plus a eulogy for my old Bold.
Graph Search Has Me Auditing My Own Tags
Facebook unveiled Graph Search today, and instead of the usual feature recap, I spent my lunch break nervously auditing two years of my own tags and likes.
The Fork That Buzzes When You Eat Too Fast
CES wrapped up last week in Vegas and somehow the gadget I cant stop thinking about is a $99 Bluetooth fork that buzzes at you for eating too fast.
I Used His Code Without Ever Knowing His Name
Some scattered, personal thoughts two days after Aaron Swartz died, on the code of his I used without ever thinking about it and the prosecution that never sat right.