Posts in "Tech"
The end of the artifact
Spotify is finally open for U.S. customers. Nic is ridiculously excited.
Closer to the metal
Nic switches from WordPress to Jekyll. He’s excited. Everybody else is bored to tears.
Twitter is not your free advertising
Nic gets his panties all in a bunch about how some people are using Twitter as an ad-hoc means of getting free advertising.
A panegyric to e-book readers
Nic really digs e-book readers. No, seriously, he really digs them. And you should, too.
Your computer is becoming an appliance. Deal.
The future and now of personal computing is appliances. This post parses why you shouldn’t worry about it.
Video on the Web: Your HTML5 won’t save you now
Grab a hankie and a strong drink to help you through this discussion of the pain that awaits you if you want to put video on the Web.
Review: Zero History
William Gibson is back in the unevenly distributed future with Zero History.
Thieving bastards stole my image
Being ripped off is no fun, even when it’s just a harmless image on a blog nobody reads. Feel the rage!
Building a news site with WordPress
Longish post on the creation of Cronkite News and building it in WordPress. Mostly of interest to Web nerds.
Your own nuclear reactor
Does your phone have to alert you every time somebody has a bowel movement? I posit that no, it sure doesn’t.
The inner rage of nerds
It’s easy to become disheartened with the state of technology punditry. This post examines why and suggests a quick fix that, if implemented, would improve the state of tech journalism on the Internet by about a million percent.
An e-mail management system that works
E-mail is a blessing and a curse. After many years of trying, I believe I’ve found a system that brings sanity back to my inbox.
The iPad, as the dust settles
With all the sturm-und-drang about the iPad turning us all into slobbering idiots, Nic thought it might be a good idea to talk about what it’s actually like to use one.
Adios, GoDaddy
Fed up with endless upsells and sexist marketing, Nic leaves GoDaddy behind.
The future: Now with more iPad
Nic pre-orders an iPad and is giddy with excitement.
Googling for the login
Tragic hilarity ensues when Google gets things mixed up.
Wishes for iPhone OS 4 (or, Nic has first-world problems)
Unsolicited advice for Apple on what they should include in iPhone OS 4.
The iPad: It’s for education
Thoughts on the iPad after the announcement.