Which is more complicated?
Which is more complicated — using a personal computer or driving a car? For driving, we give you lessons and make you take a test to confirm you know how not to get yourself (or others) in trouble. While the repercussions of using a personal computer improperly are not as dire, we dump you in, […]
Job Security (Does the photo sharing site I want exist?)
My first reaction to this situation is that most folks who make software for a living will have steady employment for a long long time. Here’s the situation. I am looking for a website to use to share my photos with my family. I have the following preferences: I want to background sync my files […]
Just In Case You Thought Software was “Over”
This game is called Crayon Physics Deluxe. I can’t describe it better than Austin Grossman did on (excellent new Gawker site) i09. It’s essentially a “magic book”. Watch all the way through. Every new scenario continues to amaze. With stuff like this still being invented we haven’t even scratched the surface of what kind of […]
Why Web Apps Still Suck
I attended the first Java One conference back in 1995. Anyone who was in the industry at the time will remember the excited throngs (at the conference and in the industry) getting all lathered up over all things Java. (They gave out super cool mini Leatherman knives with the Java logo. The TSA now owns […]
Adorable Devices
I don’t know what it is that stopped me from getting a Nabaztag cause despite it’s non-obvious usefulness I could use an internet connected customizable plastic rabbit that can “sniff” RFID tags. (Note to readers, be careful searching for “rabbit internet device”. The first Google ad is not a nabaztag.) In fact, I’m psyched for […]