A lot has been said, good and bad, about the fad of the nineties, LOMOgraphy. As we're nearing the end of the year 2002, is it too late for me to put in my two cents worth? Perhaps it is. LOMOgraphy l

Last week's blog entry on Amazon's ebook strategy went around the net like a dose of rotavirus. And, as we can now see from Tor's ground-breaking announcement I was only just ahead of the curve: peopl

I adore words, but let's face it: books suck. More specifically, so many beautiful ideas have been helplessly trapped in physical made-of-atoms books for the last few centuries. How do books suck? Let me count the ways: They are heavy. They take up too much space. They have to be printed. They have…

Your browser (Internet Explorer 7 or lower) is out of date. It has known security flaws and may not display all features of this and other websites. Learn how to update your browser. Whilst watching a recent episode of All About Android on the TWiT Podcast network, I noticed that as one of the hosts…

“You know spies, they’re a bunch of bitchy little girls.” – “Burn Notice” Dear daughter- You should know that you are hated. I’m not sure why they hate you. You didn’t do anything to them. You don your princess crown, take up your sword, and pretend at Pokemon. You read your books and you learn how…

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The OM-1 is a legendary 35mm SLR camera by Olympus launched in 1972. Though it isn’t quite of the standard as equivalent Nikon or Leicas, it still has historical significance. The OM-1 was originally named “M-1” but Olympus renamed it after Leica made the complaint that its name could be confused…

For most of my life, I’ve struggled to quantify what constitutes an enticing interface. There are certain basic aims from which you can take your pick - intuitiveness, attractiveness, clarity, simplicity, consistency, and more - but those are general guidelines. I’ve had trouble defining what an…

I like Star Wars. But I don't love Star Wars. If Star Wars and I were dating, it would be sort of a casual sex situation. Nothing too serious, just lots of sweaty, fast-paced action we'd both really enjoy, despite knowing very little about one another. I mean, yeah, I know Darth Vader is (spoiler…