Every couple years I get the urge to peek out of my Apple-furnished hole and survey the landscape of alternative devices and operating systems. I call this urge switching season , and I give into it despite having laid out my own rules for computing happiness years ago. I figure that the least I can…

I saw a remark recently on Neven Mrgan’s blog that resonated with me. I've come to the realization that I may not be a geek at all. Neven Mrgan mrgan.tumblr.com/post/… I had a similar realisation a fe

Too much good info here to pull just one quote. Do things that don't scale: http://jc.cm/1amFYEe

Google engineer Ray Cromwell, responding a month ago to my “ Google Versus ” piece, “ Hardcore Apple Fans and Siege Mentality ”: Just got back from I/O and I run into a Twitter thread whereFarhad Manj

The defense of privacy always follows the emergence of technologies for breaching it. Illustration by Nishant Choksi. The defense of privacy always follows the emergence of technologies for breaching it. Illustration by Nishant Choksi. An extraordinary fuss about eavesdropping started in the spring…

Complaining about skeuomorphism is missing the point. Tail wagging: http://t.co/tXyMdK5Hjq