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Technologies vs. Tools
I like Alexis Madrigal’s distinction between technologies (which are subject to frequent change) and tools (which aren’t).
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Searing Hatred for Gmail
The Atlantic’s Alexis Madrigal is very unhappy about the new version of Gmail: A month into Google’s experiment with the design of Gmail, we are safely past the reactionary phase of criticism. Now,...
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The Case Against Thin
Over at the Atlantic, Robert Wright is being sacrilegious. He says he’s unhappy with the trend–seen in phones, laptops, and other products–to make gadgets as thin as possible: Remember when Jobs first...
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TechReads for July 16, 2014
Why that Comcast rep wouldn’t let Ryan and Veronica just cancel. (Adrianne Jeffries/The Verge) Because doing so would cost him money. Fox tried to buy Time Warner. (Andrew Ross Sorkin/Michael De La...
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The New Features in Jawbone’s Up App Are All About Eating
Thanks to wearable fitness gadgets such as Jawbone’s Up and Up24 wristbands, it’s now very easy to get some sense of how many calories you’re burning as you go about your everyday activities. But...
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Microsoft to reorg, cut up to 18,000 jobs. (Satya Nadella/Microsoft)
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How to Animate Your Dragon
A DreamWorks Animation artist works on How to Train Your Dragon 2 using Premo Mr. Peabody and Sherman, the computer-animated movie which DreamWorks Animation released in March is–of course–the tale of...
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A Celebration of James Garner’s Polaroid Commercials
They weren’t the best thing he ever did, or the one which we’ll cherish the most. But with the sad news of the passing of James Garner, it’s worth pausing to remember the commercials he did in the late...
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I’m Going to Want a Car With Built-In LTE…Eventually
Buick owners enjoying their car’s built-in LTE in a photo provided by GM Last week, General Motors invited me to a press event at which it showed off some new Buicks. Normally, such events involve...
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RIP, Jim Frederick
Jim Frederick, the first editor I had during my time as a tech writer for TIME, died unexpectedly on Thursday night. He was only 42, and I’m still in shock. The loss would be incalculable no matter...
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Apple University revealed. (Brian X. Chen/NYTimes) Apple’s in-house training program sounds very, very Apple-esque.
View ArticleI’m Over at Fast Company. Join Me, Won’t You?
Just a quick reminder: I’m now happily ensconced in my new gig as technology editor for Fast Company. That means that the vast majority of my tech writing will appear on FastCompany.com. To see what...
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That Time I Interviewed Click and Clack
Back in the summer of 1997, I got my one and only assignment for a magazine called The Web, back when it seemed like it made sense to publish reviews and profiles relating to websites on dead trees. It...
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Technologizer: The Flipboard Edition
Back in 2014, when I became technology editor for Fast Company, I said I was keeping Technologizer open and reserved the right to write here if I had anything to say that didn’t fit into Fast Company....
View ArticleTechnologies vs. Tools
I like Alexis Madrigal’s distinction between technologies (which are subject to frequent change) and tools (which aren’t).
View ArticleSearing Hatred for Gmail
The Atlantic’s Alexis Madrigal is very unhappy about the new version of Gmail: A month into Google’s experiment with the design of Gmail, we are safely past the reactionary phase of criticism. Now,...
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The Case Against Thin
Over at the Atlantic, Robert Wright is being sacrilegious. He says he’s unhappy with the trend–seen in phones, laptops, and other products–to make gadgets as thin as possible: Remember when Jobs first...
View ArticleTechnologies vs. Tools
I like Alexis Madrigal’s distinction between technologies (which are subject to frequent change) and tools (which aren’t).
View ArticleSearing Hatred for Gmail
The Atlantic’s Alexis Madrigal is very unhappy about the new version of Gmail: A month into Google’s experiment with the design of Gmail, we are safely past the reactionary phase of criticism. Now,...
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The Case Against Thin
Over at the Atlantic, Robert Wright is being sacrilegious. He says he’s unhappy with the trend–seen in phones, laptops, and other products–to make gadgets as thin as possible: Remember when Jobs first...
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