As an update to my last Spinning Gears Column, Lessons from the Lost iPhone Saga, Simon Owens, the man behind Bloggasm wrote me to let me know he had had the opportunity to exchange messages with Nick Denton, the man…
PC Mag :: Facebook Privacy: 8 Ways to Protect Yourself
Facebook announced some pretty broad and sweeping privacy changes recently, and while they aren’t garnering the attention that past Facebook privacy changes have, these ones are pretty serious and open the door to a number of apps, pages, and external…
Hulu Plans Subscription Service for Back-Catalog Episodes
If you’re a big Hulu viewer (like I am) you’ll probably be bummed to hear this, but Hulu is planning a subscription service to view older episodes and back-catalog shows that it currently hosts for free. Hulu announced that they…
Ars Technica Takes a Tour of Blizzard Headquarters
The folks over at Ars Technica had the wonderful opportunity to tour the headquarters of massive video game and entertainment company Blizzard recently, makers of such fabulous games as World of Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo. The photo-heavy walkthrough is fantastic…
Spinning Gears :: Lessons from the Lost iPhone Saga
I had all but written off Gawker/Gizmodo’s exclusive This is Apple’s Next iPhone as an item that everyone and their mother has covered at least once – and while I admit that I was as intrigued as anyone else at…
Spinning Gears :: Will the iPad Save Publishing and Content Producers?
Last week’s launch of the Apple iPad was probably a bigger splash than I expected in any possible way. I mean, I expected the product to be successful – any Apple product generally is, and the first Apple product to…
My Android Apps :: What’s Installed on My Phone
phoenix’s Android apps on AppBrain Admittedly I’ve had my Motorola Droid for several months now (and yes, I’m still mulling over a hands-on review on why I think it’s one of the finest technology purchases I’ve made in years) but…
Apple Unveils New Core i5 and i7 MacBook Pros
This is the moment that a number of Apple fans have been waiting for: Intel’s new Core i5 and i7 processors have made their way to Apple’s highly successful MacBook Pro line of portable computers. Personally? I’ve actually been waiting…
Lifehacker :: Top 10 Ways to Declutter Your Digital Life, 2010 Edition
Lifehacker just came off a massive “spring cleaning” week, and among the posts that really caught my eye is this set of tips on how to declutter your digital life and trim down on the number of things that demand…