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3 options for sharing an iTunes account under iCloud with your husband, wife or sweetie

November 28, 2011

If you had asked me on Friday whether I was in a committed relationship, I’d have said yes. I’ve been married to the same man for over 11 years, and we’ve been together for 14. Together we have two children, a business, a house, and multiple bank accounts. Not to mention a shared personal website, [...]

Steve Jobs in 10 Infographics

October 5, 2011

Steve Jobs is the rare tech innovator who will be remembered as much for his aesthetics as for contributions to functionality. No wonder that so much of his legacy can be captured graphically: 1. The history For an at-a-glance overview of the intertwined histories of Jobs and Apple, it’s hard to beat this scrollable timeline [...]

This 40th birthday brought to you by Apple

May 10, 2011

What’s the right way for a geek to celebrate the big 40? In my case, as many of you now know, the answer was to spend the previous 40 days blogging. That met my need for ritual, but what about the day itself? I wanted to do something memorable, something that would ensure I always [...]

Why do moms have to choose between usability and openness?

April 25, 2011

A few years ago somebody broke into our office and stole a couple of new-in-box hard drives, a giant cake knife and a colleague’s little Cambodian Buddha. I figure the stolen Buddha pretty much guarantees the thief will get his karmic retribution, but that didn’t ease the sting of losing one other, deeply sentimental possession. [...]

How Apple could offer “digital valet” service

February 4, 2011

I spend a lot of time tweaking my systems. And by a lot, I mean….a lot. Between my Macbook Pro, iPhone, iPad and our two home media servers, I figure that I’m upgrading something every week. Then there’s my online system: the widgets I install on my WordPress blog, the apps I install on Facebook, [...]

The next tech revolution is here and now

March 22, 2010

The next tech revolution is underway. It’s not the dawn of the semantic web, or the mobile web, or web 3.0 or any of these buzzwords. This revolution is about the people using technology, not the technology itself. It seems like the tech industry is finally waking up to the fact that most actual human [...]

The geek’s guide to child-proofing: how to keep your tech safe from baby

November 30, 2009

With the wisdom earned from six years’ of childraising, two destructive children and four or five figures’ worth of maimed technology, I’d like to weigh in on the neglected side of childproofing. Because once you’ve figured out how to keep your baby safe from your stuff, it’s time to figure out how to keep your stuff safe from baby.