Today we stand with the rest of the internet to raise our voice and note that the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) And the Protect-IP Act (PIPA) are both extremely flawed legislation that would cripple, censor, and diminish the internet…

Today we stand with the rest of the internet to raise our voice and note that the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) And the Protect-IP Act (PIPA) are both extremely flawed legislation that would cripple, censor, and diminish the internet…
I’ll be the first person to tell you that I abhor blog posts about why bloggers haven’t been blogging. My philosophy is that if you have words to say, something for your readers to enjoy, just do it – don’t…
Okay – this will be the last of these “Hey go read Lifehacker” posts, I promise – mostly because you all already know about the site, and you all probably already know that I write there, considering I’ve alerted you…
You know, I could get used to this. And honestly, here’s hoping I have the opportunity. Apparently the weekend before last and the time before that were well enough received by the team at Lifehacker (and of course, the community,)…
Far be it from me to turn the lovely folks at Lifehacker away when they ask me to join them for a little guest posting action, but this time they had something special in store for me: a whole day…
No, no, I’m not going anywhere, but I am helping out over at Geek.com as a contributing writer! The fine folks at Geek.com have asked me to lend my words to them, and I’ve agreed happily. I’ve been a fan…
It will take years for Japan to rebuild the infrastructure destroyed in the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami they suffered last week. The damage pales in comparison to the lives lost and the livelihoods destroyed by the disaster. The bar…
The fine folks at Lifehacker were kind enough to allow me to guest post for them last Friday, and now that the furor around it has died down a little bit and my nerves have calmed a bit, allow me…
(image above from the fine folks at Penny Arcade, from this comic in 2004. Click to enlarge!) Let me set the stage: a few months ago I got a semi-threatening e-mail claiming that someone – someone I didn’t know –…
Like Gears and Widgets? No really, Like Gears and Widgets, please! And thank you! Thanks to all of the fans who already like Gears and Widgets on Facebook, and if we can start to grow a community over there, we’ll…