by | Sep 1, 2015 | Mobile, Tech
I’m using a Surface Pro 3 for grad school and website testing at work. While it’s been fun finding all the Windows programs I used to run, what’s not fun is that most of them look the same ten years later. I do find the combination of OneNote and the...
by | Jun 28, 2015 | General Interest
I have an off-again on-again relationship with diets and exercise. I’m one of those people that needs a while to build momentum exercising and then I’m great until a life event happens. That life event was moving from NYC to New Haven, CT and commuting two and a half...
by | Jun 26, 2015 | Books
When a techno-thriller is featured in The Economist and IO9 of all places, maybe I should look into reading it, especially when it’s compared to Red Storm Rising....
by | Jun 22, 2015 | Design, General Interest
Ikea’s first CG photo was a Bertil pinewood chair in 2006. By 2012, the Wall Street Journal reported that 25% of their products were CG. Today, that figure has ballooned to 75%. It’s amazing how quickly technology can upend traditional ways of doing...
by | Jun 19, 2015 | General Interest, Tech
A consultant who did some work with a company contracted by OPM to manage personnel records for a number of agencies told Ars that he found the Unix systems administrator for the project “was in Argentina and his co-worker was physically located in the...
by | Jun 12, 2015 | Design, Thoughts
A major source of time suck and margin erosion is sysadmin work, according to Boag. He was pretty adamant on this: “Drop sysadmin like a bad habit. It’s the kiss of death—dealing with security updates, patches, server administration. Salaries are high these days, and...
by | Jun 12, 2015 | General Interest
The image above is a schematic of the under construction Hudson Yards project on the west side of Manhattan. The sheer audacity of building on top of an existing rail yard makes for a different narrative that the United States can’t get anything of note done...
by | Jun 7, 2015 | Design
Winkreative is the creative arm of Tyler Brule’s media enterprises (Monocle magazine) and I’ve long admired their web design and branding work. I purchased the immaculately designed and bound hardcover at the Monocle store in Manhattan and it’s...
by | Jun 7, 2015 | Design, Mobile
It would have been crazy to say just a few years ago. But today, Google produces better-designed software than any other tech behemoth. If you don’t believe that, then set down your Apple-flavored Kool-Aid. Take a cleansing breath, open your mind, and compare Android...
