Crime writer on info-overload

Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by in Distracted Living

At the Murderati blog, crime writer J.T. Ellison takes in the topic of information overload. The post includes some interesting thoughts/musings on the topic—in particular, how to control your info-consumption and also tackle creative projects: Late last year I adopted a minimalist lifestyle, which included trying to have a more minimalist experience on the Internet. [...]

Shortcoming or genius? The iPad does away with traditional files

Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by in Tech

Steven Johnson has an excellent essay in Time about the iPad, its shortcomings, and what we might (or might not) see in future updates. As he says: The iPad interface — like the iPhone’s — tries to do everything in its power to do away with documents and files. There is no Finder or root-level [...]