I feel sorry for my bookshelves

Posted on 30. Mar, 2010 by in Tech

Until now, I haven’t bought many e-books. Yes, I’ve read a few on the Classics app for my iPhone, and experimented with other e-readers, but I just haven’t felt like I was ready to buy my books in e-versions. And then I watched Apple’s newly released video about its iBooks app and iBookstore for the [...]

The iPad as your only computer?

Posted on 28. Mar, 2010 by in Tech

I’ve been wondering: Will it be possible to use the iPad as your only computer? I can easily see the iPad making sense as the computer-of-choice for lots of people. Kids, for instance. Or teenagers. Or college students. Or anyone else who would like something lightweight, portable, and without the administrative and maintenance hassles of [...]

Is a technology diet in order?

Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by in Distracted Living

That’s the gist of a Fortune piece Patricia Sellers. It’s a fun read, thought I’m not wild about the headline: “2010 Resolution: Slow Down for Success.” Does everything have to be about “success”? How about contentment, enjoying yourself, being happy? In any case, she’s decided her New Year’s resolution isn’t about cramming more into her [...]

Columns from 1998 to 2008

Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by in Writing

2008 This is pretty much my own list of the Star-Ledger columns I wrote from 1998 through 2008. (I started writing the column in 1995, and I’m still at it.) I’d had this list as a Word document on my computer, but I figured I might as well share it. It is somewhat raw and [...]