Category - Gear

Since purchasing my first Kindle more than two years ago, I have frequently indulged in the simple pleasure of reading while walking to work. (Not while crossing intersections. I'm not suicidal.) Today, while walking home during the lunch hour, I...

My iPad arrived (really) on Saturday, and I've been licking it working with it ever since. Many, many other websites will post detailed reviews of the hardware and software. Me? I just want to tell you some stories.Sunday Morning. I haven't...

Amazon.com very quietly released Kindle Reader for the Mac yesterday. I’m glad to be able to read my Kindle books (and highlighted passages and the reading notes I’ve taken) on my Mac. That said: this is a very ugly, very basic, quickly-cobbled...

 When I was a kid, we had one home phone: black, heavy, secured to the kitchen wall. When we wanted to talk on the phone, we sat in the kitchen. When we wanted to talk on the phone, we came to the phone.  My nephews and their friends...

 When I'm writing a book or composing a longer email or blog post, I want the convenience and power of a full-sized keyboard. Despite all the promise of voice-dictation technology, nothing beats the speed and accuracy of a keyboard for...