The recent news about Steve Jobs' health (and leave of absence) has caused a flurry of commentary and speculation. Can Apple survive without him? Is his health a private or Continue reading »

If there's one proven winner in the online world, it's finding a way to digitally enable pathological, obsessive behavior. Witness Qwitter, which I installed and removed within less than 24 Continue reading »

Years from now, our grandchildren will gather at our knees saying: "Tell us again about those wild days of Podango! And Pownce! And I Want Sandy!" Misty-eyed, we'll tell them Continue reading »

This is what I love about technological innovation: I'd thought singing Christmas ornaments were the most irritating thing human beings could possibly invent. And then along came Facebook... Continue reading »

It's amazing the stuff you find out about people just from reading their activity feeds on Facebook or FriendFeed. Deaths in the family, divorces, struggles with substance abuse, criminal convictions Continue reading »

This week saw Facebook Connect open its doors to the broader world, on the same day that Google Friend Connect launched its public beta. This was the kind of day Continue reading »

The word on the street this month is speech. (Which makes it the spoken word on the street.) Speech-based iPhone apps are just a throat-clearing for the stream of oratory Continue reading »

Forget the implosion of the housing market. Never mind whether the Big Three automakers have been dragging their heels on fuel efficiency and innovation. Set aside financial deregulation and a Continue reading »

The news that Barack Obama will probably have to surrender his Blackberry during his time in office seems incongruous. With a torrent of suggestions flying for how the new U.S. Continue reading »

Some of my favorite blogs and news sites have one huge, grating shortcoming that keeps me from becoming an all-out fanboy: partial feeds. There's a title, a supposedly tantalizing teaser, Continue reading »