A critique of minimalist word processors
While looking for a replacement for Ecto (which I've used for years, but which has now become unacceptably unstable), I stumbled upon this attack on WriteRoom and the
The iPhone tracking controversy, and why I gave up Foursquare and Last.fm
As an iPhone user, I've been interested in the iPhone tracking controversy, but I haven't been that surprised that it was creating such a file, nor that the
Embodied interaction in your in-box: Gmail Motion
Awesome: "The mouse and keyboard were invented before the Internet even existed. Since then, countless technological advancements have allowed for much more efficient human computer interaction. Why then
Consumption versus improvement: can you buy your way to concentration?
Last post of the night, as I'm really supposed to be working on at least three other things (one of which is a popular version of the giant
Another example of Zenware: FocusWriter
A while ago I looked at the design and rhetoric of Zenware, distraction-free software (mainly writing programs). Today I found another: the cross-platform FocusWriter. FocusWriter is a fullscreen,
Is a second machine a real solution to Internet distraction disorder?
Mike Elgan at Computerworld has a column about overcoming "Internet distraction disorder:" Get a second computer, and use it just for play. You probably already have a desktop
What I’ve been doing when I haven’t been traipsing to the Orchard
After working on this for a couple weeks, I've reached that familiar point with the contemplative computing article (or mini-monolith, as it's well over 10,000 words) where it's