Category Archives: Computers

Why I love Carbon Copy Cloner

Published: April 2, 2010
Carbon Copy Cloner, which backs up your computer, is one of my favorite OS X apps. Why? Not just because it works (although it does), but because it tells me in understandable language what it’s about to do: Need a good backup app for your Mac? Try it for yourself.
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Getting Web design critiques

Published: April 1, 2010
You may have noticed below that I'm looking for feedback on this site's redesign. I still am, but it's great to know that there's a community of designers out there who are willing to offer critiques, too. All you have to do in return is look at some of their sites. Web Designer Depot rounds up some of the options.
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Randomized home page: One solution to filter failure

Published: March 9, 2010
I use mostly RSS for online updates — except for day-to-day, “what’s happening worldwide” hard news. For my RSS reader to present me with 100+ unread stories from the BBC, Al Jazeera, Reuters, and The New York Times, two or three times a day, simply overwhelms. I tried, unsuccessfully, to adopt Dave Winer’s river of [...]
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