Posts about Tech

In Tim Ferris' book the Four Hour Work Week he shared the tip of minimizing the number of times you check email in a day. One reason that this approach is beneficial is because it will minimize the... more

How many application windows do you have open right now? What about the number of browser tabs?The Limits of the Multiple-Window ParadigmThe multiple-window user interface paradigm that we all know... more

Cough, cough...Have you ever wished that the Firebug console or <insert your favorite Javascript Shell> could execute the piece of Javascript you typed in on IE, or maybe some other browsers as... more

Finally figured out how to run multiple versions of Firefox simultaneously. First, you need to create some profiles, one for each Firefox version you want to run.... more

I just learned about these two new-ish online streaming music services. This post will be a comparison of the two, in much the style of my old e-music vs rhapsody post. First a word about my... more

The UI paradigm of layout out things horizontally - such as tabs or the toolbars - is by now commonplace. But with this design there is a painful drawback: what do you do when you run out of... more

First up, iBooks didn't work for me. Most of the books on my reading list were not available there. However, most of them were available on Kindle, and you can read any Kindle book on the iPad... more

I "Went Mac" exactly one year ago. For the most part, I am a happy camper. Mac is not without its problems, but it clearly has smoother edges than Windows. This post will be reminiscent of... more

Recently Paul Boag showed dissatisfaction at the fact that most ecommerce sites don't work without Javascript, which stand against progress enhancement. Coincidentally, I am just now in the... more

My company recently switched to Google Apps. One of the implications of this is that I can use Gmail's mail filters. Since - like many company - I get a daily plethora of list emails, I thought I'd... more

If you are a podcast listener like me, you have probably accustomed yourself to connecting your iPod to your computer everyday to get your new podcast episodes. This is a big hassle, but in the age... more

I've followed engadget's live blog, seen the keynote video, listened to Tom and Molly talk about it, even read others' opinions on engadget, gdgt and twitter, etc etc. I... more