Tools I use (Dec 2012 updates)
I’ve been posting the Tools I Use, ie my gadget and tech setup, a few times by now. It’s a simple way to help share recommendations, and just…
Tag: gadgets
Tools I Use (September 2012 edition)
As a geek, it’s one of my duties and privileges to occasionally give tech & gadget advice. Sometimes to companies, more often to friends and family. I try…
Apple’s responsibility – aka what can we demand from our gadget dealers?
“Apple is committed to ensuring that working conditions in our supply chain are safe, workers are treated with respect and dignity, and manufacturing processes are environmentally responsible.” –…
Pocket watches & antique gadgets
While visiting my family over the holidays, I happened upon some old (as in very old) watches that have been in the household for as long as I…
Crossing technology vectors & emerging humane technology
It’s where emerging technologies – tech vectors, really – cross that truly new stuff happens. It’s also where bits and pieces, building blocks of more or less well-established…
Little Brother: Protect Your Privacy To Protect Your Freedom
Privacy isn’t usually the most sexy topic. At least it isn’t usually treated that way, which is a shame. All the better: Cory Doctorow’s latest novel Little Brother…
Open Source Hardware: Buglabs to ship in Q4
Tired of your bricked iPhone? You’re not alone. (Ok, to be fair, iPhones aren’t even being shipped in Germany yet, I think. But anyway.) There’s at least two…