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RockMelt browser: Facebook privacy issues? 

RockMelt browser: Facebook privacy issues?

November 8, 2010
The new RockMelt browser is paired with Facebook Connect — potentially tying your real identity and other personal information to every Web page you visit.
WordPress CMS alternative: SilverStripe open source content management system 

WordPress CMS alternative: SilverStripe open source content management system

November 24, 2009
Until last week, WordPress was the best solution I had seen for small, owner-editable websites.
Netflix million dollar prize overlooks the obvious 

Netflix million dollar prize overlooks the obvious

September 21, 2009
Netflix could give much better movie recommendations if they ditched their 5-star rating system for the standard 4-star system.
Mac Snow Leopard upgrade: Preorder Mac OS X 10.6 from Amazon.com right now for just $29 

Mac Snow Leopard upgrade: Preorder Mac OS X 10.6 from Amazon.com right now for just $29

August 3, 2009
Apple’s Snow Leopard release date won’t be until September, but you can preorder the upgrade now for just $29.
Google SketchUp 

Google SketchUp

October 8, 2007
Google’s powerful 3D drafting application is useful and free.
What's on my iBook? 

What's on my iBook?

November 9, 2006
I depend on my iBook for a lot of things. When its screen died, Vine Viewer helped me backup my files via VNC.
My site fell asleep 

My site fell asleep

October 12, 2006
A Web design project and some software updates have kept me too busy to blog for six weeks.
MarkCz.com 

Steve Jobs and the triumph of the Jedi

June 14, 2005
How death is life’s change agent, clearing out the old to make way for the new — like Intel processors.