Background: Back in January, I switched from the iPhone to 3GS to the Motorola Droid. In a lengthy piece titled “Why I Switched to Android,” I outlined the reasons I chose the Droid. None of that has really changed. Android is a great platform, and the Droid is a killer handset. So why did I [...]

After Apple unveiled the iPad back in January, almost everyone I know asked me if I was going to buy one. My answer was usually a jumbled thought about not needing a third device to complaining about it not running a touch-powered Snow Leopard. Not wanting a device and not being excited about it are [...]

My work notebook was recently was upgraded to a 13-inch MacBook Pro. Here are my thoughts on the machine, in no particular order. Construction This notebook is the sturdiest I’ve ever used. The whole thing feels like one, solid chunk of awesome. Apple’s unibody construction makes the black MacBook I was using feel like a [...]

Birdfeed – a new twitter application by Buzz Anderson (of PodWorks and more) and designed by Neven  Mrgan – is now in the App Store for $4.99. Five bucks is high for a Twitter client, but Birdfeed is simply gorgeous. It fits nicely between Tweetie’s simple layout and Twitterrific’s design-heavy approach. As a 1.0 release, Birdfeed [...]

For a long time, Twitterific was top dog on the Mac and on the iPhone when it came to Twitter clients – and rightfully so. It’s interface is clean and simple, putting regular tweets, replies and direct messages all in the same list. This simplicity is a much-appreciated design element, especially on the iPhone’s touch [...]