Category Archives: Computers

iTunes Hygiene

Posted on May 23, 2011 by romkey

Instead of working on a site redesign that I have a tight deadline on, I am dealing with a long-standing peeve I’ve had: iTunes hygiene. This isn’t really a problem with iTunes so much as it is a problem with … Continue reading →

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Twitter and Facebook Have Not Killed Their RSS Feeds, Completely

Posted on May 10, 2011 by romkey

Yesterday there was a fuss about alarming news that Facebook and Twitter had both killed off their RSS feeds (“completely”). This led to much hand-wringing, name-calling and gnashing-of-teeth.

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Why I Don’t Self-Host Anymore

Posted on May 3, 2011 by romkey

I’m at An Event Apart and have just listened to a great presentation by Jeremy Keith on data permanency. He touched on many issues, from technical ones regarding physical recording media and logical file formats, to digital rights management, legal … Continue reading →

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A Reason I Like Apple

Posted on April 11, 2011 by romkey

I don’t go to physical Apple retail stores very often but this weekend in New York I needed a mini-displayport to HDMI cable, so we took a walk to the 5th Avenue glass cube Apple mothership and picked one up. … Continue reading →

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My Inbox Is Not a Todo List

Posted on February 6, 2011 by romkey

I have 6 pieces of email in my inbox right now, down from somewhere slightly south of a thousand a few days ago. Much of the mail that was cluttering my inbox was simply waiting to be filed or deleted. … Continue reading →

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