Creative People Say No

A Hungarian psychology professor once wrote to famous creators asking them to be interviewed for a book he was writing…

The distraction-free iPhone (or ‘Why I’m happier since I disabled Safari’)

When people see my iPhone they’re like, “My God, man, do you have some kind of crazy phone virus?” It’s got no web browser. No email. No Twitter, no Instagram, no Facebook. It looks like this:

My switch from iOS to Windows Phone 8 and why I won’t be going back

The best story I know

My great-grandfather was a drummer boy in the Civil War, and he was shot in the head. The field doctor put a silver…

Merging book stores and ebooks

I love bookstores. I love them for their curation. I particularly love how smaller bookstores have a fantastic selection. However, I have a dark secret — I almost only go to bookstores when I’m traveling, and I go to great pains not to carry more stuff than I absolutely…

A Year Late (Or Sometimes Good Things Come To Those Who Wait)

Let them eat cupcakes

A class at San Jose State has succeeded in raising the pay for 70,000 workers by 25%. But Silicon Valley’s biggest issue…

#HowTo Vine From A Kite

You will need:

1. A kite
2. A coat hanger and electrical tape
3. A wide-angle lens from…