Engineered Eloquence
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Engaging Simplicity in a Complicated Context
The Need to Simplify Tech Workflows
Minimalism as a Gospel Calling
A Minimalist in the Tech Industry
Digital Hoarding (or the Fight for Digital Minimalism)
The Challenges of Timeless Writing
2021
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Obligatory Holiday Rumination
2020
Artifacts from the Past
Admitting Mistakes
Minimalist Guilt
Minimalism During a Pandemic
Engaging Simplicity in a Complicated Context
Reading Between the Childish Lines
The Cost of Ownership
The Other Pivot
The Pivot
The Renewal of Engineered Eloquence
The Challenges of 2020
What Are WE Doing?
2019
There Was
Stories
Friction
Read, then Share
Make Music, A Third Draft
Lenten Fasting
2018
Outer Inner Monologuing
The Need to Simplify Tech Workflows
Minimalism as a Gospel Calling
Kids Stuff and Minimalism
A Minimalist in the Tech Industry
Scrutinizing My Read-it-later Habit
Digital Hoarding (or the Fight for Digital Minimalism)
I’m Reading Weekend in Review
I’m Reading Apple Event Roundups
Little Known Apple Watch Watchfaces
I’m Reading “A Real Smart Watch” and “Apple Watch”
Watches
RSS
Finding Purpose
Motivation
Responsibility
An Article On Smartphone Addiction
Relief
Because
Let’s Build Something
That post about social media
Everyone Needs A Win
The Math of Media Consumption
More Like Social Media and Us
Writing Habits
2017
I guess I’m back.
The Process
Conferences As Habit-Forming Endeavors
The Cons and Pros of Apple Watch After Year One
Forming and Breaking Habits
Value Propositions with Free Services
Apple After Thoughts
Apple iPhone Event Follow Up
Cutting Off Social Media and Getting the News
On coffee
Silence is not golden
Old News from a Forgotten Draft
Emotionally Exhausting, Fundamentally Necessary (You Oughta Know)
You Oughta Know - Lent
You Oughta Know - Transgender Rights
You Oughta Know - Old News
You Oughta Know - Flynn
You Oughta Know - Unanimous
You Oughta Know - The Senate
You Oughta Know - Supreme Vacancy
You Oughta Know - That Catholic Thing You Do
You Oughta Know - Too Much
You Oughta Know - Writing on the Wall
I Think That You Oughta Know (formerly Eloquent Roundup)
2016
The Taint
The activist and the persecutor
NaNoWriMo
Picking Up The Pebbles
Apple’s Trial Run
Reading the Apple Tea Leaves
Fashionable Apple
On Windows
On Writing, A Retrospective
On Smart Things
On Fighting
Why I bought Day One 2.0
The Future of Computing
Journaling Simplicity
2015
2016 or Embracing Simplicity
Smartwatches and Smart Watches
Spoken and Podcasting
Apple TV App Discoverability Follow-up
An App and an Apple TV
The Medium
Hobbies (and Another Basil Review)
The iPad
Eloquent Roundup, Week 7
Eloquent Roundup, Week 6
Eloquent Roundup: WWDC
Eloquent Roundup: The New MacBook
Eloquent Roundup, Week 3
Flag Design
Eloquent Roundup, Week 2
Eloquent Roundup, Week 1
BBQ Tempeh Bowl
An Apple Watch Day
Bourgeois Decadence
Experiences, Not Pictures
2014
Blogging About Blogging, Part 2
Blogging About Blogging, Part 1
Flashlight
The iPhone 6 Series
Homemade Gnocchi
iOS 8 and Search
Doubling Down on Secrecy: The Post
He will be missed: Robin Williams
iOS 8 and a User-Facing File System
Live Blogging a Job Search
Security in Mobile
Savory Pumpkin Appetizer
Green Bean Casserole
2013
The Missed Opportunities of the Barnes & Noble Nook
Fatherhood and Identity
Discussing iWork
Two Interesting Applications
Changes Imminent
They’re Still Selling It!
Nesting
Settings Expectations
Newspapers, a follow-up
Books
The Moto X
Rethinking My Blogging Workflow
Free
Tagged: Follow-up
Apple’s Sneak Attack on the File System
My Away Messages
iOS 7
Distribution and Spoiler Alerts
Rethinking Information
Fox, NBC, and Netflix: A difference in priorities
Tumblr As A Blogging Platform
Reading-It-Later
The Habits of Higly Boring People
On Instapaper and the Obsolescence of the Original iPhone
On the Frequency of Site Updates
With Death Comes New Life
Being a Basil Beta Tester (Basil Review #2)
Thinking through financial freedom, Part 2 (The Original)
Thinking Through Financial Freedom
Lent (or Fasting For Feasting)
The MacBook Air
Staying In Control Of Staying Up-to-date
Change
Italy, Part Due
2012
Italy
I’ve got nothin’
Going Legit
The Challenges of Timeless Writing
Contemplating Thanksgiving
Hello World (Again)!
Thoughts on Basil (and everything else)
2011
Mac OS X Lion and Use Cases
The Moral of the Story with Jay Ray: Pinocchio Nation
Contact
The iPad just fit in
2010
Opinion: Boxee Box in retrospect
Microsoft Silverlight Firestarter Conference and the Future of Silverlight 5
Display Technologies, Part 4: Gorilla Arm and how some companies are ignoring it
Android is fragmented at the hardware level [UPDATED]
Google’s Nexus S has an uphill battle for consumer recognition
Apple and Google in the mobile platform war
How fast is too fast for obsolescence?
Display Technologies, Part 3: Desktop Display Resolutions
How tablets will change the face of computing
Boxee Box Announcement brings two steps forward, one step back
Display Technologies, Part 2: Mobile Display Decision Making
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission webcasts hearing regarding Duke Energy
Display technologies can make or break consumer electronics
Barnes and Noble attempts a Leapfrog
Apple makes a move “back to the Mac”
The Bourne Identity, an Analysis
Set the record straight
The new model of software purchases
The Couples Room Mate Syndrome
Apple and Google
Your company will make your choice phone
Thoughts on 3D Technology
2009
I am a vegetarian
My love/hate relationship with audiobooks
A case for multiple devices
Difficult Decisions (or why I only half agree with Chicago Carless this morning)
Featured Posts
Engaging Simplicity in a Complicated Context
The Need to Simplify Tech Workflows
Minimalism as a Gospel Calling
A Minimalist in the Tech Industry
Digital Hoarding (or the Fight for Digital Minimalism)
The Challenges of Timeless Writing