A photo essay of 20-something best tech museums I’ve been to… and three bad ones.
In the 1980s, the dead space between our television programs was filled with… a clock.
Untangling the myths and mysteries of Dvorak and QWERTY. (First online appearance of a chapter originally published in printed form in December 2023. 8,000 word...
I finally updated my homepage! It’s not really flashy in any way, but it has a lot of links to what I’ve done over the last years. As part of it, I restored som...
A deep dive into the convoluted and fascinating story of one of the most important keys on the keyboard. (First online appearance of an essay originally publish...
A story of early Mac settings told by a bunch of emulators. (8,800 words. 10 emulators.)
On some brilliant, idiosyncratic, and often ill-fated gambits to transform computer input. (New version of an essay originally posted in March 2023. 3,400 words...
Chasing Chicago’s movable bridges. (New version of a photoessay originally posted in August 2014. 900 words, 50 photos.)
Roadtripping across the bridges, highways, and parks of America’s most controversial urban planner. (New version of a photoessay originally posted in June 2014....
If you're going to conquer the world, you can't let a broken CRT monitor stand in your way. (New version of an essay originally posted in March 2016. 3,200 word...
A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today. (6,100 words, 600 photos.)
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