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A Much Faster Way to Charge your iPhone

Forgive me, for I am about to commit gadget blogging. I've been using an iPhone X since they came out, and almost from the start my battery has charged between two and three time the default speed of most people's

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12 Things Everyone Should Understand About Tech

Tech is more important than ever, deeply affecting culture, politics and society. Given all the time we spend with our gadgets and apps, it’s essential to understand the principles that determine how tech affects our lives. Understanding technology today

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The Missing Building Blocks of the Web

At a time when millions are losing trust in the the web’s biggest sites, it’s worth revisiting the idea that the web was supposed to be made out of countless little sites. Here’s a look at the

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Masters in Business

A few months ago, I got the wonderful opportunity to talk to Barry Ritholtz, who’s best known as a Bloomberg View columnist and for his excellent ā€œMasters in Businessā€ podcast, but whom I’ve known online for many years.

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Speaking at the Obama Foundation Summit

I’ve been fortunate enough to get to speak at a lot of events over the years, in front of an amazing variety of audiences around the world. But I can honestly say I’ve never been more impressed by

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The Printer We Need

Printers: They don’t work. Here’s my wishlist for one that might. I am really enjoying my work at Fog Creek Software, so I don’t have time to start a company right now, but I do have an

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Apple is about to do something their programmers definitely don't want.

Apple spent $5 billion on a beautiful new office, Apple Park. So it’s amazing they’re about to make an extremely costly, avoidable mistake: putting their coders in an open-plan layout. I work at Fog Creek Software, where our

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The Importance Of Interaction

Developer relations and tech evangelism is one of those fields that just doesn’t get enough respect. Having done the work for years myself, I think it’s a wildly under-examined field and very few businesses do enough to properly

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We're just trying to be non-terrible!

This was so fun! I got another chance to host the Stack Overflow podcast, and this time did it in fine style with Jess Lee and Ben Halpern of the Practical Dev joining in for the festivities. Do give it

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Tech and the Fake Market tactic

In one generation, the Internet went from opening up new free markets to creating a series of Fake Markets that exploit society, without most media or politicians even noticing. 1. The open internet markets American culture loves to use the

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Design Matters

I was delighted to get to speak with Debbie Millman for her venerable podcast, ā€œDesign Mattersā€. If you have an hour to spare, please do check out the conversation — we touched on a ton of topics that are near and

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On Being and Tech's Moral Reckoning

Back in November, I got to sit down with the amazing Krista Tippett for a lengthy interview in front of an incredibly warm crowd in Easton, MD. Now, that interview has been edited down and is available as the latest

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I'm at Fog Creek. And we're introducing Glitch!

Okay, here’s the story: I’m the new CEO of Fog Creek Software! And we have an awesome new tool called Glitch that just launched today, and you should go try it out and build the app of your

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How do we reform tech?

In the past, popular movements have forced major industries to confront their need for ethical reform. But todayā€˜s media, policymakers and activists don’t yet seem prepared to fix the tech sector’s problems. So how will reform happen?

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It's more than just "teach kids to code"

I’m skeptical about ā€œteach the kids to code!ā€ as a panacea for all of society’s ills. Yet today, I’m at the White House to participate in a summit on Computer Science for All. Why would a skeptic

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There is no "technology industry"

The label’s become too big to be useful, and tech could suffer for it. Quick: What do an auto leasing provider, a condiment company and the producers of a serious TV drama have in common? If your answer is

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New York-Style Tech

A technology community driven by values, not just profits. I’ve been part of the New York City tech scene for more than 15 years, from back when it was ā€œSilicon Alleyā€ trying to be an imitation of the West

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On the Hunt

There are lots of conversations that I have over and over, one-at-a-time on social media like Twitter that I wish was captured more definitively. Fortunately, I got the chance to do just that when I was asked to be on

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Conduct Becoming

Tomorrow I’m speaking at the 99U Conference, which I’m really looking forward to. But one of the reasons I’m already convinced it’s going to be a special event is because of one particular accommodation that Sean

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Not a "Good Guy"

If you’ve ever had someone say something nice about a thing you made, you know how great it feels. It’s a combination of validation, and respect, and recognition, and it’s truly wonderful. The only thing better is

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15 Lessons from 15 Years of Blogging

This summer marked 15 years since I first started blogging here, and I’m happier than ever that I’ve chosen to live so much of my life in this place, with all of you. Nearly everything has changed for

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My Favorite Floppy of All Time

After at least 15 years of debating whether I should spend money on this, I recently took the plunge and acquired one of my most-desired Prince collectibles. Added to my collection: 3.5" floppy given to press when Prince

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Let's Do More

I’ve been trying to do more things that are unfamiliar or slightly out of my comfort zone lately. Here’s a quick roundup: I got to participate in Rhizome’s venerated Seven on Seven conference, where I teamed up

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Some True Things About Technology

All printers are 3D printers. Every device is wearable. All technology is mobile technology. And of course, this remains true: We're 30+ years into the PC revolution, and 3 things still never work: Voice chat, projectors & printers. — Anil Dash

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The Fake Electronics Show

I forgot to mention it back in January when it happened, but I got to write my first piece for Businessweek, and there’s good news: It’s completely made up! I collaborated with my friends Paul Ford and Rusty

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