Backup BrainBackup Brain: Tom Negrino and Dori Smith on technology, culture, and politicsFree Photoshop Alternatives- June 23, 2008 Looking for an image editor that is cheap, reasonably useful, cheap, packed with features, cheap, easier to learn and use than Photoshop, cheap, and not cluttered up with all those Photoshop features that you don't need because you're not a...http://www.backupbrain.com/2008_06_22_archive.html#a005164 So You Wanna Write a Tech Book- June 22, 2008 Both Shelley and Simon pointed to Baron Schwartz's What is it like to write a technical book, so I thought I'd check it out. It's interesting reading, as is the complementary piece by Andy Oram (his editor), O'Reilly Author and...http://www.backupbrain.com/2008_06_15_archive.html#a005163 Spot the Geek- June 13, 2008 Can you spot the geek in this picture...http://www.backupbrain.com/2008_06_08_archive.html#a005162 Amazon Bookmarklet Update- June 11, 2008 A year or two ago, I wrote a post here titled Amazon credit where it's due, in which I passed along how to personalize and install an Amazon affiliate link bookmarklet. I got an email today (thanks, Jamie!) telling me...http://www.backupbrain.com/2008_06_08_archive.html#a005161 The verdict is in- June 5, 2008 I appeared on this week's MacJury, hosted by Chuck Joiner and with three other Mac pundits. It was my second appearance, and it was as fun as the first; I had a great time. This session was devoted to pre-WWDC...http://www.backupbrain.com/2008_06_01_archive.html#a005160 The end of the death march- June 1, 2008 Let me just say how happy I am that the Democratic primary season is nearly over. With the Democratic rule committee meting today, the last major problem - the disposition of the Florida and Michigan rogue primaries - has been...http://www.backupbrain.com/2008_05_25_archive.html#a005159 |