When the Mouse Becomes the Empire
Stories once warned us about empires and corporations. Today, those warnings are real. When power meets profit, free expression is the first casualty.
Why Apple Intelligence Hasn't Delivered
(A sequel to “Why You Shouldn’t Buy the iPhone 16 for Apple Intelligence”) Disclaimer: I write these pieces as a former technology columnist and current industry observer. They reflect my personal analysis and opinions only, not those of my employer or any affiliated organization. When iOS 18 launched in
Should You Upgrade to the iPhone 17? My Take After Moving to the 17 Pro Max
Disclaimer: I write these pieces as a former technology columnist and current industry observer. They reflect my personal analysis and opinions only, not those of my employer or any affiliated organization. Although I no longer write for ZDNet, I remain deeply involved in evaluating technology. This year, I decided to
Foodies Who Review South Florida Food Guides and Special Content
This isn’t just another “where to eat” list. It’s the product of years of on-the-ground dining, obsessive documentation, and constant refinement by locals who actually live and eat here. Since 2018, we’ve been building a living archive of South Florida’s food scene — combining real-world restaurant visits,
Tomatoes in February
A short story set in 2026 The grocery store was quieter than usual. Not empty, not exactly—just subdued, like a library during finals week. Jenna pushed her cart through the automatic doors of Valley Market, already bracing for disappointment. Her daughter, Ava, had texted her earlier with a wish
Finding Strength in Boundaries: Moving Forward After the Election
Writing is part of my grieving process, as it is for many of us who make sense of our feelings by putting them into words. So today, I’m writing because I need to sort through this, to give myself a little space to understand where we go from here.
The enduring legacy of eGullet
Today, I learned that my Wikipedia page will likely be deleted because the editors there feel I do not meet the criterion for being a notable person. In this day and age, that's probably a good thing. In the back-and-forth discussion on Wikipedia, one of the editors noted
It’s not me, movie theaters, it’s you
Since I was young, movies have been more than just a hobby for me, they've been a deep passion. Going to the cinema was always an experience I cherished – the anticipation, the immersive setting of a dark room, and the surround sound system made it feel like a
The Return of Tech Broiler
In February of 2023, I joined the Substack bandwagon with many folks in the tech industry looking for an alternative pulpit to Twitter and as a blogging platform. I used it primarily for writing various thought leadership pieces that I couldn’t place in other venues, but also to write
Four Years in Open Source: Insights and Reflections
During my four-year journey as the Editorial Director for The Linux Foundation, I've gleaned significant insights and experiences open source. My role as the head of external and strategic communications involved producing blogs and whitepapers for virtually every open source project we oversaw, alongside extensive monthly and quarterly
Apple's Vision Pro isn't a product for most of us or even me... Yet.
But it will revolutionize personal computing as we know it.
From bittersweet to rotten: Twitter as you knew it is dead
First they came for the Verified Blue Checks. Then they came for the software developers. Then the journalists left. Then they came for everyone else.