Review: OmniFocus for iPhone
400-word article/review for MacLife.
A review of the productivity and life-tracking app, OmniFocus....
Series of six blog posts for MacLife
1800-word blog post for MacLife.
Six blog posts of about 300 words each, published in the summer of 2007: Mac mini: It's Alive! (For Now, At Least) Prevent Hard-Drive Crashes…...
Intego Personal Backup X5 manual
13000-word user manual for Intego.
Updated and edited manual from Version 4 of this backup program....
Shrinking cities, Part 3: Investing in America’s urban rebirth
950-word article/series for Inman News.
The third part in a series of three articles about the death (and rebirth) of cities, particularly in the U.S. Rust Belt. (Note: As of…...
Shrinking cities, Part 2: Local knowledge key for small investors in urban areas
1500-word article/series for Inman News.
The second part in a series of three articles about the death (and rebirth) of cities, particularly in the U.S. Rust Belt. (Note: As of…...
Shrinking cities, Part 1: Why cities shrink… and grow
1200-word article/series for Inman News.
The first part in a series of three articles about the death (and rebirth) of cities, particularly in the U.S. Rust Belt. (Note: As of…...
Intego FileGuard Version 5 Manual
8500-word user manual for Intego.
Updated and edited manual from Version 4 of this security program....
Intego Washing Machine user manual
6000-word user manual for Intego.
User manual for a computer cleaning product. Written to match an existing format and style....
Coda Unites Web Development: Panic Builds Its UI with WebKit, Quartz
1800-word article/case study for Apple.
An article for the Apple Developer Center (ADC) about how someone created a popular developer's tool using Apple technologies. (Article is no longer on ADC;…...
Real estate in an unreal world
1500-word article for San Francisco Chronicle.
A feature article about real-estate tours in the "virtual world" of Second Life....
Envisioning the Wind: Meteorology Graphics at Weather Underground
A feature detailing how the website Weather Underground manages data, produces weather graphics, and collects crowdsourced information to put together its content....
Conversions, Part 3: Marketing converted properties as stylish and practical
950-word article/series for Inman News.
The third part in a series of three articles about how old properties are being used for new purposes. (Note: As of August 2013, these…...
Conversions, Part 2: Speculation in condo conversions: South Florida’s cautionary tale
1000-word article/series for Inman News.
The second part in a series of three articles about how old properties are being used for new purposes. (Note: As of August 2013, these…...
Conversions, Part 1: Changing building’s use presents challenges and rewards
1100-word article/series for Inman News.
The first part in a series of three articles about how old properties are being used for new purposes. (Note: As of August 2013, these…...
Review: Adobe Illustrator CS3
650-word article/review for MacLife.
A review of the popular illustration program....
Lots of Frustration: Buying government-seized properties can be more of a nuisance than it’s worth
2000-word article for San Francisco Chronicle.
A feature article about tax auctions in the Bay Area, for the Sunday San Francisco Chronicle's real-estate section....
Review: Scrivener
600-word article/review for MacLife.
A review of the text editor/organizational program for writers....
Checkmate for checkers
600-word article for Nature.com.
A news story about checkers being "solved" -- that is, proven that it's possible to draw against even a perfectly played game....
A star with a tail: Stellar streak tells of 30,000 years of history.
600-word article for Nature.com.
A news story about an astronomical discovery. Intro: "Astronomers have found an unexpected treat on a star first described more than 400 years ago -…...
Plastic sheet delivers wireless power
600-word article for Nature.com.
A news article about wireless power transmission. Intro: "Annoyed by the tangle of power cords under your desk? A sheet of plastic invented by researchers…...