Overcoming the Uncanny Valley
A feature article about the perceptual gap between images of real human faces near-human representations. Abstract: "What makes some near-human characters scary while others are…...
Review: OmniFocus
500-word article/review for MacLife.
Review of the productivity and personal-tracking application, OmniFocus (known at the time as "The Omni Group Omnifocus")....
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....
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....
Review: Adobe Illustrator CS3
650-word article/review for MacLife.
A review of the popular illustration program....
Review: Scrivener
600-word article/review for MacLife.
A review of the text editor/organizational program for writers....
Going global with QuarkXPress 7
Written for the the premiere issue of a newsletter by software publisher Quark, this article discusses their flagship product's globalization-friendly features....
Review: Lineform
300-word article/review for MacLife.
A short review of an illustration program. Part of a package of three: EazyDraw, Intaglio, and Lineform....
Review: Intaglio
250-word article/review for MacLife.
A short review of an illustration program. Part of a package of three: EazyDraw, Intaglio, and Lineform....
Review: EazyDraw
400-word article/review for MacLife.
A short review of an illustration program. Part of a package of three: EazyDraw, Intaglio, and Lineform....
Imaging the World: The State of Online Mapping
A feature article for Computer Graphics and Applications, a publication of IEEE. Abstract: "Consumer sites such as MapQuest, Yahoo! Maps, and Google Maps compete to…...
Interactive Tabletop Exhibits in Museums and Galleries
My first feature article for the "Applications" section of Computer Graphics and Applications, a publication of IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). Abstract:…...
Articles for Apple Developer Connection (edited)
As the registered company Geller Guides, I found, oversaw, coached, and edited subcontracted writers for a couple of technical articles that appeared on the Apple…...
Stanford University Tech Briefing: lynda.com and Drupal
90-minute presentation for lynda.com, Stanford University.
A "Stanford University Tech Briefing" about Drupal, given mostly to people who were already using it for departmental websites. Sponsored by lynda.com. Published description: "lynda.com…...
Five Predictions for (Bit)coin
1300-word article for Slashdot.
My guesses for the future of this popular cryptocurrency....