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PAUL MCFEDRIES
Writer of books, collector of words, reader of many things
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Recent Releases
(I write books. Lots of books.)
The new iPad Portable Genius
Published: April 24, 2012
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Using Your Computer—For Seniors
Published: March 6, 2012
iPod touch Portable Genius
Published: December 20, 2011
iPhone 4S Portable Genius
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Recent Writings
(Other scribblings of note)
How Do I Connect My iPad to a Network?
The new iPad Portable Genius, April 24, 2012Circumventing Visual Challenges
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Using Your Computer—For Seniors, March 6, 2012Occupy English: The 99 percenters now have new ways to talk about the other 1 percent
IEEE Spectrum, April 5, 2012How Do I Configure My iPod touch?
iPod touch Portable Genius, December 20, 2011Tufte-isms: The proponents of information design, present—and talk about—data efficiently
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Recent Reads
(From fascinating to frivolous)
Machine Politics
Fascinating and accessible article on uber-hacker George Hotz, "the man who started the hacker wars." (The New Yorker)Please Read: Important Procedure Change for Contacting IT Department
"Level 3 (Low priority): ...The user has become entangled in the cords behind the computer." (The New Yorker)Talking With Your Fingers
Linguist John McWhorter defends texting, calling it, memorably, "fingered speech" (New York Times)Hacks of Valor
"Anonymous [is] the audacious provocateur, straddling the boundaries between destructive, disruptive, and instructive." (Foreign Affairs) -
Recent Words
(Fresh additions to the lexicon)
shtick lit
n. A writing genre in which the author undertakes an odd or stuntlike project with the intention of writing about the experience.
Posted: April 25, 2012tweet seats
n. A section in a theater set aside for people who want to tweet during a performance.
Posted: April 24, 2012diarrheaist
n. A person who shares too much online, particularly personal information.
Posted: April 12, 2012success disaster
n. Massive problems created when a person or company is unable to handle an overwhelming success.
Posted: April 11, 2012
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