John Kirk

184 Articles

Blind, Deaf, Dumb & Broken Computer Metaphors

In Second Nature: Brain Science and Human Knowledge, neurobiologist and Nobel Prize–winner…

How The Tablet Made An Ass Of The PC

If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t…

Some Tech Critics Are Like Eunuchs In A Harem

Some Tech critics are like eunuchs in a harem. They see it…

Most Read Columns of 2013: The PC is the Titanic and the Tablet is the Iceberg

During this holiday week, we wanted to re-showcase some of the most…

Grading My Predictions For 2013

Sigh. Time to fess up and see how badly I did in…

Most Read Columns of 2013: Android’s Market Share is Literally a Joke

During this holiday week, we wanted to re-showcase some of the most…

Neverisms: Holiday Etiquette, New Year’s Resolutions & Well Wishes

This is my last article before the holidays, so I thought I’d…

Lessons Learned (And Unlearned) From The iPad’s Success

The man with a new idea is a Crank until the idea…

Tech Thanksgiving

In the United States, today is the holiday known as Thanksgiving. So…