Software History

I don't think I've ever had more distrust and as a consequence distate for software than in recent years. I don't think its just me as a tech-nerd with artisanal tech-carpentry aspirations. I want people to build well, treat their users right and generally exercise some actual restraint. I see it very clearly and I react more viscerally than anyone non-technical in my surroundings. However, I see the frustrations and the consequences everywhere.

The complicated story behind RSS' triumphs and failures.

Join Steve Gibson & Leo Laporte on Security Now - your go-to security podcast for understanding complex cybersecurity topics. Stay up to date on the latest threats and safeguards.

Tuta is the secure email service, built in Germany. Use encrypted emails on all devices with our open source email client, mobile apps & desktop clients.

Watch free, streaming, online documentary films and movies. Collection of stunning, eyeopening, interesting, controversial, full-length documentaries.

Everything is going to hell and nobody seems to care

The webmaster was once a coveted and important role on the web. One day, it disappeared. This is what happened.

Rediscover the joy of getting lost on the web

My personal Substack. Click to read Jen’s Substack, a Substack publication. Launched a year ago.

I first got online in 1993, back when the Web had a capital letter — three, in fact — and long before irony stretched its legs and unbuttoned its flan

As a freelance journalist – or an office worker if you wish – I have always believed that I should regularly buy a new laptop. But older machines offer more quality for much less money.

If we want the internet to keep working in circumstances where access to energy is more limited, we can learn important lessons from alternative network technologies.

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For a bird born in captivity, flight is a mental illness.

A chat show between Chris and Alex two long-time "self-hosters" who share their lessons and take you on the journey of their new ones.

My personal IndieWeb site. I write about and develop software to promote user autonomy. Topics include accessibility, security, privacy, and software freedom.

If you didn't gather off the bat from the title, the problem with developing front end projects isn't that it's harder or more complicated, it's that *you* mad…

My home computer in 1998 had a 56K modem connected to our telephone line; we were allowed a maximum of thirty minutes of computer usage a day, because my parents — quite reasonably — did not want to have their telephone shut off for an evening at a time. I remember webpages loading slowly: ten […]

Putting your IT infrastructure into the cloud seems to be the "in" thing. It's been around for a while, of course. And, like most things rel...