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cringely

  1. The next Japanese nuclear accident (it’s inevitable) will be even worse: This is my sixth column about the Fukus... bit.ly/KJH1jW about 17 hours ago via twitterfeed
  2. Google+ versus Facebook: It’s the apps, stupid!: With Facebook now public and sitting on a huge pile of cash, le... bit.ly/KsFK0C 11:34 AM May 21st via twitterfeed
  3. Why Facebook isn’t embarrassed by its IPO: So Facebook is now a public company but with the shares only one day ... bit.ly/Kx1ZSw 1:02 AM May 20th via twitterfeed
  4. Facebook IPO defies Cringely (would you like that in BOLD?): Proving once again that I am an idiot, Facebook wen... bit.ly/JWMbKX 7:17 PM May 18th via twitterfeed
  5. What’s a Movie Cloud? That’s up to you: [youtube]http://youtu.be/PJqa8_vHiVY[/youtube]The Internet industry has ... bit.ly/LiOmrN 7:32 PM May 9th via twitterfeed
  6. Beginning of the end for bufferbloat: As the go-to source for all news relating to bufferbloat, I’m glad to anno... tinyurl.com/7gkslhp 7:17 PM May 8th via twitterfeed
  7. Thanks for your support of Steve Jobs — The Lost Interview:   youtube.com/watch?v=Y1AJun… More ... bit.ly/L2SP4g 11:02 PM May 3rd via twitterfeed
  8. Steve Jobs — The Lost Interview returning to theaters: As promised, Steve Jobs — The Lost Interview is returning... bit.ly/Jv1FEB 2:32 PM Apr 30th via twitterfeed
  9. By 2015 IBM will look like Oracle: So after five parts and hundreds of reader comments, what will IBM look like ... bit.ly/K6xiCX 12:32 PM Apr 25th via twitterfeed
  10. We’re all just lab rats to IBM: When I was growing up in Ohio, ours was the only house in the neighborhood with ... bit.ly/IrRmm3 5:27 PM Apr 24th via twitterfeed
  11. Ten years have past and there is still no cure for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Chase Cringely   Chase Cringely... bit.ly/I8l7VG 11:32 PM Apr 22nd via twitterfeed
  12. How to fix IBM in a week: Last in a too long series of columns on what’s wrong with IBM. Enough horror stories,... bit.ly/I7lgdd 12:25 PM Apr 20th via twitterfeed
  13. Magical thinking at IBM: Third in a long series of columns about what’s wrong with IBM The current irrationality... bit.ly/JbQJz9 12:25 PM Apr 20th via twitterfeed
  14. Something’s rotten in IBM Dubuque: I, CringelyPart two in a long series of posts about what’s wrong with IBM   I... bit.ly/JiYDUQ 3:06 PM Apr 18th via twitterfeed
  15. Not your father’s IBM: I, CringelyThis is my promised column about IBM — the first of several on the topic, all ... bit.ly/JiYBw4 3:06 PM Apr 18th via twitterfeed
  16. Watch out IBM!: I, CringelyBack in 2007, when I was still writing for PBS, I posted a couple columns (here and h... bit.ly/IFQQD5 10:51 AM Apr 14th via twitterfeed
  17. Microsoft/AOL Patent Theater: I, CringelyShow me the money! Nothing is ever exactly as it seems in technology bu... bit.ly/IM9oyF 10:52 AM Apr 12th via twitterfeed
  18. The Jack Tramiel we didn’t know: I, CringelyJack Tramiel died this week at 83 and that means I missed my chance ... bit.ly/Imu3fd 10:42 AM Apr 11th via twitterfeed
  19. Best Buy is Doomed: I, CringelyI have only visited Best Buy Intergalactic HQ once, to meet Geek Squad Chief Insp... bit.ly/IJIkwz 12:52 PM Apr 10th via twitterfeed
  20. A True Hollywood Story: I, CringelyReaders have been asking me about the news that actor Ashton Kutcher is going... bit.ly/HKKhtu 12:48 PM Apr 3rd via twitterfeed