Stories by Phil Shapiro

Should I protect my tweets?

When I signed up for a Twitter account in the summer of 2009 I spent some time thinking about whether or not I should protect my tweets. As a novice Twitter user, I had to decide whether the benefits of protecting my tweets outweighed the drawbacks. Looking back, I do not regret my decision to protect my tweets, and I'll tell you why.

By Phil Shapiro | 23 February, 2011 09:14

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, LinkedIn, Consumer Advice, social networking, twitter, internet, Facebook

Can the balance shift towards open source in mobile?

The battle lines for the mobile marketplace have been drawn, and the battle of the titans - Google, Apple, Microsoft -- has begun. While the generals amass their troops, what have we here in the corner? A bunch of doodlers, cartoonists, storytellers, and other amateurs. Surely, this ragtag group won't have any effect on the outcome of the battle--or will they?

By Phil Shapiro | 17 December, 2010 00:29

Tags: unix, Linux, Google, Microsoft, software, operating systems, linux mobile creatives open source tablets phones, non-Windows, youtube, Apple

Donate your bandwidth to support Ubuntu downloads

Ubuntu 10.10 came out earlier this month, and early reviews of the operating system have been very favorable. Right now many thousands of people around the world are downloading it.

By Phil Shapiro | 21 October, 2010 02:19

Tags: Linux, non-Windows, operating systems

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