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A photo essay of 20-something best tech museums I’ve been to… and three bad ones.

In the 1980s, the dead space between our television programs was filled with… a clock.

Untangling the myths and mysteries of Dvorak and QWERTY. (First online appearance of a chapter originally published in printed form in December 2023. 8,000 words. 33 photos.)

I finally updated my homepage! It’s not really flashy in any way, but it has a lot of links to what I’ve done over the last years. As part of it, I restored some of my “classic” Twitter and other social media threads, too. If you like my work, chances are you will find here something you enjoy.

A deep dive into the convoluted and fascinating story of one of the most important keys on the keyboard. (First online appearance of an essay originally published in printed form in December 2023. 3,100 words. 35 photos.)

A story of early Mac settings told by a bunch of emulators. (8,800 words. 10 emulators.)

On some brilliant, idiosyncratic, and often ill-fated gambits to transform computer input. (New version of an essay originally posted in March 2023. 3,400 words.)

Roadtripping across the bridges, highways, and parks of America’s most controversial urban planner. (New version of a photoessay originally posted in June 2014. 7,000 words, 100 photos.)

If you're going to conquer the world, you can't let a broken CRT monitor stand in your way. (New version of an essay originally posted in March 2016. 3,200 words.)

Chasing Chicago’s movable bridges. (New version of a photoessay originally posted in August 2014. 900 words, 50 photos.)

A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today. (6,100 words, 600 photos.)