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Welcome to digital.newzgeek.com
A collection of the articles I have written for the Digital World section of the Jerusalem Post. For articles before June 2007 click here
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Recent Posts
- The Moral Dilemma in Your Browser
- Drawing from Israel’s Hi-Tech Well
- TV Adventures in the Third Dimension
- Consumer Groupies
- TV Tells the Wiki-Truth About the Arabs, Israel and Iran
- (Un)Plugging the Wikileak
- Internet Lessons from the Israel Postal Company
- Whatever Happened to Good Old Ballot-box Stuffing?
- Israel, the Telecom Continent
- The iPhone’s “Israeli Embassy”
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The Moral Dilemma in Your Browser
As an intrepid internet ingenue (as if!), I’ve been trying to get a fix on the events down south over... -
Drawing from Israel’s Hi-Tech Well
In the Bible, we learn how the ancients drew from the wells of the Holy Land, supporting their flocks and... -
TV Adventures in the Third Dimension
The world of the small screen will come to life sooner than you think. Among the highlights on display at... -
Consumer Groupies
Still paying retail for stuff? If you’re plugged-in (ie internet savvy) – shame on you! The internet, as we all... -
TV Tells the Wiki-Truth About the Arabs, Israel and Iran
We Israelis tend to see the Arab world as a unit; they all think the same, especially about us. Which... -
(Un)Plugging the Wikileak
Well, here it is a bit after the big Wikileaks leak, and the world is still here. Countries are still... -
Internet Lessons from the Israel Postal Company
There’s a lesson in the brouhaha over the planned/attempted/failed (depending on whom you believe) plan by the Israel Postal Company... -
Whatever Happened to Good Old Ballot-box Stuffing?
Once every couple of years, politicians remember who pays their salary, and come down from their high places to confer... -
Israel, the Telecom Continent
To the many feathers in Israel’s hi-tech cap, you can add telecommunications – the business of connecting people on the... -
The iPhone’s “Israeli Embassy”
After years of not knowing to handle it, the government of Israel has finally “gotten” tech. The IDF has its... -
Google and the Israeli Bank Paradigm
I’ve always wondered about how far Google’s “generosity” would stretch – and now I know. It extends to about 8... -
Hearts and Minds
Like you, I’m on some “distribution lists,” where someone has taken it upon his/herself to send out more and less... -
Feed Your e-Reader, Part 2
Sooner or later, some wonk is going to publish one of the price/cost spreadsheets that is going to make it... -
Feed Your e-Reader, Part 1
Summer is a great time for a good read – but all of the sudden, “reading” has gotten very complicated!... -
What We Owe Apple
It looks like Israelis will have to wait a little longer for their newest i-devices. The iPhone 4 and the... -
All in the Family
With so many people out there in possession of an Apple-made device – iPhones of various generations, and now iPads... -
What I Learned in Camp
It’s amazing what you can do when you put creative, intelligent minds together, take away all (or many) distractions, and... -
Finally, a Hasbara Solution
There’s a sharp contrast between Israel’s successful, private hi-tech sector, and its often not so successful public, government operations. The... -
The Politics of the Weather
TV shows come and go – but the one “series” that has true staying power is the nightly news. While... -
The End of Days, Coming to a PC Near You
If anyone is in a position to know where the Israeli hi-tech industry is going – indeed, where the entire... -
Help From Above
It’s amazing how religious folks who work in fledgling startups become; besides making deals with the Force Above for success... -
Israel’s iPad Ban: The Government Speaks (or Doesn’t)
We the people can be such babies sometimes. Just try to tell ‘em they can’t have something, and watch them... -
Reviewing the On-line Reviewers
Opinion, opinions – everyone’s got one. But what are they worth? To you and me, reviews are good for entertainment... -
Candid Camera: “City Without Violence”
If you live in Carmiel, you might want to bring a basket of cookies or a nice apple pie to... -
The Browser Counter-Revolution
Like every other red-blooded computer-savvy slightly anti-disestablishmentarian rebel, I switched from the “home” browser to Firefox years ago. The little...
