Publications List
Here is a complete list of my published articles, arranged by date and publication.
Videomania
"HDTV Dilemma" (June, 1990)
"The Future Of Television?" (June, 1994)
The Globe and Mail
"One Lesson Japan Can't Teach Us" (December 9, 1992
"The Death Of The Book?" (November 25, 1993)
Saskatchewan Bulletin
"Japan's System Doesn't Work" (January 20, 1993)
OPSTF News
"One Lesson Japan Can't Teach Us" (February, 1993)
The Toronto Star
"Japan's Inefficient Workers" (February 10, 1993)
"PCs for All" (February 25, 1999)
"The Web-Based Desktop" (May 11, 2000)
"The `Net Toaster' rides again" (Oct. 10, 2000)
The Comics Journal
"Mangajin: Learning Through Comics" (Issue 159 - May, 1993)
"Comics On CompuServe" (Issue 171 - September, 1994)
Selected Reading
"How To Learn A Language, Without Ever Stepping Into A Classroom" (September, 1993)
The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
"Technophobia Is Here" (November 15, 1993)
Midnight Zoo
"Getting There On A Bomb And A Prayer" (Volume 3, Issue 9)
Gauntlet
"Toronto's BBS Busts" (Number 8)
Home Computing & Entertainment
"Speaking In Tongues" (September, 1995)
"My Home Is My Castle" (March, 1996)
"Playing With Pictures" (May, 1996)
We Compute
"Simple, Inexpensive Ways To Protect Files" (May, 1996)
"WordExpress" (July, 1996)
ComputorEdge
"Are Faster Processors Necessary?" (May 31, 1996)
"Protecting Your Files Without Spending A Fortune" (June 20, 1997)
"Speaking In Tongues, Digitally" (November 13, 1997)
"The Myth Of The Paperless Office" (November 2, 1997)
"TeX: The DTP Alternative" (February 20, 1998)
"Netscape & Internet Explorer? Who Needs 'Em?" (March 26, 1998)
"The Myth of Online Democracy" (April 3, 1998)
"Don't Weave a Lousy Web" (November 28, 1998)
"Adding Some Style to the Web" (December 4, 1998)
"Giving Windows 3.1 a Facelift" (July 16, 1999)
"Productivity in the Digital Age" (July 28, 1999)
"The Web of Languages" (November 5, 1999)
"Zipping and Unzipping for Beginners" (November 12, 1999)
"Going Graphical In DOS" (February 25, 2000)
"OpenContent: Freeing Information" (May 26, 2000)
"Building Web Pages in Your Browser" (November 17, 2000)
"Publishing to a Different Beat" (February 23, 2001)
"Listening to the Radio, On the Internet" (March 2, 2001)
"Enter the Internet Appliance" (July 20, 2001)
"Browse Your Way to a Foreign Language" (August 22, 2003)
"Breadbox Ensemble: Making Old Computers New Again" (December 10, 2004)
"Creating PDFs in Linux" (March 25, 2005)
"The New Face of Desktop Publishing for Linux" (May 6, 2005)
"Choosing a Linux E-Mail Client" (June 3, 2005)
"Linux Tools for Technical Writers" (July 1, 2005)
"Linux PDF Viewers" (March 10, 2006)
"Text Editors for the Non-Geek" (April 21, 2006)
"Blogging from the Command Line" (June 2, 2006)
"Browsers of the Past" (July 21, 2006)
"Nvu: WYSIWYG Web Editing in Linux" (July 28, 2006)
"Viewing Word Files at the Command Line" (August 11, 2006)
"Useful (Mostly) Little Linux Utilities" (October 6, 2006)
"Managing Tasks at the Command Line" (March 9, 2007)
"Essential Linux Books" (March 23, 2007)
"Blogging with Thingamablog" (March 30, 2007)
"Ripping CDs with ripit" (April 6, 2007)
"A Look at Specialized Linux Distributions" (April 27, 2007)
"Going Portable With AlphaSmart" (May 25, 2007)
"Seven Tips for Choosing an MP3 Player" (October 12, 2007)
"A Look at Free and Open Source Utilities for Windows" (December 14, 2007)
Toronto Computes
"Internet Graphics: Covering The Basics" (October, 1996)
"Low-Cost Word Factories" (May, 1997)
"Super File Converter" (November, 1997)
"Printing More With Less" (March, 1998)
FreeLance
"Processing Words On A Budget" (November/December, 1996)
Multilingual Computing & Technology
"Accent Duo With Translation" (Vol. 8, Issue 1)
"Web Translation Made Easy" (Vol. 8, Issue 3)
"Surfing The Web, Asian Style" (Vol. 8, Issue 4)
"KanjiScan: Powerful And Flexible Japanese OCR" (Vol. 8, Issue 5)
"Tsunami MT 6.0" (Vol. 9, Issue 1)
"Accent WordPoint" (Vol. 9, Issue 3)
"Translation Aide" (Vol. 9, Issue 4)
"The Web of Languages: A Look at Online Dictionaries and Translation Services" (Vol. 9, Issue 5)
"TransLinGO! 1.0" (Vol. 9, Issue 5)
"Typhoon MT 6.0" (Vol. 9, Issue 6)
"WinMASS Pro 3.0" (Vol. 9, Issue 6)
"J-Text Pro" (Vol. 10, Issue 1)
"Japanese Word Book CD-ROM" (Vol. 10, Issue 2)
"DynaLab Unicode Font" (Vol. 10, Issue 2)
"LanguageLink 97 Professional" (Vol. 10, Issue 2)
"LEC Translation Trio" (Vol. 10, Issue 5)
"L&H Power Translator Pro" (Vol. 10, Issue 6)
"Easy Translator/Simply Translating" (Vol. 11, Issue 2)
"KanjiKit 2000" (Vol. 11, Issue 3)
Terra Incognita
"Getting There Without The Pollution" (Spring, 1997)
Writers' Journal
"Processing Words On A Budget" (May/June, 1997)
Link Up
"Surf The Web in Almost Any Language" (September/Oct., 1997)
"Web Publishing For The Rest of Us" (March/April, 1998)
"The Other Browsers" (September/Oct., 1998)
"Web Translation Software" (January/Feb, 1999)
"Web-Based E-mail" (May/June, 1999)
"Posting Web Pages Free of Charge" (January/February, 2000)
"The World at Your Fingertips" (May/June, 2000)
"OpenContent" (March/April, 2001)
"E-Mail Appliances" (September/October, 2001)
Midwest PC Review
"The Power of the Command Line" (October, 1999)
Small Business Canada Magazine
"An Alternative to High Priced Office Suites" (Winter 1999/2000)
Sympatico NetLife (online edition)
"Start Your Engines" (May/June, 2000)
Web Review
"HTML-Kit: Nice 'n Tidy" (May 5, 2000)
"HTML Tidy: Keeping it Clean" (June 16, 2000)
"The Ant: Doing HTML Right with Word" (December 1, 2000)
"HTMLEdit 3.0" (January 5, 2001)
"HTML Designer -- Authoring for Web and Wireless in the Palm of Your Hand" (February 9, 2001)
California Computer News
"Volks-PC: Bringing the Computer to the Masses" (June, 2000)
Smart Computing
"E-mail By Phone" (June, 2000)
"Gaming on the Go" (September, 2000)
"Video Webcasts" (January, 2001)
"Screening Webcams" (February, 2001)
"Web Cameras: Tips To Solving Your Web Cam Woes" (March, 2001)
"Put It In Motion" (April, 2001)
"How To ... Add Frames" (April, 2001)
"How To ... Add Video" (April, 2001)
"Finagle Your Files & Folders" (May, 2001)
"Unearth Compatibility Issues" (May, 2001)
"Swallow Your Medicine" (May, 2001)
"Helpful Hints To Handle Hardware Hiccups" (July, 2001)
"Unpucker Problematic Software When It Sours On You" (July, 2001)
"Slice it Up" (September, 2001)
"Crunch Time" (September, 2001)
"Condition Critical" (November, 2001)
"Go Portable" (November, 2001)
Computer Reference Encyclopedia issue 5 (May, 2002) -- contributed entries for the section SERV-SMO
Art Today
"HTML Tidy: Keeping it Clean" (November, 2000)
"HTMLEdit 3.0: Web Editing in Your Pocket" (March, 2001)
"The Ant: Doing HTML Right with Word" (May, 2001)
About.com
"Introducing Internet Appliances" (July 22, 2000)
"Getting Your Software Off The Web -- Part 1" (July 24, 2000)
"Getting Your Software Off The Web -- Part 2" (July 26, 2000)
"Operating Systems for Internet Appliances" (August 7, 2000)
"Is An Internet Appliance Right For You?" (August 15, 2000)
"Buying an Internet Appliance" (September 15, 2000)
"A Look at Email Appliances" (September 27, 2000)
"Having Fun with Your Internet Appliance" (October 4, 2000)
"A History of WebTV in 760 Words" (October 19, 2000)
"Web Tablets: Portability Guaranteed" (November 5, 2000)
"What's New" (November 18, 2000)
"Email In Your Pocket" (December 1, 2000)
"The PostBox On Your Desk" (December 8, 2000)
"Learning WebTV On Your Own" (January 5, 2001)
"What Was New at CES 2001" (January 21, 2001)
"Should I Buy a Notebook or a Tablet?" (February 9, 2001)
"An Internet Appliance Wish List" (February 16, 2001)
"Two Weeks with Audrey -- Part One" (February 23, 2001)
"Two Weeks with Audrey -- Part Two" (March 3, 2001)
"Web Tablets in Business and Industry" (March 16, 2001)
"Bleak News, Hopeful Future" (March 23, 2001)
"The New NiC" (March 30, 2001)
"Four Questions to Ask" (April 20, 2001)
"Defining Internet Appliance" (May 11, 2001)
"WebTV For Dummies" (June 1, 2001)
"Gazing into the Crystal Ball" (June 8, 2001)
"The Death of a Good Idea" (June 15, 2001)
"Sony eVilla (finally) Released" (June 22, 2001)
"Mivo 200" (June 29, 2001)
"NiC 2.0 -- Part One" (July 13, 2001)
"NiC 2.0 -- Part Two" (July 20, 2001)
"Email With a Twist" (August 3, 2001)
"Bridging the Digital Divide" (August 10, 2001)
"Internet Appliances in Education" (August 17, 2001)
"Sony Kills the eVilla" (August 31, 2001)
"Where to Buy an Internet Appliance" (September 21, 2001)
Linux.com/Newsforge.com
"Creating PDFs with ps2pdf" (April 2, 2004)
"Quick and Dirty Typesetting with APT" (April 28, 2004)
"Putting Together PDF files" (June 17, 2004)
"XML-Based Documentation Using AurigaDoc" (August 26, 2004)
"Free Text Editors for the Rest of Us" (October 5, 2004)
"GhostWriter: Linux for Writers" (January 17, 2006)
"Viewing Word Files at the Command Line" (March 1, 2006)
"Manipulating PDF Files with PDF Toolkit" (April 27, 2006)
"Creating Professional Documentation with Linux Tools" (May 12, 2006)
"Personal wikis: Three small, simple alternatives" (August 31, 2006)
"Task management made simple with todo.txt and Tux ToDo" (October 5, 2006)
"Creating PDFs with PDFCreator" (December 25, 2006)
"Writing and Publishing with Emacs Muse" (April 9, 2007)
"Adding a little Cream to (g)Vim" (May 16, 2007)
"Blogging from the Command Line" (June 27, 2007)
DEVPEN.com
"Two and Three Column Webpage Layouts with CSS" (May 6, 2004)
"Positioning Graphics with CSS" (July 17, 2004)
"Printer Friendly Web Pages" (May 26, 2006)
"CSS Formatting" (June 3, 2006)
InformIT
"Cleaning Your Web Pages with HTML Tidy" (July 2, 2004)
"Creating Presentations Using OperaShow" (July 23, 2004)
"DocBook Conversions with XFC" (August 1, 2004)
"Which Hosted Wiki Is Right for You?" (June 9, 2006)
"An Introduction to DITA" (October 27, 2006)
eclips
"Densha: Memories of a Train Ride Through Kyushu" (April 1, 2005)
TUX Magazine
"Adding PDF Power to OpenOffice.org" (May, 2005)
FineTuning.com
"The Power of Nature, Seen Through a Bus Window" (June, 2005)
"Printer-Friendly Web Pages Made Easy" (June, 2005)
"Building Strength, Without Moving a Muscle" (July, 2005)
"Listening to Radio, On the Web" (July, 2005)
"Web Page Layouts without Tables" (July, 2005)
"Working with Your Files" (July, 2005)
"Framing Your Web Pages" (August, 2005)
"Eight Must-Have Firefox Extensions" (August, 2005)
Things Asian
"Gaining a Different Perspective on Nature" (August 3, 2005)
"Memories of a Train Ride Through Kyushu" (August 30, 2005)
Geeks.com
"Converting Audio Files to MP3" (November 12, 2006)
"Cleaning up Audio Files with Audacity" (December 10, 2006)
"Getting Started with Your Podcast" (December 31, 2006)
"Recording a Podcast with Audacity" (January 7, 2007)
"Improving Skype Audio in Windows" (January 14, 2007)
"PDFs on the Cheap in Windows" (January 21, 2007)
"A Quick Look at Audio Formats" (January 28, 2007)
"Improving Your Google Searches" (February 11, 2007)
"Recording Skype Calls in Windows" (February 25, 2007)
"Securing Your Wireless Network" (March 4, 2007)
"Test Driving Linux Using a Live CD" (March 25, 2007)
"Setting Up a Home or Office Wireless Sound System" (June 3, 2007)
"Resurrecting an Old PC with Linux" (June 10, 2007)
"Five Must-Have Firefox Extensions" (June 17, 2007)
"Computing on the Go with PortableApps" (June 24, 2007)
"Which Blogging Software is Right For You?" (July 8, 2007)
"Software for the Serious Blogger (Part 1)" (July 22, 2007)
"Software for the Serious Blogger (Part 2)" (July 29, 2007)
"What's a Flickr and Who's Picasa?" (August 19, 2007)
"Sharing the Load with Web 2.0" (September 16, 2007)
"Getting the Most Out of Flickr" (September 23, 2007)
"Is There a Wiki in Your Future?" (October 22, 2007)
"Improving Skype Audio in Linux" (October 29, 2007)
"How to Make Gmail Your Email Hub" (November 4, 2007)
"Tweaking Your Home Wireless Network" (November 11, 2007)
"Four Gift Ideas for the iPod Fanatic on Your List" (November 18, 2007)
"An Introduction to the Linux Command Line" (December 2, 2007)
"Five Gift Ideas for the Geek on the Go" (December 9, 2007)
"Stocking Stuffers for the Hard-to-Buy-For Geek" (December 16, 2007)
"What's a Smartphone, and Why Should You Consider Buying One?" (December 26, 2007)
"Linux on Your Laptop" (January 20, 2008)
"Megapixels: Myth or Reality?" (January 27, 2008)
"External Storage: Go Big or Don't Bother!" (February 2, 2008)
"Getting to know the Eee PC" (February 24, 2008)
"The Linux Command Line, Revisted" (March 2, 2008)
"Editing Your Digital Photos with Picasa" (March 9, 2008)
"Simply Store Your Files Online" (March 16, 2008)
"Refracting the Web onto Your Desktop with Prism" (April 6, 2008)
"Taking your DVDs Portable with Handbrake" (April 13, 2008)
"A Buyer's Guide to PC Memory" (April 27, 2008)
"Using Your Eee PC as an e-Book Reader" (May 25, 2008)
"A Buyer's Guide to Hard Drives" (June 1, 2008)
"Getting Social with Flock" (June 8, 2008)
"Bringing Windows to the Linux Desktop" (June 29, 2008)
"Moving from Analog to Digital TV" (July 6, 2008)
"Four Alternatives to Windows Media Player" (July 27, 2008)
"8 Fantastic How-To Sites" (August 3, 2008)
"Lightweight Word Processing" (August 10, 2008)
Free Software Magazine
"Prism: bringing web applications to your desktop" (Issue 22 - May, 2008)