Sharon Machlis's Most Recent Posts

This latest Lightroom features two new modules, a more capable editing brush, changes to basic editing sliders and more robust video handling.

Intense media coverage of 'first-in-the-nation' Iowa caucuses can give the impression that results actually matter. They don't -- but not for the reason many skeptics cite.

Having left the webOS app wilderness for Android and iOS, I'm entering my first app-supported holiday season. Here's what I'm using so far to help organize Thanksgiving.

There's a big opinion split by political affiliation, not only age group.

Google has done a poor job of rolling out its Google+ business pages offerings today, raising doubts in my mind whether they understand how to market social networking.

A survey says 25% of teens plan to use Facebook less after the site's major design changes. Is that likely?

A company releases information about customers' choices; the story's picked up elsewhere with a rather broad conclusion. Does it stand up?

Android co-founder Andy Rubin doesn't think I should want to ask my phone aloud to help with life's daily tasks. This new Android customer disagrees.

Google+ Growth Spurt Short Lived, online ad network Chitika says. But what is its data measuring?

A day after the iPhone 5 announcement that wasn't, some thoughts about the iPhone update that actually is on the way.

I'm curating tweets and blogs from Apple's iPhone 4S event so you don't have to slog through them all.

'Women Dominate Men at Social Networking,' blares the headline. But does the data back that up?

Most pundits say that Facebook's biggest advantage -- and Google Plus' major problem -- is Facebook's enormous user base. But what if the experts have that backwards?

Adobe has released the latest versions of its entry-level photo and video editing software. Is it worth an upgrade?

Facebook engagement plummets on posts made by third-party clients vs. signed into Facebook.com, study claims. Should you care?