Should files have expiration dates?
Lee Gomes of Wall Street Journal fame has an interesting Q&A with Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger, a professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of GovernmeRead More…
Year: 2007
Why Do Hotels Still Charge for Internet?
So this week I’m on vacation in Orlando (never been to Disney World until now). The hotel is called the Buena Vista Palace and is located right outsRead More…
Why Do Hotels Still Charge for Internet?
So this week I’m on vacation in Orlando (never been to Disney World until now). The hotel is called the Buena Vista Palace and is located right outsRead More…
Breaking: Microsoft & Yahoo Considering Merger
Quoting our favorite source of “people familiar with the situation,” the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) claims that executives at MicRead More…
Q&A with DoubleClick CEO About Google Acquisition & Digital Privacy
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has an interesting Q&A with DoubleClick CEO David Rosenblatt about the pending acquisition by GoogRead More…
Digg’s (Potential) Legal Woes
In light of the recent hoopla, could Digg die? After trying to keep an HD DVD crack from being linked on its site, Digg was subjected to an onslauRead More…
Can iTunes & Musicmatch Work Together on the Same Computer?
One of the first articles I ever wrote for Computers.net was back in 2005, and it was called Music Downloads Explained: Musicmatch, iTunes, or NapsterRead More…
Full Text of Michael Dell’s Internal Comeback Memo to Employees
Late last week Michael Dell sent out a company-wide internal memo outlining how Dell will make a comeback. It looks like it turned out to be a great PRead More…
Wii-mote Hacks: New Uses by DJs, Doctors, Musicians, and Engineers
A DJ in the Netherlands uses his Wii-mote (what fans call the Nintendo Wii’s remote control) to mix techno music at dance parties while a medical Read More…
Writing a novel in a wiki?
We’ve all heard of Wikipedia, and probably even played around with, or used some kind of wiki. Maybe you’ve planned a group project, or compiled iRead More…