TechnoPolitics

Shame on Wells Fargo Bank
I have to use Wells Fargo bank because my lovely wife Wendy's school district only puts direct deposit payroll checks into WF for some stupid... December 28, 2004

Printing MS EULA a no-no
When I installed Windows XP on the PC I'm building, it immediately wanted to upgrade itself to SP2. I gave it permission, figuring I could... November 22, 2004

More Pirate Nonsense
Microsoft, via Gartner, is at it again. Now a Gartner research study claims 80 percent of the PCs sold in "emerging PC markets" with Linux operating systems will wind up running pirated copies of Microsoft Windows. I say phooey to more FUD. October 01, 2004

Cheeky Microsoft
Perhaps we should redefine "chutzpah" from the boy who kills his parents, then begs the court for leniency because he's an orphan. Perhaps our new... July 23, 2004

Software Piracy Question
I'm aware software piracy remains a huge problem, but I'm always dubious about the numbers presented by news stories such as this recent one on... July 13, 2004

Xandros and DVDs
My son brought home the Dell Inspiron 1100 notebook computer that prompted the multiple columns on rebate issues. Unfortunately, being a college student who cares... June 30, 2004

Voting Machines Won't Work
We all love, and hate, computers, and since I'm writing this and you're reading it, we love and hate them more than most. But why... June 14, 2004

Slippery Slope
Child pornography is illegal to make, obviously, becuase of the damage to children. Unlike most pornography, however, just owning images of child pornography is illegal.... June 07, 2004

Who Will Sue First?
I like funny things, and I like irreverent references to things many people feel are Important and Sacred. So I really liked this reference my... May 21, 2004

Textbooks on Computers
IBM missed the first go-round of educational sales to Apple. Now that Dell has broken the Apple stranglehold on schools, IBM wants to get back... April 27, 2004

More SCO junk
When BayStar financial demanded their money back from SCO, many felt serious glee at the possibility this action would seriously hurt SCO. As this story... April 23, 2004

Microsoft and Sun
I talked with a huge Sun fan at the Network World Technical Tour presentation of WLANs yesterday. He thought the $1.6 billion Microsoft is paying... April 16, 2004

Web Site Flyer
I'm not used to spam stuck on my door, but there one was today. A flyer, which I assumed was for a yard service or... April 14, 2004

What's in a name?
Microsoft is busy suing Lindows.com all over the world because "Lindows" sounds too much like "Windows." Yet last year Microsoft launched a multi-user role playing... April 02, 2004

Internet Pioneers
It's been my pleasure over the years to meet many Internet pioneers. I expected them all to be smart, but I didn't expect them all...