Crystal Ball Sunday #11: Linux Gets a Makeover

This week my crystal ball tells me that Linux is due for a major makeover and not just another pretty theme: A real makeover. It's time for Linux... (Read More)

Palin Subjected to "Scrutiny of the Panopticon"

No sooner had the echoes of “Sarah *who*?” faded than the blogosphere was on the job, showing that even for an unknown person from a remote area,... (Read More)

HP: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Vista

If your plan is to strong-arm customers into offering your products exclusively, you had better give them something people want to buy. With... (Read More)

One Mega Computer To Run every Computer?

Has The Idea of one Mega Internet Computer Operating System ever crossed your mind? I have definitely thought about the possibility of a World Wide... (Read More)

Seinfeld and Microsoft: A Commercial About Nothing

If you have to release a statement explaining your commercial, I think it's safe to say it was a failure. The much anticipated Microsoft commercial... (Read More)

Portable crimes

This is incredible. In the UK, police are worried that criminals can use mobile devices to wipe a corporate network if they know what they're... (Read More)

McCain vs. Obama: The Economy Awaits: Part I

There’s an old joke that the definition of a successful politician is a person who can stand on a fence and make voters believe it’s a... (Read More)

Google's Web Browser Should Intrigue Investors

For the record, I don't think there is a lot of money in web browsers. They don't draw a lot of advertising money (although many of the web sites... (Read More)

Dude, I'm Wantin' a Dell

The New Dell Inspirion Mini 9 may well become my best friend. I noticed today that Dell is previewing their new line of Mini Notebook computers and... (Read More)

How long have you waited for a vibrating designer rabbit?

The vibrating rabbit is back, and this time it means business. The buzz is that the plain vanilla rabbit is being given a makeover, with the help... (Read More)

Microsoft's First Seinfeld Ad is a Total Dud

"Jerry, I have to tell you something. This is the dullest moment I've ever experienced." - George, watching laundry, in "Good News, Bad News" episode... (Read More)

An assault on freedom...or not?

So I'm scrolling through the features rather than the news and I come across this. Software developers, apparently, are under threat from censors.... (Read More)

168 million domain names

According to the VeriSign Domain Report for the second quarter of 2008 which has just been published, there were some 168 million domain name... (Read More)

Edmodo: Microblogging in Schools

Twitter users are a loyal bunch and few would argue that it's a useful networking tool. The one thing Twitter is not, however, is private. While... (Read More)

In Google Chrome, Cracks Appear

Bravo to Google for daring to compete in the two-party system of the world's desktop browser market. And kudos for bucking the status quo to design a... (Read More)