playstation versus windows
Redmond's biggest nightmare has nothing to do with Linux or OS X. The true competition for the Windows monopoly is likely to come from Sony. (16.11.02)redmond consultant services
One of the primary reasons we all love to hate Microsoft is very similar to the reason we love to hate consultants. Both have profit levels built into their pricing that is nothing short of ridiculous. (12.10.02)microsoft is an island
I try to avoid bashing Microsoft employees. Try. (01.09.02)dude, i can't stand dell commercials
Dell has proved, without question, that I know very little about computer marketing. (17.08.02)sanity in the news
I love Windows Media Player. It is better than Cats. I’ll use it again and again. (20.07.02)the oem gestapo
If Microsoft truly wants Software Assurance to work, they will first need to stop their own OEM Gestapo. (12.05.02)the corporate pda
The corporate world, or at least the corporate world I have been around, has committed to Palm devices, and for very good reason. (13.04.02)spring fashion: dot com is black
Two years after the technology world bombed, we think it is making a fashionable comeback. (10.04.02)the proper way to go wireless
Every so often technology publications prove they do not understand real world computing. Their advice on securing a wireless network is the latest example. (30.03.02)free radio
How the Free Radio movement has hit the Internet and hopes to destroy the NAB and RIAA monopolies. (19.03.02)end of the middle man
I personally spend more time proof-reading and analyzing Dvorak's online works than my own, which begs the question of why I even write this stuff. But, I digress .. (16.03.02)don't bet on dot net
Sun, bitter that Microsoft killed the Java dream, is attempting to return the favor to their pals in Redmond. With or without Sun, .Net will be no more influential than Java was. (11.03.02)mac experiment finale
If things went well, Monty would have been a Mac convert, walking around smugly with iBook in hand. Why is it that I am carrying a ThinkPad, then? (10.03.02)the mac really is viable (part 2)
The one thing that our little experiment has proven is that both Windows XP and Mac OS X 10.1 are more alike than they are different. Perhaps Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are really the same person? (08.02.02)is the mac a viable platform? (part 1)
We take Apple to task and put a real Windows user in front of a Macintosh for a while to see if any work can get done on Cupertino's ultra-chic boxes. (03.02.02)shopping cautiously
How American Airlines, American Express, and Orbitz teamed up to screw me over. And, more importantly, the story so you can keep it from happening to you. (01.02.02)sound advice
How to set up the perfect home stereo system - if you are a computer geek. (28.11.01)terrorist spammers
Been looking for a way to eliminate spam from your mailbox? It may be time consuming, but it is very possible. (22.09.01)truths about product activation
Isn't it true the Microsoft is a money grubbing, thieving company that will do anything possible to steal every last dollar out of every person they can? We'll give you a minute to think about your answer. (01.09.01)kill the toner cartridge salesman
Are you sick of these people calling you? Not as sick as I am. (13.08.01)code red
The real companies to blame for Code Red are Verizon, AT&T, Qwest, and all the other major corporations that are still spreading this annoying worm. (04.08.01)xbox = neogeo?
If it had been Tonka, or Fischer Price, or even Electronic Arts, no one would have paid too much attention to the announcment of Xbox. But it wasn't. It was Microsoft. (18.07.01)securely speaking
Despite what journalists spew to the masses, you will experience far more heartache due to security problems with credit card information then home data security. (13.06.01)retail reincarnate
At the same time Gateway is closing stores, Apple is opening them. This has many believing Jobs has been enjoying the wacky weed on lunch breaks. (06.06.01)who needs broadband?
After three years of DSL, I have learned something new. Much to my astonishment, a dial-up Internet connection can actually be okay. (23.05.01)who was first, apple?
As my last reader pointed out, this web site has gotten decidedly pro-Apple lately. Time to fix that. Welcome to the "Cupertino Reality Check". (02.05.01)copy protection versus market dominance
I think we could all grow to like these new anti-piracy tactics as it could mark the beginning of the end for Microsoft's application dominance. (29.04.01)linux 'is a piece of crap'
We give Linus a piece of his own medicine. (11.04.01)linux invades redmond
I use Linux systems all day long, and yet have never written an article about it. Maybe because I never needed to. (25.03.01)imac meets ideath
Over two years ago we were writing stories about Apple losing money, having over-stock problems, Apple stock at less than twenty bucks, and questions about the future. The more things change ... (30.01.01)discover a true geek
A real computer geek is much like a great car mechanic: It is important to have one around, and even more important to tell the real ones from the phonies. (29.01.01)millennium wishes
I have just a few wishes for the Internet in the new millennium. Unfortunately, they seem unlikely to come true any day soon. (07.01.01)economics 101 meets dot com
While the Bible tells us not to rejoice in the misfortune of another, it is difficult not to gloat a little, isn't it? (20.12.00)singin the bluetooth blues
With the Bluetooth chipset still costing an arm and a leg, and troubles with RF interference in other common devices still on the table to be ironed out, you will not be buying your first Bluetooth PDA for a couple of years. (17.12.00)purchase and price based on use
The true answer for copyright dilemmas on the Internet is for both sides to realize the other does not appreciate being stolen from, and to come to a middle ground. Until then, no one will feel guilty logging onto Napster to make a CD of pirated works. (29.10.00)palm in the vat
How would Descartes separate the Palm in the work vat from the Palm outside the work vat? How would you? And do you care? (13.10.00)link to litigation
With this story I might just get sued for every penny I have. Fortuantely, I will be in good company, because every web site on the Net is in danger of the same thing. (25.08.00)your computer is slow
Don't worry. Mine is too. And we have the perfect fix. But this time around, it isn't Bill that's to blame. Well, maybe a little bit. (24.09.00)the fall is still to come
Thinking of purchasing a few share of www.ihatedoughnutholes.com were you? Come back in a few months to hear 'I told you so'. (27.07.00)ipo madness
So everyone is making millions on dot com mania, and you are feeling a little left out? (18.04.00)a call from microsoft
Apparently Microsoft intends to have their new software install itself as the only installation method available for Windows based computers. Better learn to like it. (24.11.99)beware of this and that
When developing a web site today, there are many considerations that need to be made. Many of these considerations are based on limitations of today's technology. (11.11.99)fix windows: format the hard drive
Have you ever wondered why your computer seems to be running slower and slower as the weeks progress? It isn't your imagination. But, there is a solution. (01.11.99)microsoft copy protection 101
Our friends at Microsoft find new ways to make money every week. Unfortunately, this is possibly the worst idea they have had yet. (01.11.99)
what time is it
Screw year 2000 dates. The biggest bug in computers these days is just keeping time. (01.10.99)
end of the web as we knew it
Been to visit www.ihatedoughnutholes.com lately? I haven't either. And I don't suspect anyone will any day soon. (22.09.99)
what happened to software docs
Oh where, oh where have printed manuals gone? Why, ask Bill, of course. (20.09.99)DSL is here to stay. (01.01.99)
Amiga potential. (13.12.98)
DOS days were better. (18.09.98)
Microsoft is invincible? (08.08.98)
Our unsafe Internet. (07.08.98)
Apple X terminates another OS. (23.07.98)
The Year 2000. (21.07.98)
iMac and the Bug. (30.06.98)
A disservice to Joe Public. (21.05.98)
Ignoring the possibilities. (16.04.98)
On the rebound. (15.04.98)
David Pogue & Apple Doomsday. (25.12.97)
The long spiral downward. (12.12.97)
So you're the one with the 3D accelerator! (08.10.97)
Microsoft buys Apple. (06.08.97)
Earth to Apple: You have a problem. (10.07.97)
Return of the Amiga? (08.06.97)
Mr Potter versus Bailey Building & Loan. (16.04.97)
Gambling on WebTV. (14.04.97)
Is Apple the next NeXT? (19.03.97)
De-Regulate This. (07.02.97)
Help put Apple back on top! (19.01.97)
Be OS: Take the gloves off. (08.01.97)
Voice activated computing still has not arrived. (06.01.97)
Can any of us really afford this? (05.01.97)
What will go wrong NeXT? (24.12.96)
Apple Computer surrenders? (18.12.96)
When all else fails, blame the press. (21.11.96)
Why did Microsoft enter the PDA market? (20.11.96)
We've 'Be'n here before. (19.11.96)
The Information Super-Highway is missing something: Information. (17.10.96)
'The Revolution' is over. And nobody cares. (16.10.96)
Name calling is making me 'doze' off. (22.09.96)
Is deception the new key in marketing at Apple? (11.09.96)
A Macintosh is not a Volvo. (05.09.96)
Strike three for developers at MacWorld expo. (12.08.96)
Is it time for us Mac users to eat our words? (08.08.96)
The myth of ease of use. (01.08.96)
