New newsletters
Steve Bass, author of many articles and several books about computers, has a new free newsletter, TechBite. Bass writes: You’ve heard that my PC World “Tips & Tweaks” newsletter is toast, but you...
View ArticleTraditional sources still report the news first
The blogosphere may seem like an instantaneous happening but a Cornell University study reported in the New York Times finds that traditional news sites are usually several hours ahead of the bloggers:...
View ArticleAre they telling it straight on the Internet?
That human beings can be irrational, foolish, or perverse is not news; just pick up any history book. But, ever hopeful for some light in the world, I keep looking for reasoned discussion of computer...
View ArticleComment crud
If you want to be discouraged about the general state of human intelligence, go to one of the popular blog spots like ZDNet and read the comments. Inane or garbled or irrelevant remarks abound. They...
View ArticleSurprise! Most of the news comes from newspapers
For some time now the financial health of printed publications has been declining as advertising and readership dried up. Numbers of newspapers have gone out of business or have become online only....
View ArticleWhere to get the latest on smartphones
I’m still using a plain old bare-bones cell phone but I thought this might be worth passing on to those of you who have or are interested in smartphones. PC World has compiled a list of 50 blogs that...
View ArticleMike Elgan is a good read
Back in the ’90s, there was a monthly publication called Windows Magazine. Although it had a circulation of around 800,000 and a first-class group of writers and editors, the bean counters closed it...
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