Is it just me or has Gmail become slower and less responsive lately? I have been an avid Gmail user since I received my account invitation. It took a while for me to get used to its approach to email. Like most of us, I have been accustomed to organizing my emails in various folders, — Continue reading ยป
DSL Renewal
A week ago I received an unhappy notification from my DSL provider. My one-year trial period was about to be over and they were switching me to the regular monthly price. As consolation they would give me a small price break if I visited a special Web page that they had set up for me — Continue reading ยป
Google Spreadsheets
If you wanted take a peek at where Web 2.0 is headed, you can do no worse than taking a test drive of one of Google's latest beta tools, dubbed Google Spreadsheets. I signed up for this online productivity tool a couple of weeks ago and after receiving my invitation, I delved right in and — Continue reading ยป
Bill Gates, the Philanthropist
Being the richest man on earth comes with a baggage. For one, you become the most admired, or the most reviled, or both. Looking the his early pictures, when Microsoft was just taking shape, it's hard to believe that the scrawny kid made it all the way to the top and had so much staying — Continue reading ยป
Intel's Blunder, AMD's Opportunity
It seems inevitable that any company that's been around long enough would make a misstep or a series of bad judgments and suffer the consequences. Such is the dilemma that Intel has found itself in recently. Until recently Intel seemed untouchable. Riding high on Moore's law (processing power doubling every 18 months) , it kept — Continue reading ยป
Intel's Blunder, AMD's Opportunity
It seems inevitable that any company that's been around long enough would make a misstep or a series of bad judgments and suffer the consequences. Such is the dilemma that Intel has found itself in recently. Until recently Intel seemed untouchable. Riding high on Moore's law (processing power doubling every 18 months) , it kept — Continue reading ยป
The Sarbanes-Oxley Effect
With the Enron's trial, and a number of other sensational scandals, finally over, the US public sector can finally put the dark clouds behind it and resume its business. Only it's not business as usual. The Sarbanes-Oxley law (a.k.a. Sarbox) which was enacted as the result of the Enron's fallout now weighs heavy on US — Continue reading ยป
Viagra, Levitra, Cialis
There was a time when spam referred to Hormel's canned meat. Then junk email was honored with the moniker thanks to Monty Python. Today spam comprises the majority of the emails sent around the world. But spamming is no longer just confined to email. Search engine spamming is another irritation that has gripped the Web — Continue reading ยป