Sep 18, 2011 | business, law, security
There is a fascinating and informative series of articles by a lawyer and former federal prosecutor about his efforts to unearth information about a scammer who sent a phony “invoice” to his firm. It’s a well-known and simple scam – send something that looks like an...
Sep 8, 2011 | broadband, business
If you live anywhere in the U.S. other than a big city, you likely have one choice – and only one choice – for broadband service. If you live in a rural area, there is a good chance that you cannot get broadband service of any kind. Dane Jasper, founder and CEO of...
Aug 11, 2011 | business, IE
[Addendum 08/13: after a day of harsh criticism, LinkedIn yanked the photos and names from their ads. There is still a checkmark that you might want to uncheck but it doesn’t feel as invasive any more.] When web companies look at you, they don’t see people, they see...
Aug 10, 2011 | business, domains, Internet, web_services
I have a story about web hosting. When you visit brucebnews.com, all the pages pop into place instantly. Do a search or click on a link and you’ll see the result right away. That’s what you expect from a web site, right? Until last week, that’s not what you got from...
Jul 28, 2011 | business, Facebook, Google, Google+, law
The rules for online marketing change every day. Something simple, like having a web site that ranks high in Google’s search results, is turning into something barely comprehensible as search results become more individual, influenced by each person’s search history...
Jul 24, 2011 | Android, Apple, business, hardware, mobile, tablet
You jangle your keys in your pocket next to your Motorola phone and the screen isn’t scratched. You drop your iPhone and the glass doesn’t break. You jab with an icepick over and over at a Thinkpad X1 laptop and for goodness’ sake, I hope you stop to wonder what in...
