NETWORK NEUTRALITY AND THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET

Jan 22, 2006 | broadband, business, Internet

AT&T Chariman Ed Whitacre made seemingly outrageous comments in November about imposing additional charges on consumers or Google or Yahoo if we used “his” Internet pipes for things he didn’t approve of. Here’s my comments about that...

BABY NAMES WIZARD

Nov 11, 2005 | Internet

Great technology and a fascinating way to while away a few minutes: The Baby Name Wizard: NameVoyager has a wonderful visual display of the frequency that names have been used in the United States over more than a hundred years. Try it!

TOP TEN WEB FADS

Jul 25, 2005 | Internet

If you’ve been online for a few years, the odds are you’ll have a twinge of nostalgia for some of the things on this list of the Top 10 Web fads. The Dancing Baby, Hampsterdance, All Your Base Are Belong To Us – ah, the good old days.

SECURITY PROBLEMS WITH FIREFOX

Apr 18, 2005 | IE, Internet, security, software

Here’s an article about Firefox addressing the misconception that Firefox is somehow “more secure” than Internet Explorer. It’s not. It has its own security problems – more than Internet Explorer – and it is under increasing attack....

VERIZON CEO GIVES LESSON IN ALIENATING CUSTOMERS

Apr 16, 2005 | broadband, business, Internet, wireless

Ivan Seidenberg, CEO of Verizon, gave an interview to the SF Chronicle yesterday. In a shocking and unexpected development, he was critical of San Francisco’s interest in building a city-wide wireless network offering cheap or free Internet service. By an...

GOOGLE MAPS

Feb 8, 2005 | Google, Internet

Google just rolled out Google Maps (on the bruceb favorites page under Travel / Maps). It’s a huge step forward from current online favorites like MapQuest. FOLLOWUP: Wow, those are some gorgeous maps! You’ll be completely astonished when you click and...