Monthly Archives: February 2001
Consultants: Cant Live With Em, Cant …
In the future, only ignorant companies will keep their IT security teams completely in-house. And those ignorant companies will become the first to collapse...
Protecting Your Privacy
Some months back I wrote about the phenomenon of privacy on the Internet. I say "phenomenon" because thats what it is, a notion whose...
Denial of Death Benefits
There is reason today for great celebration throughout computer land. Users, developers and hardware manufacturers should be popping corks and shouting from the rooftops....
Giving Users the Final Word
Keeping a low profile is getting a lot of attention from legislators in a pair of online privacy measures aimed at protecting consumers personal...
EU Approves Digital Copyright Law
After gaining what they viewed as acceptable changes to European Union legislation extending copyright protection to the Internet, copyright holders in Europe said they...
Telling Customers the Bad News
Egghead.com Inc. faced a nightmare before Christmas when, on Dec. 18, executives at the online technology retailer discovered that a hacker had accessed its...
Dig for Treasure
Earnings season is over. Executives have given their all-important "guidance" about upcoming quarters and the outlook. So now what should an enterprising investor do?...
More Misadventures From Bill and Bill
Spencer wondered if the post-presidential lecture circuit would make Bill Clinton enough cash to finally buy furniture for his New York digs. One of...
No Vodka, Thanks
The winner of a Java programming contest sponsored by Espial.com will rise high and fast—up to 82,000 feet at Mach 2.5, in a Russian...
Show Wizards Whos in Charge
Software developers live in an uneasy partnership with wizards, as Microsoft calls its automated tools that streamline coding tasks. Much-needed productivity gains come at...