Pirates, BitTorrent, and How You (Might?) Be a Thief

Have you stolen a movie today? What about music? Or maybe you’ve just exchanged some really large files with your co-workers.

The last one is legal. The first two, by simple inclusion of the word “stolen”, are not.

Facebook, Twitter, Social Networking, and Cheating

How easy do Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites make cheating? Very Easy.

Or Not.

I’ve been telling clients for years that their use of public or semi-public resources need…

Sewing Machines. Still Own One?

OK, I already know the answer to that one. You might own a sewing machine, but it’s pretty likely that unless you’re one of an all-but-vanished breed, you don’t.

But there was a time not all that long ago when everyone did. My father’s wife, for…

Cell Phone Companies Steal From You Using Voice Mail!

OK, maybe that’s a little bit much, but here’s the story: it’s been estimated that making us listen to that ridiculous “at the tone, please record your message . . .” drivel before letting us leave a voice mail, cell phone companies are…

Why More People Don’t Use an iPhone

Simple: Because They Don’t Get It.

I’m not about to go off on a the-iPhone-is-the-best-thing-since-sliced-bread rant. In fact, let me state, right here, right now, for the record, that I am not a user, and on my last birthday was offered one…

Macs are More Secure Than Windows PCs . . . NOT!

Let the nasty notes fly . . .

So this week Apple releases Snow Leopard. It’s the latest and greatest version of the Macintosh OS, otherwise known as OS X Version 10.6. And I have to tip my hat to them; it’s a great…

The REAL Reason the iPod Makes You Less Connected

Remember the last time you were in a friend’s house, looking through his CD collection or stacks of DVDs? I’ll bet you found something in there that the two of you talked about, or that led to a cool conversation. At the very least, you came…

Change Meetings, Change Everything About Your Business

Want to change your business forever? Change the way you look at meetings.

I’ve recently noticed how much I want to change the way Outlook schedules my meetings. You’ve probably noticed, too; it always wants…

When Microsoft Breaks Its Word

OK, stop laughing. The Beast of Redmond has been breaking its word on a variety of things for as long as I can remember. Not news. The next version of Windows will take too long to get here and when it finally arrives will stink (Hello, Vista). At least Windows 7 looks…