Monthly Archives: May 2001

Sorry for the late postings last several days. Technical troubles have prevented my updates from being published to the Web in a timely way. I don’t know when the situation will improve. Comments

Well, I managed to get my desktop PC at home running again after my disaster installing Windows 2000 Service Pack 2. That supposed collection of bug fixes caused the computer to boot only into a Blue Screen of Death, which … Continue reading →

Wall Street Journal: Microsoft

Don’t miss the second part of the Mercury News’ series on Silicon Valley’s slowdown. I had a note from a local man of note after the first installment. He predicts this will be much worse than almost anyone is predicting … Continue reading →

I’m at Stanford University for a workshop, sponsored by an organization called New Directions for News and entitled “Enduring Values? Examining Journalism’s Foundation, Checking for Erosion.” There seems to be general agreement that any discussion of journalism values seems inevitably … Continue reading →

The popular myth that Microsoft is a weakened giant is just that — a myth. Our favorite monopolist hasn’t changed its ways. More in my special Tuesday column. Comments

Silicon Valley’s economy is beginning to really feel the pain (Mercury News). I think we’ve underestimated how manic everything got during the boom. Now we may be underestimating how bad it could get during the downturn. You wouldn’t know that … Continue reading →

I’ll be at a media workshop all day at Stanford University, and will update infrequently if at all. Comments

ICANNWatch: House Democrats Up the Ante on ICANN/VeriSign Deal. They not only argue that the VeriSign deal would be anti-competitive, based on a staff summary, but that the process ICANN used to adopt the deal was seriously improper. The wheels … Continue reading →

Was Kaycee real? No, apparently, and neither was her death. The Net embraced this sham. But it’s also the Net — in the form of this person — that seems to have uncovered the fake. A lesson there