Monthly Archives: November 2001

Associated Press: FBI Develops Eavesdropping Tools. At least one antivirus software company, McAfee Corp., contacted the FBI on Wednesday to ensure its software wouldn’t inadvertently detect the bureau’s snooping software and alert a criminal suspect. Brett Glass writes, “I have … Continue reading →

I’ve installed the beta of Opera 6.0, the only browser that seems remotely competitive these days with Internet Explorer. Here’s what the toolbars look like, using a Mac OS X button scheme. The software is quite stable. It also seems … Continue reading →

Frank Rich (New York Times): Wait Until Dark. Even as we track down a heinous enemy who operates out of a cave, we are getting ready to show the world that the American legal system must retreat to a cave … Continue reading →

My father warned about the TV Monsters. These creepy creatures lurked in a dark forest, waiting to catch and chew up an unwary kid. There was a way to get safely through those sinister woods. The TV Monsters couldn’t hurt … Continue reading →

Doc Searls (Linux Journal): Google vs. AllTheWeb. I’ve been an AllTheWeb user since it started, and I still use their image searches as much as I use Google’s. If you’re in heavy search mode, it’s better to choose between them … Continue reading →

Today, we Americans celebrate our finest holiday, Thanksgiving. For the third year in a row, I’m overseas. I’ll be joining a group of expatriates in Hong Kong this evening, but I will miss my family and friends at home. America … Continue reading →

I took this amateurish photograph — apologies — in the middle of a lecture last night at Tsinghua University. The topic was how the media and technology have changed since September 11. I focused on media’s shifts, which had already … Continue reading →

I just got an online postcard. The e-mail message inviting me to click on the postcard link also warned that I would be bound by these terms and conditions. No, thanks. Comments

At a big venture capital conference last week, the conversation was all about China. Was this finally the time that investing in the world’s most populous nation would pay off? Certainly the money people I met at the Asian Venture … Continue reading →

CNet: MS to settle antitrust cases; kids benefit. Maybe… Comments