Monthly Archives: July 2003

Ric Ford at MacInTouch has posted this note — “The Future of MacInTouch” — which prompted me to send some money. If you think the site is doing good work, as I do, considering offering your own financial support. Comments

Amazingly, the Hong Kong government has made a nod to the will of the people. It’s delaying and modifying (Washington Post) an “anti-subversion” law that would inevitably have led to Beijing-style repression. Whether this is the harbinger of things to … Continue reading →

Back from a long trip to this news from Jeff Jarvis about AOL’s smart moves into the blogging sphere. Jeff offers excellent advice to a variety of parties. Welcome to AOL and its customers. There’s room for everyone, and we’re … Continue reading →

Congrats to Larry: Looking Back on Two Decades of PCs and Tech Columns. Comments

Take some time soon and read Ray Ozzie’s chewy new essay, “Extreme Mobility”, in which he asserts a first principle we all implictly understand now but aren’t sure what to do with — “that the ‘platform of old’ is no … Continue reading →

Wired News: Bloggers Gain Libel Protection. The ruling effectively differentiates conventional news media, which can be sued relatively easily for libel, from certain forms of online communication such as moderated e-mail lists. One implication is that DIY publishers like bloggers … Continue reading →

Mercury News: Judge to bubble investors: Tough luck. A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by investors trying to blame Wall Street brokerage firms for their Internet-era stock losses, saying the investors knew full well the stock market was a … Continue reading →

Washington Post: Web Firms Choose Profit Over Privacy. To parents interested in buying the popular Hooked on Phonics learn-to-read programs, the company made a firm promise on its Web site: It would never sell or rent their personal information to … Continue reading →

Salon: Goofus Al and Gallant George. In 2000, the media hounded Al Gore over alleged minor exaggerations. So why does it give Bush a pass when he doesn’t tell the truth about life-and-death matters like Iraq and tax policies? Maybe … Continue reading →