Web trends: content and readers

The future of content navigation? What do most online readers do, and want? Can you remove bad press online? Does Google really organize relevance from the noise? These and others covered in this edition June 19, 2010

Another publishing revolution?

From all indications of social networking, cloud computing, and hand-held devices like the iPhone and iPad, we may be facing yet another publishing revolution. I watched as desktop publishing took over, let's see where we're going today May 28, 2010

#211: Rush does it again

Thursday, I got a phone call from a reader who remembered an old 2003 article of mine in 60-Second Windows. The near frantic voice on the line said "Fred, you've got to turn on the radio right now ... " and once again Rush Limbaugh proves a theory about the internet. April 24, 2010

Open Government

Join Beth Simone Noveck, U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer for open government, and Tim O'Reilly, founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, along with dozens of leading visionaries and practitioners both inside and outside of government for a look at what's next April 16, 2010

Secure your stick

Do you carry a thumb drive, flash drive or memory stick? Do you carry sensitive data? Have you ever considered what would happen if lost or stolen? I've just found an encryption package that all portable drive users should pay attention to! April 14, 2010

Evil Twitter Tweets

It's a jungle out there. I always say that in my Photoshop Madness column. But when I mentioned it on FaceBook, Jeff Fisher and several others didn't seem to believe it. Then I get this flaming email about warning people! So I stalked a stalker from Twitter just to prove ... it's a jungle out there March 26, 2010

Online shopping was never like this

Perfect for "Cyber Monday" ... Fred shares the rich experience of actually shopping off-line, the joys of visiting your local bookstore. Try it, you might just like it! November 30, 2009

Twitter Tweet Jerks

As a relatively new Twitter user, I'm disturbed at some of the practices showing up in the tweet stream. Yes, it's good finding so many wonderful resources ... but some of the tweeters just aren't "our" kind of people ... November 3, 2009

The Rich get Richer?

The NPR article said "Americans gave $300-billion to charity last year" -- which reminded me of a conversation about how bad rich people are. The rich get richer, but where would we be without them? September 15, 2009