Mark Gibbs

Imagine if the telephone company changed your service so that instead of a busy signal it delivered an advertisement instead. Would you be happy about that?

Since my previous columns on what spam really costs, I have received quite a few responses.

Last week we almost wrapped up our discussion of the Snap Server 2200 from Snap Appliance Inc. but were left with what looked like a bug. And indeed it was, as far as can be determined, a

What to do with MCI? I'd suggest that we break them up, sell them off, anything but allow them to be another rotten apple in the big-business barrel.

You know those guys who should be in the running for the title of world's biggest jerk? Arrogant, loud-mouthed, self-indulgent, opinionated, shallow. Well, one of the contenders for that crown, a guy named Tucker Max, has managed to make legal history by telling the truth.

BackSpinIn a recent Discover Magazine story there was a discussion about breeding for a "pure" line of...

In these times of economic woe, you have to get clever if you want to stretch your budget. And one area where we spend lots of money is supporting in-house users.

Today, I assembled a second typing chair for my office. On the underside of the seat was a notice that and said I should "check and retighten all bolts and parts at least every three months." I imagine there are people who routinely check the tightness of the bolts on their chairs. I am not one of those people.