Stephen Manes

You frame the shot of your loved one beautifully on your digital camera, with the setting sun at the perfect angle in the background. You press the button, and

Despite computerists

I'm looking askance at a pricey new product with important features missing. "Steve, you've got to understand," said the product's handler. "We're aiming this at early adopters." In the tech world, that usually means hapless geeks who overpay for new but inadequate products.

I've tested dozens of PDAs over the years, but the only one I ever bought was the Rex Pro. This little marvel of 1998 technology packed screen and memory into a slim, light package that was actually a PC Card

Why do so many people find so many Web sites so exasperating?