In the old days, they used to call it pork barrel spending, where a member of the U.S. Congress would get funding for a local pet project to demonstrate his or her ability to help local constituents. And, of course, get reelected. One of the worst offenses involved the so-called “bridge to nowhere” in Alaska, […]

I’m sure many of you won’t be surprised to learn that there’s a growing perception that Steve Jobs will never return to Apple, at least to his full-time job. The best compromise appears to be that he’ll select someone to be permanent CEO, perhaps acting CEO Tim Cook, and that Jobs will assume some sort […]

Fourteen years ago, when Microsoft unleashed Windows 95 upon the world and cemented its position as the developer of the number one PC operating system on the planet, they presented a set of smart TV ads featuring The Rolling Stones. But that was then and this is now, and things haven’t gone so well for […]

On the heels of having to post a $250,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the person or persons responsible for the Conficker worm, it’s beginning to look as if there are more major threats to the dominance of Windows in the personal computer universe. Consider reports now that HP is seriously considering whether […]