Commentary

Billions of pages going to trillions. Most of the information available online is replicated again and again, then twisted, corrupted and re-entered. When one search question retrieves one million answers, the system fails — results have little or no value....

A few columns back I mentioned my first law of software–any mildly successful software program will begin to operate under the delusion it is an operating system. Here’s why it’s not sustainable....

In Australia these days, education has become a booming export business. Universities are expanding offshore and online programs to meet the demands of foreign students—mainly from Asia, the South Pacific and the Middle East—who are eager for courses taught in English....

I have been anticipating this day like a child waits for Christmas. Today, PalmOne introduces the Treo 650, the answer to my "what smart phone will I buy?" conundrum....