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Keep it simple--by design
Why do technology designers seem congenitally unable to give us a break and turn out devices that are easier to use? Why make life difficult?
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Fiorina's biggest test
While Carly Fiorina may be basking from a modest post-Compaq merger bounce, HP's CEO still needs to get everyone under her command to march in the same direction.
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HP-Compaq merger: Is there a Plan B?
Carly Fiorina has more than once said that there is no Plan B at HP if the merger doesn't go through, but I don't believe that for a minute. I may not agree with her a lot, but she's too damned...
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HP-Compaq: Dumb and dumber
The food fight between Carly Fiorina and Walter Hewlett obscures the deeper challenge to the success of the companies' proposed combination. The fact is, a Compaq merger would create a bloated,...
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Why the Enron fiasco affects us all
Why should you be concerned about what's going on with Enron? Well, because Enron is by no means unique to this game. The next time, it could be the company you depend on to keep your mortgage paid.
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When a secured site is not so secure
A recent hack method used on my PayPal account was so low tech that it demonstrates a frightening breach in Internet vendor security schemes.
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Forget regulation--Net needs to be free
With the demise of Excite@Home, ZDNet columnist David Coursey called for the regulation of the Internet's infrastructure. John Dickinson has this to say to him in response: "Stop yer whining Coursey!"
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Microsoft: From breakup to hand-slap
John Dickinson takes a look at Microsoft's aggressiveness and the government's antitrust track record and asks: Would the software company have come out a winner even if it had been split into two?
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HP upheaval: Family knows best
The Hewlett family's refusal to bless the marriage of Hewlett-Packard to Compaq is no bombshell, says John Dickinson. What is a surprise is that it took board member Walter Hewlett so long to...
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Computer security is up to us now
Social and business interactions of our American culture have been based on a level of trust, but September 11th changed all that, says John Dickinson. Now we all have to question things we have...
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Who will survive Internet Island?
Much work still needs to be done if the companies that remain on Internet Island are to survive for the long term and prove it is a real business environment, says John Dickinson. Maybe they could...
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Will Windows XP provide a boost for tech?
The technology industry could use a lift right now, says John Dickinson. The question is, can the launch of Windows XP on October 25th in New York City's Times Square fit the bill?
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How the Net failed in the WTC crisis
Columnist John Dickinson says Internet users who depend on the medium for news while at work were let down by news sites' failure to respond with timely reports on the attack on the World Trade...
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HP & Compaq: A survival merger
Columnist John Dickinson says the deal is basically a survival merger, designed to keep two companies afloat in the face of a sagging economy and a declining market for technology products.
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PC turns 20--but now what?
Columnist John Dickinson says a new generation of very PC-savvy teenagers is waiting for the PC industry to win them over. How long will they have to wait?
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After the tech deluge: A survivor's guide
John Dickinson offers food for thought about how tech's big boys got into this mess and how--if they're smart--they can dig out.
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How Intel calls the tune
In his inaugural column for ZDNN, long-time industry veteran John Dickinson raises the curtain on the real constellation of power in the computer business.
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Cloud provisioning spec step closer to IETF working group
A proposal to create a new standard for provisioning users to cloud services is making its way along the standards track and is soon to be the focus for a new IETF working group.
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The all-in-one PC is alive and well
The laptop may have dethroned the desktop, but the all-in-one PC is still growing at a rapid rate. Several companies have announced new models with Intel's latest chips.
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New York's anonymity ban: Why should the Web be any different?
New York wants to outlaw anonymous comments to prevent cyberbullying and other online abuse. This criminologist examines why this plan, despite its controversy, may not be such a bad thing.
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