Viewpoint: Still crazy about electronics after all these years
Still crazy about electronics after all these years When I was 13 or so my parents gave me a science-kit-of-the-month subscription and for a yearContinue
Editor’s Perspective
Viewpoint: A glimmer of hope on courtroom junk science
A glimmer of hope on courtroom junk science In a Viewpoint in February 1998, I raised the issue “what questions can jurors reasonably decide?” andContinue
Viewpoint: In praise of the power supply
In praise of the power supply Since this is our annual power supply issue, it behooves us to examine the issue of power. As isContinue
Viewpoint: It’s all software
It's all software Sometimes a concept can be so oversold and oft-repeated that it loses its impact. The convergence of consumer electronics is one ofContinue
Viewpoint: I discovered Napster last week
I discovered Napster last week Until last week, I had never opened a music-sharing Web site. Prior to that I believed that people who sharedContinue
Viewpoint: Are we being served yet?
Are we being served yet? As an assistant editor of this magazine, I spend much of my time trying to contact product manufacturers or theirContinue
Viewpoint: Selling short the digital revolution
Selling short the digital revolution Technoskeptic. I had never heard the term before until I came across it recently in an op-ed piece in TheContinue
Viewpoint: The joys of being connected
The joys of being connected Nowadays, it seems that everyone is carrying some type of portable electronic device. Business people on trains and planes busyContinue
Viewpoint: A big fish ate my company
A big fish ate my company A big fish ate the company I recently worked for. I take what may be considered inordinate pride inContinue
Viewpoint: Sex discrimination in engineering
Sex discrimination in engineering Not too long ago I attended an exhibit showcase in Orlando, FL. One of the participating exhibitors I visited was aContinue
