Energy Vision

Many Americans believe that reducing the use of fuels which emit carbon dioxide is one of our most important national priorities; many Americans believe that reducing the use of imported oil is one of our most important na More...

BookTour.com

BookTour.com debuted last week as a web solution to a real world problem: book tours don’t work well (in fact, hardly work More...

My Home’s Phone – Plan B

The best-laid plans of nerds are as subject to upset as those of mice or other men. Turns out our summer place is gonna have a Verizon line after all in order to have reliable alarm service; I hate it but today went online More...

My Home’s Phone – The Plan

We’re lucky enough to have a summer place. We did some extensive rebuilding over the winter which is just finishing up now. Good timing from a shopping POV because Home Depot is already holding an end-of-season sale on sum More...

In the US It’s Legal to Unlock Cell Phones

Carriers are allowed to sell cell phones which are locked so that they can only be used with services sold by that carrier.  On the other hand since November 27, 2006 consumers i More...

Jeff Pulver Adds Open iPhone Incentive

As the founder of Free World Dialup many moons ago, Jeff Pulver knows open.  As the founder, owner, and impresario of the VON (Voice on the Net) Conference, Jeff knows promotion.

Now he's putting the two together with an More...

Is T-Mobile’s @Home What iPhone Oughtta Be?

David Pogue writing in the More...

An iPhone I’d Buy

My friends Jeff Pulver and More...

Is Clearwire a Net Neutrality Violator? Does It Matter?

Reader Bill reports that Wireless ISP Clearwire blocked ports in the service provided More...