This whole pixel ad thing is getting lame pretty quickly. Pixel ads, for those who haven’t been following, are web pages where each pixel of the screen is sold as ad space. It worked well for UK student Alex Tew, who made $1 million from his aptly named MillionDollarHomepage.com. As with all things involving money,… Read More »
The email program I have been using for the past seven years is now free (for the moment): Courier Email from Rose City Software. Special Offer: For a limited time, Courier Email can be registered for FREE for unlimited use. Your free registration for Version 3.5 will never expire. This registration won’t expire, but they’re… Read More »
Update Nov 7 2006: A new kid on the block for Firefox 2.0 users: Zotero. (Thanks, Charles) I recently wrote in WSJ.com (subscription required) about how to save snippets of information while you’re browsing. I didn’t have space to mention all the options I — or readers — came across, so here’s the beginnings of… Read More »
The joy of having more than one screen, and controlling other computers from one keyboard. It’s less nerdy than it sounds. This is podcast version of my BBC World Service column, which runs on the World Business Report. Download it and/or subscribe to the podcast feed here. For more on extra monitors, check out my… Read More »
It’s easy to forget in these days of sophisticated scams that still the easiest way to get your personal data is by asking you for it. I just got a call this morning from a guy who claimed to be from my bank’s verification department. Without further ado he asked me to confirm my name… Read More »