Computers and Internet Articles (Sorted by date)

Negotiating Technology Contracts

Have you ever tried to negotiate a deal for software, computer equipment, or consulting services with a technology company? The task can be daunting.
Andy QuickMay 09, 2002

Top Things You Must Realize When Searching

For the uninitiated, searching for web pages can seem a slow, obscure process. Unless you have a high-speed Internet connection, web pages may seem to take days to load.
Andrew MalekMay 01, 2002

Top 5 Qualities to Look for in a Search Engine Optimization Program for your Website

Top 5 Qualities to Look for in a Search Engine Optimization ProgramThese days with millions of websites out there, you need a way to get noticed. When your company website is ranked highly in the major search engines, customers from all over the...
Jim LisiMarch 18, 2002

Spam Spasms & Spamocidal Mania

Below is a letter I wrote to the following organizations:S.H.U. (Spam-Haters Unanimous)N.A.A.P.W.H.S. (National Association for the Advancement of People Who Hate Spam)P.W.H.P.W.D.H.S. (People Who Hate People Who Don't Hate Spam)...
Linda CoxFebruary 04, 2002

The Metaphors of the Net

Four metaphors come to mind when we consider the Internet "philosophically": A Genetic Blueprint A Chaotic Library A Collective Nervous System An Unknown Continent (Terra Internetica) 1.
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.February 02, 2002

Internet : A Medium or a Message

The State of the Net An Interim Report about the Future of the Internet Who are the participants who constitute the Internet? Users - connected to the net and interacting with it The communications lines and the communications equipment The...
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.February 02, 2002

The Ghost in the Net

However far modern science and technology have fallen short of their inherent possibilities, they have taught mankind at least one lesson: Nothing is impossible.
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.February 02, 2002

The Seamless Web

http://www.enfish.com/The hype over ubiquitous (or pervasive) computing (computers everywhere) has masked a potentially more momentous development. It is the convergence of computing devices interfaces with web (or other) content.
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.February 02, 2002

The Polyglottal Internet

http://www.everymail.com/The Internet started off as a purely American phenomenon and seemed to perpetuate the fast-emerging dominance of the English language. A negligible minority of web sites were in other languages.
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.February 02, 2002

Bright Planet, Deep Web

www.allwatchers.com and www.allreaders.com are web sites in the sense that a file is downloaded to the user's browser when he or she surfs to these addresses. But that's where the similarity ends.
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.February 02, 2002