IBM Running Skype ?

I remember back in the day when setting up a computer network was . . . well honestly, if was pretty difficult. Most networks used coaxial cables (we’re talking “the dawn of ethernet” timeframe), and rather than all the computers connecting through...

Copyrights and Recipes

from lifehacker.com 2/8/07 (http://lifehacker.com/software/recipes/find-restaurant-secrets-at-top-secret-recipes-234768.php#viewcomments) there’s a fine-line distinction here. you’re correct about the p.r., but there’s a long history of companies...

Kids and Allowances

from consumerist.com, 4/11/07 (http://lifehacker.com/software/personal-finance/money-tip–save-spend-and-give-jars-251413.php#viewcomments) Years ago, I did the same thing with my kids, with the added “real-world-ism” of their allowances matching...

“Federal Subscriber Line Charge”

Federal Subscriber Line Charge [Updated February 16, 2010] Two-and-a-half years later, with much traffic still flowing here and to our parent PC-VIP, I’ve decided to update this post: When Judge Herbert Greene broke up the phone company back in 1984, he set a...