Stories by Mark Sullivan

Article | 25/08/2009 Apple will OK Google Voice app -- over Wi-Fi
Those of us who have watched VOIP for a while now always keep an eye out for cases where traditional voice carriers act defensively to keep people fro...
Article | 2/07/2009 Neuromancer at 25: What it got right and wrong
The tantalizing question about William Gibson's ideas in his novel Neuromancer involves their relationship with the course that the Web took and conti...
Article | 10/06/2009 Facebook 'pick five' lists: The hottest and the wildest
As Facebook has rocketed to its current position as the most popular social networking destination on the Web, some people have wondered whether there...
Article | 30/05/2009 Protect yourself from ambulatory gadget fixation syndrome
"Hey. Hey. Hey! hey! hey! Look up. Look up. Look up." That's me walking to work on a busy city street, about to get into a head-on with someone whose ...
Article | 13/05/2009 Things we hate about ISPs, cable and phone companies
Her voice is urbane, saccharine-sweet, maternal. She is grateful that I telephoned; my call is important to her. I hate the sound of her voice.
Article | 31/12/2008 The 11 stupidest moments in tech for 2008
Tech is overflowing with creative and hypermotivated people who do a lot of pretty incredible things. But they can be counted on to do some pretty sil...
Article | 10/12/2008 The strangest sights in Second Life
Dimension-traveling slugs with fangs. Walk-through ceilings. Really bad hair. And to think that we saw it in Second Life.
Article | 10/10/2008 91 incredibly useful and interesting Web sites
Even as the Web has become more entertaining -- and certainly better looking -- over the past 15 years, it has also become much more useful and practi...
Article | 3/10/2008 Healthy and happy: 9 sites for fitness and travel
As we get older, we realize what a surprisingly big part of our happiness simple fitness and health habits play. A growing number of sites help people...
Article | 3/10/2008 7 news sites that keep you dialed in every day
With the advent of Web 2.0, news sites have changed, and stayed the same. "Social news" sites like Digg and Mixx let members aggregate their own favor...
Article | 30/05/2008 The most anticipated products we're waiting for this year
Lots of cool products and services came out in the past year, but many more have not yet debuted. Here are the biggest ones still on their way.
Article | 13/02/2008 Online dating horror stories
Internet dating has become an extremely popular way to meet people, and has indeed brought a lot of lonely folks together. But not every date turns ou...
Article | 22/09/2007 NBC To Allow Free Show Downloads
NBC said this week that it will let you watch some of its biggest shows on your PC for free during the week after the programs originally air. It's th...

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