Keith's Rants

eMarketer analysts weigh in on proposed Net Neutrality legislation.

If only we could turn back the clocks of time when 393 emails was considered SPAM. You have to love Bill Gates quote which promises in 2004 that the world would be spam-free by 2006, well that's a prophecy that certainly didn't come true...

Has Microsoft been trying to retroactively claim IP (intellectual property) rights over many of the Internet's basic protocols?

Are overlit, heavily toxic supermarkets making you ill and eating your brain? Why, yes

There's a letter circulating, purportedly from Peruvian Congressman David Villanueva Nuñez to Microsoft Peru, which cuts the heart out of Redmond's chief 'panic points' to chill those considering open-source migration.

Concerns regarding Microsoft's Royalty Free Protocol License Agreement dated Apr 19, 2004 and published on their website...

Spam is the scourge of the Internet. It clogs inboxes, crashes servers, wastes time and money and is an abuse of privacy.

The giant retailer's low prices often come with a high cost. Wal-Mart's relentless pressure can crush the companies it does business with and force them to send jobs overseas. Are we shopping our way straight to the unemployment line?

In Spring 2005, Wal-Mart Watch began a nationwide public education campaign to challenge the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart, to become a better employer, neighbor, and corporate citizen.

Growth in open source software projects driving growth in commercial software?