http://www.infoworld.com/columnists/archive/index.html Lead With Knowledge, from InfoWorld.com en-us Copyright (C) 2005 InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. Mon, 14 Nov 2005 11:26:45 PST http://backend.userland.com/rss Kathy_Badertscher@InfoWorld.com webmaster@InfoWorld.com 40 http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.info.rss/logo;pos=rssfeed_infologo;sz=214x54;ord=? http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/logo;pos=rssfeed_infologo;sz=214x54;ord=? http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/16gripe_1.html Some gripes just won’t come to a neat conclusion. That’s particularly clear this week as I write my last The Gripe Line for InfoWorld and try to tie up a few loose ends that won’t stay closed. Fri, 18 Apr 2003 15:00:00 PDT foster@gripe2ed.com (Ed Foster)http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/16gripe_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/11/15gripe_1.html Throughout The Gripe Line's 10-year history, one company that has been conspicuously absent in readers' complaints is Cisco. So I was surprised recently when, within a few days of each other, two readers raised unrelated but interesting issues regarding the router giant’s policies. Fri, 11 Apr 2003 15:00:00 PDT foster@gripe2ed.com (Ed Foster)http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/11/15gripe_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/04/14gripe_1.html A little advice for any company looking to sell off part of its operations during these troubled times -- you might want to check with Microsoft first to see how much it's going to cost you. Fri, 04 Apr 2003 15:00:00 PST foster@gripe2ed.com (Ed Foster)http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/04/14gripe_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/28/13gripe_1.html It was a very strange experience. I’ll admit that it had been awhile since I’d visited my local library, so I was totally unprepared -- even after our recent discussion about books vs. software -- for how much it had changed. Fri, 28 Mar 2003 15:00:00 PST foster@gripe2ed.com (Ed Foster)http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/28/13gripe_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/21/12gripe_1.html Watch out, they’re trying to catch you. With all the Internet scams and hoaxes out there trying to trick you into divulging useful information about yourself, it’s getting hard to know whom you can trust to guard your privacy -- even if the company bills itself as a partner in protecting it. Fri, 21 Mar 2003 15:00:00 PST foster@gripe2ed.com (Ed Foster)http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/21/12gripe_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/14/11gripe_1.html It’s remarkable how much trouble a few drops of ink can cause. Fri, 14 Mar 2003 15:00:00 PST foster@gripe2ed.com (Ed Foster)http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/14/11gripe_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/07/10gripe_1.html OK, class, time for a pop quiz. Who suffers the most from the censorship clauses many software companies include in their shrink-wrap agreements? Is the answer A) the computer press, B) independent labs, C) the software companies themselves, D) software customers, or E) all of the above? Fri, 07 Mar 2003 15:00:00 PST foster@gripe2ed.com (Ed Foster)http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/07/10gripe_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/02/28/09gripe_1.html If I loan a book to a friend to read, am I committing an act of piracy? The day is fast approaching when at least some people will answer that question in the affirmative. Fri, 28 Feb 2003 15:00:00 PST foster@gripe2ed.com (Ed Foster)http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/02/28/09gripe_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/02/21/08gripe_1.html Forgive me if I come across as a bad winner this week. When it comes to Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA), I just haven’t had any practice. Fri, 21 Feb 2003 15:00:00 PST foster@gripe2ed.com (Ed Foster)http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/02/21/08gripe_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/02/14/07gripe_1.html Software publishers considering product activation, beware. Your customers aren’t going to take this lying down anymore. Fri, 14 Feb 2003 15:00:00 PST foster@gripe2ed.com (Ed Foster)http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/02/14/07gripe_1.html