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October 15, 2001 — A month after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, I remain somewhat numb and confused, but my outrage is starting to take root.

My outrage is not at the criminals who sought to bring terror to daily American life, but at the Americans who have accepted terror and violence as proper responses. Read more »

Comments Off on Public Surveillance Cameras

During my first vacation to Europe in early September, one of the things I noticed was the conspicuous presence of thousands of surveillance cameras in public places. Whether for general anti-crime or specifically aimed at terrorist campaigns, these cameras seemed to be everywhere. Read more »

Comments Off on Idiot Clicks: Why You Should Pay LESS for #1 PPC-Search Position (2001)

The Idiot Click: Why You Should Spend LESS Money for Top Position than #2 position at Google AdWords, Yahoo Internet Marketing (Overture), and MSN AdCenter (Bing).

> So to sum up: we could profitably pay up to 43 cents per click for ANY position other than #1, but we could only pay up to 33 cents per click for the #1 position. <

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Comments Off on I Got Bit by a Y2K Bug (Quicken) (1999)

December 31, 1999 — It wasn’t a nuclear meltdown, but it was quite a shock. Read more »

Comments Off on Blown to Bits (Evans & Wurster)

(December 28, 1999) You must read this book, “Blown to Bits.”

I rarely recommend books to others. Read more »

Comments Off on Trust But Verify: Internet Service Providers, Direct Email, and Investments

December 11, 1999 — Sometimes an idea sticks in my mind, and I find that it represents a common theme between a series of unrelated events. Recently, for me, one such theme is “trust but verify.” Read more »

Comments Off on Thoughts on Priceline.com and LastMinuteTravel.com

December 11, 1999 — Priceline.com claims to offer a unique, useful, consumer-helpful “angle” on travel.  I find it useless. Read more »

Comments Off on I Was Wrong (About this email virus)

(December 11, 1999) Oops.  I was wrong.

For years, I have received emails from friends and strangers alike, urgently warning me about email viruses that could be triggered simply by reading an email message. Read more »

Comments Off on Outsourcing Your Business

(December 11, 1999) Nobody actually wants to work for a living any more.

I’m certainly not the first person (or the thousandth) to write about “outsourcing,” but that won’t stop me from throwing in my two cents’ worth. Read more »

Comments Off on Adbility.com For Sale (1999)

After building my “Web Site Banner Advertising” site for more than three years, I listed the Adbility.com site for sale on eBay.  It sold for $168,800. Read more »