Digital pollution: Are we overloaded?
 Due to the introduction of blogs, microblogs, e-mail, instant messaging and various social networking platforms these days, are we overloaded with data? According to an article in Computer World.com, market research conducted by IDC indicated that by 2011 the ...

Dear Lazyweb: Why is my Internet slow?
 According to the Second Annual Speed Matters report from the Communications Workers of America (CWA), "the U.S. has not made significant improvements in the speeds at which residents connect to the Internet over the past year, and continues to ...

Shipping Fail: Netflix experiences worst system failure ever
 Netflix, the online DVD rental service, sent out e-mails to its users informing of shipment delays this week. The company was not able to ship out any DVDs on Tuesday, and only a few on Wednesday. (No word yet ...

Next Generation 911: Would you text message 911?
 The changing face of communication technology is one of the reasons many agencies are upgrading their 911 emergency systems from analog to digital. Houston is one of many cities around the nation preparing to incorporate the use of text ...

Tech bits for the week: Gmail down, Best Buy in, Apple kills
Lots of tech news to mention for the week, here are some highlights: Gmail outage on Monday traced to an upgrade to the Contact feature. Thousands of people around the world forced to interact with humans during the downtime. Steve ...

iPhone 3G suffering poor reception?
It's been a month since Apple released the iPhone 3G, and many new iPhone owners are experiencing problems with the 3G network. Widespread complaints about the iPhone 3G's reception have spread across the Internet in the month since Apple and ...

iPhone 3G: A slacker's review
So I've been working on this review for a while, and now it is finally here. I purchased the new iPhone 3G on launch day, back on July 11. Although I have experienced some snags here and there with the ...

Twitter: A user's guide
 This weekend the Victoria Advocate ran my column about Twitter, if you missed it, click here to read it: Twitter becoming a "personal news wire" If you haven't signed up for a Twitter account, are new to Twitter, or ...

Twittering the news
Back in March I briefly wrote about Twitter, the social networking and micro-blogging site where users post updates, also known as "tweets." The popularity of Twitter grew after it was featured at South by Southwest in March of 2007. Since ...