Newsletters and blogs
Are they telling it straight on the Internet?
That human beings can be irrational, foolish, or perverse is not news; just pick up any history book. But, ever hopeful for some light in the world, I keep looking for reasoned discussion of computer issues. There at least (I tell myself ) is a group of people who are trained in critical analysis and [...]
Traditional sources still report the news first
The blogosphere may seem like an instantaneous happening but a Cornell University study reported in the New York Times finds that traditional news sites are usually several hours ahead of the bloggers:
For the most part, the traditional news outlets lead and the blogs follow, typically by 2.5 hours, according to a new computer analysis of [...]
New newsletters
Steve Bass, author of many articles and several books about computers, has a new free newsletter, TechBite. Bass writes:
You’ve heard that my PC World “Tips & Tweaks” newsletter is toast, but you can be the first on your block to get my brand new, absolutely free TechBite e-mail newsletter.
Each Wednesday you’ll get all the stuff [...]