Welcome to the archives. Thanks for dropping by this dusty old place. There articles were published quite a few years ago, but hopefully are still useful.

I began writing Tangled Webs in 1996 in response to the media feeding frenzy about all things Internet. It seems that many journalists base their stories on corporate press releases, and as a result, many stories raise unnecessary fears or overlook the most important aspects of events they cover.

Tangled Webs speaks against the hype surrounding technology. It is sometimes cynical, often critical, and hopefully provides a different perspective and some thought-provoking information about how technology is really affecting our world. Tangled Webs is published monthly-ish, and is carried by The Japan Times and Computing Japan.

2006

May 08, 2005

What the *bleep* Happened to the Off Switch?

2005

Dec 27, 2005	Connecting the Dots
Sep 01, 2005	We're All Certifiable!
May 28, 2005	RFID. So, Who’s Asking?

2004

Dec 28, 2004	Game Imitates Art
Nov 07, 2004	What's in It for Us?
Aug 24, 2004	It's All Onshore Somewhere
Feb 24, 2004	Vote.com

2003

Sep 22, 2003	The Pentagon Proposal
Jun 04, 2003	A Streetcar Named Caldera
Mar 12, 2003	A Good Idea Gone Bad

2002

Dec 17, 2002	The Black Team
Nov 12, 2002	Will Technology Keep Us Safe?
Sep 22, 2002	Falling Down
Jun 12, 2002	A Meeting by the River: The Mizuho Debacle
Apr 10, 2002	There & Back Again: Part II
Mar 13, 2002	There & Back Again: Part I

2001

Dec 13, 2001	Crime & Punishment
Oct 25, 2001	Your Browsing XPerience
Jul 27, 2001	For a Few Dollars More
May 23, 2001	Let the Music Play: Part II
Apr 17, 2001	Let the Music Play
Feb 02, 2001	Double-Byte Division

2000

Nov 20, 2000	The Ghost in the Machine
Aug 28, 2000	Outbreak!
Jul 08, 2000	The Freedom to Link
May 05, 2000	An E-business Success Story
Mar 03, 2000	You Are Being Watched
Jan 22, 2000	Lawyers, Hackers and DVDs

1999

Dec 20, 1999	Of Privacy and Electrons
Nov 19, 1999	Linux Myths
Nov 03, 1999	A Living Doll
Oct 19, 1999	What Gives Them the Right?
Sep 09, 1999	The Freedom to Rant
Aug 11, 1999	It's Not a Computer Problem - Part 2
Jul 14, 1999	It's Not a Computer Problem - Part 1
Jun 11, 1999	Severe Civil & Criminal Penalties
May 28, 1999	Law, Sausage & Software
May 05, 1999	The Computer, The Bull & The Plan
Apr 01, 1999	Big Brother Revisited
Mar 15, 1999	With a Straight Face, Mind You
Mar 04, 1999	Big Brother Inside
Feb 11, 1999	A Tempest in Shrinkwrap
Feb 03, 1999	The Jihad, the OS, and the Consumer
Jan 11, 1999	Listen to the Music

1998

Dec 31, 1998	Almost Understanding Software
Dec 11, 1998	The Myth of Customer Demand
Nov 24, 1998	The PC99 Manifesto
Oct 23, 1998	Getting What You Didn't Pay For
Oct 15, 1998	A Medium with a Message
Sep 22, 1998	Controlling Support Costs
Sep 04, 1998	The Technology of Control
Aug 17, 1998	Java has Left the Browser
Aug 01, 1998	The Day the Music Died
Jun 01, 1998	You Say You Want A Revolution?
May 01, 1998	Two Sites that Get It
Mar 06, 1998	NTT's OCN - Ask No Questions
Feb 04, 1998	If You Love Something, Set it Free
Jan 07, 1998	Compliance is Relative

1997

Dec 12, 1997	The RadioActive-X Awards
Nov 19, 1997	Masters of Their Own Domains
Oct 22, 1997	This Means War!
Oct 01, 1997	Where Won't We Let You Go Today?
Aug 27, 1997	The Art of the Deal
Jul 30, 1997	Hand-Held PCs
Jul 01, 1997	Moore's Law Repealed
Jun 11, 1997	We're All Friends Here
May 21, 1997	Searching for Meaning
Apr 30, 1997	When Push Comes to Shove
Apr 09, 1997	My Hand in the Cookie Jar
Mar 19, 1997	Beta Software: A Eulogy
Feb 26, 1997	Security Fearmongering
Feb 09, 1997	Internet Business Strategies
Jan 15, 1997	ActiveX: Wide Open Computing

1996

Jul 23, 1996	Free MS Web Server. Only $999
Jun 17, 1996	Our Own Private Internet
May 17, 1996	Fear and Loathing on the Internet - Part I