In the first half of this series, we talked about what SOPA and the PROTECT IP Act are as well as the Justice Department’s procedures for seizing and controlling a domain name under its current rules...

I rarely get into politics here and it’s even more rare for me to have any interest or discussion about politics in the U.S. There are, however, times when politics are important to everyone, whatever...

A growing number of the 90% of North Americans who own cell phones are children under age 18. Parents far and wide grapple with the question: ‘How young is too young for a cellphone?’ It’s...

Online music streaming and access is about to change in a big way. Again. New kid on the block (there’s a music reference for ya) Spotify announced that they’re changing their application...

This past summer, hundreds of top U.S. government officials had their personal Gmail accounts compromised. The problem wasn’t due to any security problem at Google, but with the way that these...

The modern music industry is known for two things: ripping off artists and suing 8-year-olds for stealing music. That, sadly, is the basic public perception of the music industry at large. All of this...

Two major porn companies have come together to sue ICANN and ICM over the new top level domain .XXX. The suit is an anti-monopoly claim against the non-profit ICANN and the for-profit ICM, which administers...

I was teased as a child. I was slight, sensitive, and wore braces on my teeth. When I smiled, my canines showed clearly and because I wore prescription sunglasses I earned the nickname “Drak.” Back...

In the run up to year end, I thought it might be fun to mix it up a little and offer my friends and associates an opportunity to gain a little new exposure in a fun and informal way as a guest blogger...

Lately, the subject of e-readers has been a common one. With Amazon just releasing their ground-breaking new Kindle Fire, dropping the price point to within easy grasp of most people, and with Barnes...