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When two gadgets become one: Handspring's VisorPhone is the first cool combination of cellphone and personal digital assistant.; By Simson Garfinkel Mar 7, 2001
Java fans fight back: OK, Sun's programming language does have some good points, but it's still a long way from perfect.; By Simson Garfinkel Jan 18, 2001
Java: Slow, ugly and irrelevant: The programming language once hailed as a revolutionary breakthrough is no substitute for simply training good programmers.; By Simson Garfinkel Jan 8, 2001
Mano a mano with John McCain: At a committee hearing on online privacy, the senator asks me some tough questions and doesn't like what he hears.; By Simson Garfinkel Oct 6, 2000
Mining data on mutilations, beatings, murders: A computer programmer digs up the truth behind atrocities in El Salvador, Kosovo and other troubled locales.; By Simson Garfinkel Sep 8, 2000
Beware of geeks bearing gifts: By Simson Garfinkel; Aug 8, 2000
Beware of geeks bearing gifts: Microsoft may offer you a break on Windows Me, but that doesn't mean the upgrade won't cost you.; By Simson Garfinkel Aug 4, 2000
Can a labeling system protect your privacy?: One good look at the White House's implementation of P3P throws into question the value of the whole privacy initiative.; By Simson Garfinkel Jul 11, 2000
Children's software programmer: "It doesn't spy on you": "Exactly where is information about anyone being collected?"; Jun 21, 2000
Getting the job undone: "Easier said than done -- or undone"; By . Jun 6, 2000
Letters to the editor: Recipes for dealing with spam Plus: Who took the surprise out of the Waco raid? Hemlock Society founder weighs in on physician-assisted suicide.; Apr 25, 2000
Should your boss know about those visits to the shrink?: Employers sniffing through medical records, would-be forgers having UPS deliver your signature -- Simson Garfinkel reveals a world rife with privacy violations in "Database Nation."; By Thomas Scoville Mar 1, 2000
Cable modem or DSL: Which is better?: My Net connection approaches light speed with cable, but that doesn't guarantee victory over DSL.; By Simson Garfinkel Sep 23, 1999

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