From teens to 59-year-old pedophiles, every Tom, Dick, and Harry is starting to establish their online identity through seemingly sophisticated methods such as blogs, social networks, and forums.  The Internet is literally flooded with free programs and methods through which one can build their own personalized web-space and use said web-space to communicate...

Since the dawn of email, companies have repeatedly abused the Internet’s expansive popularity as a means to distribute information on upcoming promotions, structural changes to their websites, and public oriented company news — all through the use of email newsletters. We’re all familiar with online newsletters — in fact, many of you...

Ah, the dreaded phone support frenzy.  You call in and are greeted by the warming tones of a recorded answering service, you wait on hold, you speak to someone who emits barely audible and faintly distinguishable English, and then you are back on hold again.  When technical calamities and installation queries force you into contacting phone-based tech...

About a month ago, I was sitting at my computer desk working away on a class presentation when my monitor suddenly went completely black.  I had little attachment to the rather inexpensive 17" BENQ, but a great portion of my class grade was reliant upon my completion of the presentation.  So,  immediately I started to try various quick fixes...

Privacy issues regarding the publication of a person’s photograph without their explicit permission have been debated for years.  Newspapers, Internet sites, and magazines are all faced with difficulties when it comes to publishing photographs in which bystanders are visible and recognizable.  Different countries have laws dealing with these...

Imagine a computer with an advanced, multi-purpose, touch screen that responds to your every touch.  Now rotate the screen onto a horizontal plane and imagine a slew of interactive photos, puzzle pieces, or even paint cans, appearing on the screen so you can tangibly manipulate the objects with virtual freedom.  Such a device would awe and amaze you,...

In recent months, both MySpace and Google (the parent company of YouTube) have had to deal with stressing lawsuits and legal actions regarding the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials on their websites.  With the threat of further legal pursuits, both companies have sought new ways to control content on their sites and prevent the distribution of...

This week’s Kudos and Calamities installment doesn’t discuss the latest online censorship debates nor the most recent Apple developments.  In fact, this week’s Kudos and Calamities has very little to do with advancements (or conundrums) in the technological ecosystem.  This week’s Kudos and Calamities, however, commends the...

If you’ve been active on the Internet or tuned into the news over the last couple of days, I’m sure that you are well aware of the Virginia Tech massacre.   The tragedy that occurred was entirely unexpected and I, as the rest of the world, are truly sorry for those involved and impacted by the incident. This installment of K&C is to...

Since the dawn of time, man has continually attempted to improve upon his tools and technology.  Extreme car enthusiasts make engine modifications to crank out more horsepower and computer fanatics push their hardware to the limit by overclocking their processors.  The innate desire to improve upon current technology is one of man’s greatest...

It is obvious that we, as a community, are producing an awful lot of pollution.  The long and short term effects of over-polluting the environment are anything but predictable; stressing any equilibrium system will result in a change to counteract the stress applied (Le Chatelier’s Principle).  Whether you believe in global warming or not, the...

For years, Science Fiction television programs and films have featured holographic, three dimensional displays.  While we are all familiar with the concept, I have to admit that I have never actually seen a 3-D display in action.  In fact, I wasn’t even aware of their real-world existence until I began researching for a topic to write about this...

Have you ever waited anxiously for your computer or calculator to compute a multidimensional, highly constrained, mathematical function?  Have you ever felt a need to quickly find the optimal solution set for a multiple variable problem?  Or have you ever pondered how future of computer processors will affect artificial intelligence and biomedical...

Hello everyone.  Before I get started with this week’s K&C article, I want to introduce myself.  I’m Ryan, and I am going to be contributing to this column every other week.  Kram, who has been writing K&C articles for quite some time, along with Editor-In-Chief Force Flow, generously offered the position of co-author to me...

The Internet is literally littered with hundreds of guides covering the enigma that is commonly known as Windows XP. Oddly, however, there exists a profound lack of information regarding the post installation phase of Windows XP. There are more than enough guides detailing the relatively simple concept of installing XP, and there are more than enough guides on...