Commentary Index

William Poel is a regular contributor to several computer/Internet related magazines. Below is an abridged archive of his articles for both 'Computer Shopper Magazine' and '.net Magazine'.

UK Jobs: please give generously ST LETTERS, 02/2004
Telcos in need: please give generously CS MAGAZINE, 01/2004
Of unicycles and hooters CS MAGAZINE, 01/2004
Telco charges: confused? You soon will be! CS MAGAZINE, 12/2003
CD R update; hard time CS MAGAZINE, 11/2003
Spot the difference: CDRom and fridge door CS MAGAZINE, 10/2003
It's time for the Boston CD Party CS MAGAZINE, 09/2003
The big the bad and the really ugly CS MAGAZINE, 08/2003
Your life in bits CS MAGAZINE, 07/2003
Autopsy corner CS MAGAZINE, 07/2003
The home of the future CS MAGAZINE, 06/2003
Vegas4: gorgeous video editing CS MAGAZINE, 06/2003
Freeview: that's the way to do it! CS MAGAZINE, 05/2003
Sony: still speechless CS MAGAZINE, 05/2003
Box shall talk unto box CS MAGAZINE, 0/2003
Spring and 802.11 in the air CS MAGAZINE, 04/2003
Aunty's blooming, don't prune her CS MAGAZINE, 03/2003
Theft of identity CS MAGAZINE, 03/2003
Search me, or not… CS MAGAZINE, 02/2003
Telcos still struggling CS MAGAZINE, 02/2003
Messaging is on the wall CS MAGAZINE, 01/2003
Why bother? CS MAGAZINE, 01/2003
802.11 happens CS MAGAZINE, 11/2002
Get rid of unwanted relatives! CS MAGAZINE, 12/2002
Broad Band Bollox CS MAGAZINE, 11/2002
ADSL: better late than never CS MAGAZINE, 11/2002
Personal Firewalls CS MAGAZINE, 10/2002
Abbey OCR CS MAGAZINE, 10/2002
WorldCon CS MAGAZINE, 09/2002
Xara and WebQuiz CS MAGAZINE, 09/2002
Own yourself CS MAGAZINE, 08/2002
How to handle really Big Ones CS MAGAZINE, 08/2002
Lest we forget CS MAGAZINE, 07/2002
Good software Guide CS MAGAZINE, 07/2002
Monkey Business at ITV Digital CS MAGAZINE, 06/2002
Rock and Roll with InDesign2 CS MAGAZINE, 06/2002
Hacked off CS MAGAZINE, 05/2002
Driving to Distraction CS MAGAZINE, 05/2002
There can be more than one CS MAGAZINE, 04/2002
Conspiracy or cock-up? CS MAGAZINE, 04/2002
The Time Bandits CS MAGAZINE, 03/2002
XP: The public comments CS MAGAZINE, 03/2002
The Microsoft Question remains unanswered CS MAGAZINE, 02/2002
You've Never Had it so Good CS MAGAZINE, 02/2002
Windows XP translated CS MAGAZINE, 01/2002
Is history bunk..? CS MAGAZINE, 01/2002
Halt, who goes there? CS MAGAZINE, 12/2001
IE6? not quite yet CS MAGAZINE, 12/2001
You can't keep a good tide down CS MAGAZINE, 11/2001
Email Rules. Still CS MAGAZINE, 11/2001
So Sony (contd). CS MAGAZINE, 11/2001
A tick in the box for HMG. CS MAGAZINE, 10/2001
So Sorry, so Sony.. CS MAGAZINE, 10/2001
Thumbs Plus, so good I didn't review it. CS MAGAZINE, 09/2001
Larry the Oracle: boredom alert! CS MAGAZINE, 09/2001
Tony gets out spun for once CS MAGAZINE, 08/2001
The monopoly game CS MAGAZINE, 08/2001
Ecommerce: what happened..? CS MAGAZINE, 07/2001
A triumph of hope over experience CS MAGAZINE, 07/2001
Sony: a screw loose CS MAGAZINE, 06/2001
CRM: The white man's burden CS MAGAZINE, 06/2001
Requiem for Napster CS MAGAZINE, 05/2001
High Pressure Internet CS MAGAZINE, 04/2001
Toilet inspectors ahoy CS MAGAZINE, 04/2001
MP3 powers on CS MAGAZINE, 03/2001
Gravity is good for you CS MAGAZINE, 03/2001
The Mark of the Beast CS MAGAZINE, 02/2001
So who screwed the tech business? CS MAGAZINE, 02/2001
Distributed Patronage CS MAGAZINE, 02/2001
The Ultimate News Service SHAMELESS PLUGS 2001
PSP7 and Flash CS MAGAZINE, 02/2001
Desktop Video still not there CS MAGAZINE, 01/2001
The Commonest Market CS MAGAZINE, 01/2000
The Scariest Movie of them all CS MAGAZINE, 12/2000
The King is Dead! CS MAGAZINE, 11/2000
Style Triumphs Again CS MAGAZINE, 10/2000
Inadvertently Open Systems CS MAGAZINE, 10/2000
Vox Pop: Hang 'em all CS MAGAZINE, 09/2000
Convenience thinking CS MAGAZINE, 09/2000
Sony: worst of the web..? CS MAGAZINE, 08/2000
Lose Money with precision, NOW! CS MAGAZINE, 08/2000
Two Monopolies for the price of one CS MAGAZINE, 07/2000
Those that simply don't get it CS MAGAZINE, 07/2000
Amstrad: a dark horse..? CS MAGAZINE, 06/2000
There’s no such thing as a free IP lunch CS MAGAZINE, 06/2000
Reality checks in CS MAGAZINE, 06/2000
Have you been dot conned..? CS MAGAZINE, 06/2000
Windows 2000 arrives; truth slaughtered, again CS MAGAZINE, 05/2000
Security on the net: get smart CS MAGAZINE, 04/2000
Bug, what bug..? CS MAGAZINE, 03/2000
Dragging ourselves into the new Millennium CS MAGAZINE, 03/2000
BT: Bugger That CS MAGAZINE, 02/2000
Blow football CS MAGAZINE, 02/2000
Linux? Just say yes! CS MAGAZINE, 01/2000
Blair Bewitching; country burnt at stake CS MAGAZINE, 01/2000
"Life imitates art; you couldn’t possibly invent it; stranger than fiction." CS MAGAZINE, 12/1999
Voice over IP is coming your way soon. CS MAGAZINE, 11/1999
Microwaves and DSL - going digital and locally loopy CS MAGAZINE, 10/1999
Going Locally Loopy CS MAGAZINE, 09/1999
The Death of e-Innocence CS MAGAZINE, 08/1999
The eTortoise and the eHare CS MAGAZINE, 08/1999
Free whatever you want CS MAGAZINE, 07/1999
Word Macro Viruses - we may know who you are CS MAGAZINE, 06/1999
The Pentium 3 - misleading advertising waffle can seriously damage your wealth CS MAGAZINE, 05/1999
Linux doesn't go away CS MAGAZINE, 04/1999
Opera - another song and dance for Microsoft..? CS MAGAZINE, 03/1999
Rich Yuletide fare! CS MAGAZINE, 02/1999
More means less CS MAGAZINE, 01/1999
Free For All..? CS MAGAZINE, 12/1998
Highway Robbery..? CS MAGAZINE, 11/1998
No visible means of support CS MAGAZINE, 10/1998
The two-speed society CS MAGAZINE, 09/1998
Step into my parlour - the portal game CS MAGAZINE, 09/1998
kein Geschlecht bitte, sind wir deutsch CS MAGAZINE, 08/1998
Somebody please oppose something? CS MAGAZINE, 07/1998
Power corrupts CS MAGAZINE, 07/1998
Your toaster is paging you... CS MAGAZINE, 06/1998
Free the Windows NT four! CS MAGAZINE, 04/1998
BT and Microsoft to get it together ..? CS MAGAZINE, 03/1998
Telecom Deregulation in Europe CS MAGAZINE, 02/1998
Back to the plot CS MAGAZINE, 01/1998
Service and cellphones: strange bedfellows CS MAGAZINE, 12/1997
IE4 - disaster alert! CS MAGAZINE, 11/1997
So much for standards .net MAGAZINE, 08/1995
What a year it’s been .net MAGAZINE, 07/1995
No tax please, we’re cybernauts .net MAGAZINE, 06/1995
Sofa-surfers .net MAGAZINE, 05/1995
Real and imaginary numbers .net MAGAZINE, 12/1994
More than just another medium GENERAL PRESENTATION, 05/1994
Retailing and the Internet .net MAGAZINE, 04/1994
The individual is important .net MAGAZINE, 01/1994