Barry Campbell

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• 17 Adios, Ted Koppel

  In all the coverage of Koppel's legacy, I haven't read or heard *anyone* make, to me, what is the most pertinent observation...

  News in Culture — by Barry Campbell — on Nov 22, 2005

• 16 E-Book Review: Take Control of Your Wi-Fi Security

  Wi-Fi security is a godawful mess. For $10, this e-book will help you sort it all out.

  Review in Books — by Barry Campbell — on Oct 15, 2005

• 15 The MRE Gourmet

  Herewith, the enrevanche Test Kitchen report on Meals, Ready to Eat (MREs), the military's standard field rations.

  Review in Tastes — by Barry Campbell — on May 22, 2005

• 14 What My Spam Filter Says About Me

  Occasionally I wade into my spam folder to see what's up. And an interesting picture emerges, of me as viewed by bulk-mail advertisers...

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Barry Campbell — on Apr 02, 2005

• 13 Shagadelic, baby!

  [North Carolina] State Sens. David Hoyle and Tony Rand are co-sponsoring a bill that would establish a license plate paying homage to shag dancing.

  in Culture — by Barry Campbell — on Mar 11, 2005

• 12 The browser battle heats up

  The "browser battle" between emerging upstart Mozilla Firefox and monopolist Internet Explorer has been getting a lot of play in the technical press for quite some time now.

  in Sci/Tech — by Barry Campbell — on Mar 11, 2005

• 11 Cats And Guns... A Potentially Lethal Combination

  A man was shot whilst cooking when one of his cats knocked his handgun onto the floor. Maybe the cat didn't like the food...

  Opinion in Culture — by Barry Campbell — on Mar 10, 2005

• 10 Free Mojtaba and Arash Day

  The Committee to Protect Bloggers has declared February 22 to be "Free Mojtaba and Arash Day."

  in Sci/Tech — by Barry Campbell — on Feb 22, 2005

• 9 For the love of Christo...

  As "The Gates" goes up in New York City, the Christo groupies descend...

  in Culture — by Barry Campbell — on Feb 10, 2005

• 8 Blog at your own risk

  [Fired journalist Rachel Mosteller] learned a valuable lesson: If you have a job, blog at your own risk - "unless you're writing recipes and about how much you love puppies and kittens..."

  in Sci/Tech — by Barry Campbell — on Feb 09, 2005