Would You Like Spyware With That? October 10, 2005
They're Just Asking For It--Aren't They? October 3, 2005
Copyright, Spam, And Pamela Anderson September 26, 2005
The Library Of Google, Loot Of A Spammer September 12, 2005
Big Ambitions Versus Worried Minds September 5, 2005
The Evidence Is Out There--E-Mail, Etc. August 29, 2005
Online Gambling, Patents, And Trump U? August 15, 2005
Big Fish, Small Ponds, And Web-Site Sexism August 8, 2005
IM Cool, Hot-Spots Hot, Online Gambling Not August 1, 2005
Cell Phone Snow Jobs And A War Of Words July 25, 2005
Sex Sells, Spider-Man, The Wizard King July 18, 2005
War Driving, Worm Bounties, Elvis Online July 11, 2005
Internet Back Alleys: Warez, Porn, Etc. July 4, 2005
R-E-S-P-E-C-T, If I Had A Hammer, Changes June 27, 2005
Identifying Foreigners, Human And Not June 20, 2005
Patent Law, Train Wrecks, Shoe Stores June 13, 2005
Data Dredging, Rule For Disposal, Dot XXX June 6, 2005
From Global Warming To Hell Freezing Over May 30, 2005
Patents, Hacking Back, And Bill's Next Book May 23, 2005
Spamming The Globe, Surfing At Work May 16, 2005
Oh, No, Not Another Paradigm Shift?! May 9, 2005
Software In 2005: Oracle, Sarbox, Bling May 2, 2005
Technology Marriages Made In Heaven April 25, 2005
Phishing, Hunting, And Living With Spam April 18, 2005
Online Gambling, And A Line On The Pope April 11, 2005
The Woodstock Of IT And Taxes At Deadline April 4, 2005
A Good Search Engine Is Hard To Find March 28, 2005
Productivity, E-Mail Jokes, Cell-Phone P*rn March 21, 2005
Love, College Hoops, And Steak Tartare March 14, 2005
Swear To Tell The Truth And Nothing But March 7, 2005
Distinctions: Patents, Spyware, Spam's Cost February 28, 2005
It's A Small Tech World, After All February 21, 2005
A Computer Industry Aptitude Test February 14, 2005
Brand Me, Sue Me, Trade Me, Tag Me February 7, 2005
Politics And The Mouse Hold Sway January 31, 2005
Free Agent, Gasoline, Slurpware, Profiteers January 24, 2005
Better Late Than Never: 2005 Preview January 17, 2005
The FCC, VoIP, And Spyware--Oh, My! January 10, 2005
Bid NT Farewell, Say Hello To AMD's Chips December 20, 2004
Offshore Outsourcing, Tax Dollars, Trouble December 13, 2004
Politics And Software: Strange Bedfellows November 29, 2004
What E-Mail Says About You, And Bill November 22, 2004
Personal Use: Unclear On The Concept November 15, 2004
Spim, Spam, Spyware, And The Flu Vaccine November 1, 2004
Book Review: IT's Transformational Effect: The Real Point November 1, 2004
U2, U.N., And Robots Invade The Homeland October 25, 2004
The Public's Bipolar Take On Technology October 18, 2004
Bang For The Buck: TV, The Internet, Or Oracle October 11, 2004
War Spamming, Job Hopping, RFID Tagging October 4, 2004
What Goes On In Vegas ... Trust Me September 27, 2004
Intellectual, Yes, But Whose Property Is It? September 20, 2004
Geek Love: A Laptop, A Van, A Honey Pot September 6, 2004
Executive Swaps And Expletives August 9, 2004
(I Wish I Had Some) Friends In High Places August 2, 2004
Politics, Web Traffic, And A New Paradigm July 26, 2004
Editor's Note: Pro-Business = Pro-IT. Right? July 19, 2004
Dirty Laundry Is A Breath Of Fresh Air July 12, 2004
A Mixed Message On Web Filtering July 5, 2004
No Time For Laggards Around Here June 28, 2004
Anti-Spyware's First Step; Accenture OK June 21, 2004
Analyze This: The Microsoft Connection June 7, 2004
Bad Voodoo: Finding Fraud Spells Jail Time May 31, 2004
The Long, Strange Trip And Its Veterans May 17, 2004
EBay's Whitman Tells Feds: Read My Lips May 10, 2004
Spam Loot, Patents, And Candid Camera May 3, 2004
Quid Pro Quo And An Online Blitzkrieg April 26, 2004
Wiretapping, Privacy, Swiss Bank Accounts April 12, 2004
The Fear Of Fear Of Strangers April 5, 2004
Phishing, Spamming, And The FBI's CIO March 29, 2004
The Hacker Payoff; Youth Seduced March 15, 2004
Lawsuits, Legislation, And The Exit Strategy March 8, 2004
Bored With IT? No, Boards Need IT February 23, 2004
The Internet Giveth--And Taketh Away February 9, 2004
White-Collar Crime In The Software Industry January 26, 2004
When It Rains, It Pours--Ask CA January 19, 2004
Here Come The Next Great Privacy Debates January 12, 2004
Did Anyone Ask Metallica About This? December 22, 2003
From Online Shopping To Information Society December 15, 2003
Cybersecurity Starts At Home(land) December 8, 2003
New Territory, Talent Drain, Style Points December 1, 2003
Patents, Fraud, And Three Times The Work November 17, 2003
The CIA Talks The Talk; Public Walks The Line November 10, 2003
Deciding How To Work With Competitors November 3, 2003
A Guidebook To Business Technology October 27, 2003
Putting The Hurt On Hackers And The Mob October 20, 2003
Experience Counts--So Does A Law Degree October 13, 2003
Is Glass Half Full, Half Empty, Or All Wet? October 6, 2003
Fundamental Mistake: Not Involving IT September 29, 2003
Tech Takes Strange Turns: RFID, Wi-Fi, IM September 22, 2003
It's Who You Know And How You Play September 15, 2003
Privacy Is Overrated; So Is The Job Market September 1, 2003
New Job, New Office: It's All A Crapshoot August 18, 2003
I Wouldn't Want Forman's Job August 11, 2003
Leveraging IT Brings Services And Jobs August 4, 2003
Paranoid Or Prepared: You Make The Call July 28, 2003
Unfortunately, Big Brother Is Expensive July 14, 2003
Nelsonville, Big Brother, And Me June 30, 2003
Spam Plan: Which Side Are You On? June 23, 2003
Half-Empty, Half-Full, All-Around Depressing June 16, 2003
Loyalty Programs And Intellectual Property June 9, 2003
It's Getting Ugly Out There--For Some June 2, 2003
Spam Vs. Fund-Raising--A Clear Distinction May 25, 2003
It's Lonely At The Top--But Not For Long May 19, 2003
SARS Forces The Question On Travel May 5, 2003
Why Webby Won't Make It To The Circus April 28, 2003
Privacy, Security, Identity Still Matter April 21, 2003
If Privacy's A Contract, Who's The Winner? April 14, 2003
Ah, Spring! Love, Basketball, And Taxes April 7, 2003
Old Europe Or New: Can Tech Take Sides? March 31, 2003
Should The Feds Tax Offshore Outsourcing? March 24, 2003
Wind-Blown Or Driven, CIO Spot Still Beckons March 17, 2003
Privacy, Price Wars, And Identity Theft March 3, 2003
Adapt Or Die: My Sentiments Exactly February 24, 2003
Playing Post Office And Looking For Love February 10, 2003
Software Scandals Never Seem To Stop February 3, 2003
Productivity, Yes. But Profitability -- Maybe January 20, 2003
Lotusphere Won't Be The Same Without Al January 13, 2003
On Innovation, Supply Chains, And Meetings January 6, 2003
The Politics Of Offshore Outsourcing December 16, 2002
A $6 Billion IT Budget; Ethics' Slippery Slope December 9, 2002
CIO Special: Not So Moribund After All December 2, 2002
Friends In High Places; Saved By Paper November 25, 2002
Filter This--Ignorance Is Bliss, Or Is It? November 18, 2002
Washington: Where The IT Action Is November 11, 2002
Sorry To Disappoint You, Mr. Stone November 4, 2002
Even The DMA Has Had Its Fill Of Spam October 28, 2002
How Prepared Is Health Care For HIPAA? October 21, 2002
Patent Woes And A Good Grudge Match October 14, 2002
A Name, A Degree -- What's Really Real October 7, 2002
Reasons To Stay Awake At Night September 30, 2002
From Cyberterrorism To Filling Pac Bell Park September 23, 2002
How Open Are The Feds To Open Source? September 16, 2002
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John Soat writes the IT Confidential column, and has been at InformationWeek since the Fall of 1989. John has been writing about computer software and systems since 1987, when he joined the staff of Computer Decisions as its software editor. Previously, John covered information technology and management issues as an associate editor for Administrative Management magazine and as editor of the Office Automation Report newsletter. John graduated from Ohio University in 1978 and earned an M.A. degree in creative writing from Columbia University in 1981.
