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CEOs should retire when the time is right—start planning for your last day on your first day.

CEOs should retire when the time is right—start planning for your last day on your first day.

An Argentine woman, who is white, could face years in prison after being accused of racism. The case has set off intense debate in Argentina and Brazil.

An Argentine woman, who is white, could face years in prison after being accused of racism. The case has set off intense debate in Argentina and Brazil.

Netscape gives up secret recipe

Netscape faces a dilemma in giving away its Communicator source code: whether to keep additions in the public domain or let developers own their innovations.

Making money with free software

Some call it "freeware," others "free software," but that doesn't mean it can't make a business profitable, as illustrated by Cygnus Solutions.

Evolution of a Net community

Software junkies have long traded tips, tricks, and even entire programs without fees. But in the 1980s, when the commercial software industry boomed with th...

Is LDAP the common pacifier?

When interoperability questions arise, LDAP is offered as the panacea, despite continuing concerns that the widely supported protocol is not ready for prime ...

Active Directory perpetuates NT push

For Microsoft to become an established player in enterprise-class technologies, it will have to make its esoteric directory services technology a widely acce...

Rules of the game

The portal battle is similar to a high-stakes game of "Monopoly," with the big players beefing up their properties to make their real estate valuable.

Best MacBooks We've Tested (April 2026)

Apple's MacBook lineup now includes three tiers: Neo, Air and Pro. See our favorites and find the best MacBook for your laptop budget and needs.

Content sites as portal competitors

The true competition for Net gateways could come from newspapers, stock firms, and other cultivators of timely, popular information.

Racing to the start line

The once-innocuous search sites have evolved into feature-laden "portals," and they could become the media giants of the next millennium.

Cashing in on portal fever

As Internet companies race to build gateway sites, free email providers and community sites suddenly have found themselves in high demand.

Survival strategies

As citizens become more educated about the possible impact of the Y2K bug, many are taking their own steps in hopes of sheltering their lives from panic.

Bug of the century

One of the greatest challenges to the technology industry stems from a simple computer software trick intended to save memory.

Y2K's rear guard

In fighting the war against the Year 2000 problem, time is extremely short, the alarm needs to be sounded, and all resources must be tapped--even the elderly.

Home Energy & Utilities

Everything you need to know to build a smart home that works for you.

Profile of the pest

Here are the answers to some frequently asked questions about the Year 2000 problem--a glitch that may cause computer systems to crash or fail on January 1, ...

Portals on new search

If much of the Web's future is headed toward television, as many believe, what will become of today's Internet portals?

Tuning in: View to a kill

The television, computing, telecom, and electronics industries are obsessed with talk of "convergence." But it's more like a massive head-on collision.

They want their DTV

Although the future of digital TV is uncertain, the big players in hardware and content are moving full steam ahead.

Swimming upstream

Streaming technology seems to be a bridge between TV and PCs--until all the difficulties behind the technology are brought to light.

A map of the future

Confused by convergence? You're not alone. This graphic shows how everything and everyone are seemingly interconnected.

Train wreck at FCC

The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and that is abundantly evident in the FCC rules process guiding the DTV transition.

The miracle box

The future of a world where television and the Internet become fully integrated rests upon the once-humble, no-frills cable TV set-top box.

How chips stack up

Chip vendors are going to have to do the impossible: offer more powerful, less expensive chips--but improve their balance sheets at the same time.

Net devices in hand

The family room might be a major convergence hot point, but phones, pagers, and more will carve out their own niche.

Usually, when Washington, D.C., commuters are inundated with mint green-tinted ads in March, it means the Shamrock Shake is back at McDonald’s. This ye...

With a portion of the White House demolished and site preparation underway, President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom extension on the White House grou...

With a portion of the White House demolished and site preparation underway, President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom extension on the White House grou...

Usually, when Washington, D.C., commuters are inundated with mint green-tinted ads in March, it means the Shamrock Shake is back at McDonald’s. This ye...

Policing the pipelines

With the three-year anniversary of the Telecom Act of 1996 around the corner, stakeholders are divided about the FCC's actions so far.

High-speed gold rush

A playing field for phone and Net-based services has leveled, allowing communications upstarts to compete with industry behemoths.

Calls to the future

What were once layouts for phone service are quickly becoming transports for voice, video, and data traffic.

Networks find voice

Backbone data players are salivating at the revenue opportunities created as the worlds of voice and data merge into one.

From Bells to bits

Several disparate events and technology shifts have wedded the telecommunications and networking industries in an unusual coupling.

Readers sound off on convergence poll

A majority of CNET News.com readers say they are prepared to buy a single device that will deliver voice, Net access, and TV programming.

Troubles await online brokers

Web-only brokerages pioneered Internet securities trading. Now they face challenges from Wall Street's big guns.

How to play the game

Online brokerages offer low prices and fast service, but care is still needed. The devil, as always, is in the details.

Big brokers enter the arena

Online trading continues to grow in popularity, and the big Wall Street firms are jumping on board. But they aren't merely aping the Web-only outfits.

Silicon Valley: Still a boomtown?

As Silicon Valley's tech firms enter the New Year, prognosis for a fast recovery from the Asian flu is dim.

Silicon still at heart of valley

Semiconductor companies were among the hardest hit by the Asian flu last year, but analysts agree that Asia is the least of the sector's problems going into ...

Apple at 50 quiz: top sellers, turkeys and turtlenecks

How much do you know about the history of one of the most powerful computing companies on the planet?

Apple at 50 quiz: top sellers, turkeys and turtlenecks

How much do you know about the history of one of the most powerful computing companies on the planet?

HP, sign of the hard times

The holidays at the computer giant were somewhat less than merry. Will more cutbacks be needed as a result of the Asian flu's lingering effects?

A grassroots battle

While government agencies try to tackle the dilemma on a larger scale, in some cities people are fighting the millennium glitch in city halls and neighborhoo...

Who will pay the bills?

Between big companies and governments, trillions will be spent worldwide on fixing the glitch. Who will pay for the mess?

Crawling to compliance

The federal government's deadline for fixing the bug--March 31--is only about ten weeks away. How many agencies will make it?