Echoes from the dawn of the IT and online explosion..

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'. Please excuse the missing images, we may get around to fixing this archive eventually.

• 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

• Copyright Version 2 CS MAGAZINE, 10/2002

• 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