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Jesse Berst: Stop The Audio-standards Madness!
News I've never done it. For one thing, I might lose a cuff link. Or I might get hurt. Like you might get hurt if you get sucked in by today's slam-dancing audio vendors. To understand this violent dance-a-thon, you need to know the difference between...
[April 14, 1999, 8:16]
Jesse Berst: Digital Music Will Rule The World
News This wildly popular compression format lets you shrink audio files to about a tenth of their original size while maintaining near CD-quality sound. MP3 appears lush and green now, but consider the turmoil surrounding it:
[July 9, 1999, 11:46]
Jesse Berst: What MS And AOL Are Really Fighting About
News In the same way, the instant messaging (IM) tussle between Microsoft and America Online may seem trivial. Particularly if you don't use IM. In reality, the nipping and growling is about a much larger and more important issue -- a giant new market...
[August 9, 1999, 10:01]
Jesse Berst: "IT's Like This..."
News It's the first round of a prize fight. One fighter gets slapped around good. He gets a bloody nose, gets knocked down a few times, gets his butt kicked. The bell rings and he staggers back to his corner.
[March 25, 1999, 12:35]
Jesse Berst: Why AMD's Athlon Is Good News For Intel
News In Joseph Heller's novel "Catch-22," the main character tries to get out of a war by proving he is crazy. But the mere fact he wants to get out of the war only shows he isn't crazy -- creating the original "Catch-22.
[August 10, 1999, 15:10]
Jesse Berst: How AOL Beat Microsoft To Win Your Future
News America Online makes lousy plumbing (remember its infamous 19-hour outage? but good toilet seats. Now, in AOL's latest effort to make an increasingly important function easier and more comfortable, the online giant is rolling out the Net equivalent...
[July 1, 1999, 9:02]
IE5 Launch: Why Jesse Berst Is Abandoning Netscape For IE5
News We like to think of ourselves as logical business people. In truth, many decisions we make are based on emotion. I wore a green tie yesterday for St. Patrick's Day, even though I suspect green ranks in the 34th percentile of color choices most...
[March 18, 1999, 7:52]
Jesse Berst: Devastating Email Worm On The Loose
News And very dangerous. Worm.ExploreZip is a virus capable of destroying data. It enters your system through email. If you don't catch it, it may destroy crucial files on your system. Experts aren't sure how far Worm.ExploreZip has spread, but email...
[June 11, 1999, 8:13]
Jesse Berst: How Sun And Microsoft Are Slowing Us Down
News If you tour the historic Pittock Mansion in Portland, Ore.you'll notice two old-time phones on the wall. Turn-of-the-century Portland had two incompatible phone companies. To reach everybody in town, early residents had to own two different phones.
[September 2, 1999, 10:01]
Jesse Berst: How Microsoft Jilted Developers
News Just like an unfaithful lover, Microsoft has jilted developers and wants to woo them back again. And it's whispering the same sweet nothings it's always used to seduce developers. I'm wondering if they'll go along with it this time.
[September 16, 1999, 9:23]
Jesse Berst: The Coming M$ Crash
News No, I'm not talking about the antitrust trial. Even if Microsoft loses the first round, it is likely to win on appeal. And I'm not even talking about the ever-present risk of new competition or declining PC sales.
[September 13, 1999, 10:38]
Jesse Berst: Shattering Chip Myths
News You survived the Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy years. Made it through the "It's Just One Kiss" and "Of Course I'll Respect You in the Morning" phase. And eventually learned to avoid marketing ploys that include the words "timeshare" or...
[September 17, 1999, 11:04]
Jesse Berst: The Plan To Kill EBay (and Why It Won't Work)
News If you can't beat 'em.gang up on 'em. FairMarket is teaming up with Microsoft, Excite@Home, Lycos, Ticketmaster and other leading Web sites to create an "eBay-killer" -- a mega-auction network. Post your item on one site and it will automatically...
[September 20, 1999, 10:52]
Jesse Berst: Why DSL Will Win The Fast-access Fight
News Boxing matches, whether the world is going to end come January 1, and even whether Tech Director Jon DeKeles will take that third trip through the complimentary buffet line. But there was one bet no bookie would take -- who will win the fast-access...
[October 6, 1999, 10:07]
Jesse Berst: After Microsoft: What's Next And What It Means To You
News It's strange to write you this morning in the aftermath of the antitrust ruling. Because the legal impact is much less than everybody imagines. And the business impact is much more. Just in case you've been hibernating in a bat cave this weekend...
[November 8, 1999, 10:49]
Jesse Berst: MSN Takes Another Swing At Web
News Mark McGwire wants it. Bad. So bad he used the legal drug androstendione last year to get an edge over rival Sammy Sosa and win baseball's home run crown. Microsoft wants it bad. The Web crown, that is.
[September 24, 1999, 9:57]
Jesse Berst: The Hidden Failure Of Windows 2000
News That old adage refers to military campaigns.but it could have been written about operating systems. Take Windows 2000, for example. Due this autumn, Windows 2000 is the update to Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft's "serious" operating system for business...
[June 22, 1999, 8:49]
Jesse Berst: The LinuX-Files: Uncovering The OS Conspiracy
News In many ways, Linux, the open source alternative OS, has a lot in common with The X-Files. Instead of a government conspiracy, the Linux community opposes all-powerful Microsoft. And just as the TV show was a cult favourite that crossed into the...
[October 12, 1999, 9:09]
Jesse Berst: Four Reasons You're Gonna Love XML
News The Web -- and the people who use it -- have reached a similar point. Get ready to graduate to XML. XML is short for "extensible markup language. It is based on the same basic principles as HTML, the lingua franca of the Web.
[June 23, 1999, 8:56]
Jesse Berst: "IT's Like This..."
News All things come to those who wait. All the benefits of faster computer chips, at least. If you want a faster, better, more powerful Pentium-based computer, the best thing you can do right now is.wait.
[February 23, 1999, 15:01]
