Salon has finally published its story on Eazel. They plan on making money by offering a subscription service that allows users to easily find software they need and keep their software up to date.


Spurred on by Al Gore’s discussion of his (in my opinion, reprehensible) views on the death penalty, I decided to try to figure out what the views of all the candidates are on capital punishment. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to find any information at the Bill Bradley or John McCain sites (we already know that Dubya is perfectly OK with the DP), nor was I able to find information on the presidential candidates on any number of anti-death penalty sites. Oh well.


Internet researcher extraordinaire Tara Calishain pointed me to Issues2000, which pins the tail on the candidates on all sorts of issues, including the death penalty. In answer to my question, all four major candidates favor the death penalty. That’s what I love about this country … so many choices!


CeBIT, the huge German computer trade show, has banned online journalists, or at least refused them media access. Only print journalists are welcome. Where do they think most computer enthusiasts get their information these days? Tom’s Hardware or PC Magazine …