AnchorDesk Columnist Archive

		David Berlind Executive Editor, Tech Update

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12/16/2003
The best Palm e-mail client...and other musings 
David discovers e-mail software for Palms that stands up to business use. Plus: His thoughts on new uses for ThinkPad docking stations, secure USB drives, and mobile power supplies.

12/09/2003
The real way to balance work and home 
Like it or not, mobile technologies keep many workers tethered to the office after-hours. The only solution, says David: Create new products that help manage this dual existence.

11/25/2003
'Your PDA's data will self-destruct...' 
PDA Defense is a security program for handhelds that'll delete your data if someone steals or tries to break into it. If it's good enough for the Department of Defense, is it good enough for you?

03/12/2003
My recurring PDA upgrade nightmare 
As a 10-year veteran user of handheld devices, David's getting tired of the torture and expense of upgrading his PDA. Here's what he thinks vendors must to do make the process less painful.

12/16/2002
3 plans that won't stop spam--and why 
In response to David's ongoing series about spam, his inbox has been overflowing with e-mails containing your ideas on how to get rid of spammers. Here are the three most popular solutions--and why they won't work.

Archive

12/09/2002  Our best weapon for fighting spam? Whitelists  
11/25/2002  Hey road warriors: This gadget will charge you up  
11/11/2002  Tablet PC: Why it's not quite ready for prime time  
10/28/2002  Why wireless still isn't ready for prime time  
10/18/2002  Plug and pray: How my wireless experiment went awry  
10/07/2002  Why you should wait for Dell's handhelds  
09/30/2002  Bluetooth: Proof that Microsoft is innovating  
09/23/2002  Why I continue to stand by Bluetooth  
09/09/2002  What baseball--and you--could learn from the Web  
09/03/2002  Why personalized info just isn't worth the dough  
08/26/2002  My quest for the perfect cell phone/PDA continues  
08/23/2002  Why built-in WiFi's not necessarily a good thing  
08/19/2002  Warning: Read this before you buy a cell phone/PDA  
08/05/2002  Why the Pocket PC Phone's a dud  
07/29/2002  Hook your PDA up to the Net--wirelessly! Here's how  
07/22/2002  Hey thief! You just TRY stealing this notebook  
07/15/2002  Wanna combo PDA/cell phone? Here's what to look for  
07/11/2002  Tablet PCs: Very cool, but not for the masses  
06/27/2002  Report from TechXNY: Innovation's alive and kicking  
06/21/2002  Will notebooks bury desktops? Well, not quite yet