Other computer pundits before me have pontificated on the demise of dial-up Internet service, such as that offered by SBC (now, AT&T), Earthlink, AOL and others. Although an estimated 23 million American households still use clunky, slow dial-up Internet service,...
I write this article on the second Tuesday of the month – “PatchTuesday,” as it’s come to be known – the day when Microsoft issues “patches” to fix the latest security and operational flaws that have been found in its products. Most prudent computer users access...