Why do certain songs become hits while others flop? How can individuals be encouraged to consider the public good rather than act selfishly? Why are casual relationships sometimes as important as connections to friends and family?

In 1995, Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison unveiled the concept of a so-called network computer, a simplified computer dedicated only to surfing the then-emerging World Wide Web.

WHY would anyone want to emulate the iPhone on his desktop computer? That question crossed my mind when I heard that some people were using a Firefox add-on called User Agent Switcher to do just that.

All Evan Hart wanted was to play the old Japanese video game "Bubble Bobble." The Atari Flashback game console was released in 2004, preprogrammed with games from the 1970s and '80s. It was followed by the Atari Flashback 2 in 2005.

SOMEONE complained to me the other day about the lies, half-truths and innuendoes that are ever present on the World Wide Web. As someone who writes in the traditional mainstream media, what was I going to do about that, he asked.