Robert X. Cringely


What's Next: Dreaming of Big Money

By Robert X. Cringely |  Dec 1, 2003

All entrepreneurs have a dream. Vergil Daughtery's is to strike it rich with a novel financial instrument he calls XPOs (that's expirationless options, to you).  Read story

Flight Club

By Robert X. Cringely |  Nov 1, 2003

Forget the company car. Getting around is faster--and less expensive than you may think--in a private plane.  Read story

What's Next: Data Disasters

By Robert X. Cringely |  Nov 1, 2003

If litigation requires you to produce every e-mail your employees have written about a given topic, could you do it? If not, you could be looking at jail tim...  Read story

What's Next: Internet Phone Service is Here

By Robert X. Cringely |  Oct 1, 2003

Bad news for your phone company: Good, cheap Internet phone service is finally here.  Read story

What's Next: Better Methods

By Robert X. Cringely |  Sep 1, 2003

Suppose you could really figure out why advertising works.  Read story

What's Next: They've Got Your Number

By Robert X. Cringely |  Aug 1, 2003

Identity theft using a combination of computer technology and government information is a major crime just waiting to happen.  Read story

What's Next: Power Surge

By Robert X. Cringely |  Jul 1, 2003

Thanks to new technology, your next Internet service provider could be the power company.  Read story

What's Next: Do One Thing Right

By Robert X. Cringely |  Jun 1, 2003

Smart companies are finding ways to make money on the Net.  Read story

What's Next: Don't Get Brobecked

By Robert X. Cringely |  May 1, 2003

In tough times, managing your lawyer is key.  Read story

What's Next: Introducing the CamPuter

By Robert X. Cringely |  Apr 1, 2003

Imagine 10 million surveillance cameras, digitized and linked.  Read story

What's Next: The Next Next Big Thing

By Robert X. Cringely |  Mar 1, 2003

Were you thinking that the innovations of the Internet age are over?  Read story

What's Next: Software for Non-Dummies

By Robert X. Cringely |  Feb 1, 2003

Integrating new applications can be easy, if you let it be.  Read story

What's Next: One-Stop Shopping

By Robert X. Cringely |  Jan 1, 2003

Well, now. A Web-based service someone actually needs. Want a piece?  Read story

What's Next : Talking to the Tech Department

By Robert X. Cringely |  Dec 1, 2002

They're not just nerds -- they're your nerds. Help them help you.  Read story