Doug Vitale

The internet: is it changing the way we think?

Writers, academics and scientists respond to Nicholas Carr's claim that the internet is physically altering our brains. By John Naughton more »

Weapons of Mass Deception

Washington, 1952: How the CIA [U.S. Central Intelligence Agency] created the flying saucer craze more »

Human ancestors lived in Britain 840,000 years ago

Relatives of modern humans inhabited Britain at least 840,000 years ago, more than 100,000 years earlier than archaeologists previously believed. more »

How to Change or Spoof MAC Address in Windows XP, Vista

temporarily change MAC address without using additional software more »

Hole-y WiFi! WPA2 vulnerability found

Perhaps it was only a matter of time. But wireless security researchers say they have uncovered a vulnerability in the WPA2 security protocol, which is the strongest form of Wi-Fi encryption and authentication currently standardized and available. more »

So What Really Slowed Down My Wired Network?

Time Warner was concerned when I found that the speed of their new Wideband Internet service was much lower than they advertise for Wideband. Though the issue was resolved, I suspect that most users are unaware of this problem, which affects all routers. But this shows an industry-wide reticence... more »