Two World Bank economists argue that the digital divide is not really as large as many would like to think.

The nasty thing about MyDoom is not its almost unprecedented devastation, but the fact that our PCs were made to act like zombies by someone who wasn`t even trying.

While press launches often provide glitz, glamour and great food, I sometimes find that the only real benefit in attending is the chance to get out of the office.

The appearance of ITWeb`s meta tag on a competitor`s Web site last week resulted in a flurry of phone calls.

Last week`s international news saw Oracle revise its bid for PeopleSoft, while local news included the Competitions Tribunal ruling against DHS.

Most of the submissions on the draft Convergence Bill welcome its intentions, but say it has missed the mark and has flaws that need to be fixed.

Chances are you lead a relatively protected Web life. Perhaps it`s just as well.

Expect 2004 to be an interesting year for telecoms, but don`t get your hopes up for the resolution of any of the major issues dogging the industry.

A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority sparks off a bout of ire, not against the advertiser, but the people making the complaint.

Last week saw the news that Microsoft founder Bill Gates will receive an honorary knighthood.

Two commission findings are having a profound impact on the news media, society and government, and ultimately how all three perceive their roles and means of distributing information.

It hardly seems right that there are sites that offer online divorces. It just points to an ever-increasing appetite for outsourcing our own lives.

The last two days have been spent deleting numerous unwanted mails in my inbox. For once, the staccato flicking of my "delete" key isn`t in response to an influx of spam, but rather to a virus invasion of staggering proportions.