Cutting the Wires
Mobile communications devices will transform commerce—though maybe not how you'd guess.
—by Dominic Endicott


A Rose is a Rows is a Roes
Naming new ventures—especially dot-coms—is bewilderingly complex. —by Mark Gordon


Smart Homes? A Stupid Idea
Innovation should focus on simplifying our lives, not on exotic gadgetry. —by Larry Keeley



Off the Cuff


Virtual Horizons
These Garages are Full
Of technology, that is, as the parking industry builds safer, more convenient facilities.
—by Bob Diddlebock



WWW.ord to the Wise
—by Paul B. Carroll,
Editor-in-Chief

The Write Stuff
Letters to the Editor.

The Silence of the Hours
The rhythms of existence require a time of reflection as well as of toil.
—by David Whyte


Protecting Your Young
A new type of office can keep corporate antibodies from killing nascent ventures.
—by Timothy J. Rohner


Engine Trouble
Fuel-cell cars may save the environment, but the author wants his 
' vroom, vroom.' —by Bob Gilbert


It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ad World
Two advertising legends discuss the Internet's effect on their business. It isn't pretty.


Time Travelers
The nature of time has changed, weakening every link that ties us to the here and now.
—by Watts Wacker and Jim Taylor


Strike Up the Bandwidth
A review of Telecosm: How Infinite Bandwidth Will Revolutionize Our World by George Gilder.
—by Piyush Shah

The Impending Crash?
A review of The Coming Internet Depression: Why the High-Tech Boom Will Go Bust, Why the Crash Will be Worse Than You Think, and How to Prosper Afterwards by Michael Mandel. —by David Croson