By JUSTIN WILLIAMS Last week, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin had her personal e-mail account hacked and the contents posted online. Palin used the same Yahoo Web mail service that millions of others around the world use every day.

By JUSTIN WILLIAMS A few weeks ago, I lambasted Microsoft for an awful advertising campaign for Windows Vista called The Mojave Experiment. The Mojave Experiment demoed a "new" version of Windows dubbed Mojave to a group of off-the-street test subjects.

By JUSTIN WILLIAMS The Democratic and Republican National Conventions have passed, and we are in the home stretch of the 2008 election.

By JUSTIN WILLIAMS For the past five years, Google has built an impressive array of Web-based applications that are used by millions around the world. Gmail is one of the premier e-mail services today.

By JUSTIN WILLIAMS Last week, a colleague in the Courier & Press Technology section offered advice for purchasing a laptop for college. While some of the advice was sound, I feel the need to rebut and offer my perspective as someone who is a few years removed from college.