Loose Wire — Bluetooth’s Teething Problems For a hugely promising technology that’s supposed to let gadgets lose their cables, Bluetooth seems more effective right now at causing sleep, weight and sense-of-humour loss By Jeremy Wagstaff from the 27 February 2003 edition of the Far Eastern Economic Review, (c) 2003, Dow Jones & Company,… Read More »
Loose Wire — Wireless With Strings By Jeremy Wagstaff from the 1 August 2002 edition of the Far Eastern Economic Review, (c) 2003, Dow Jones & Company, Inc. By now you’ve probably heard of Bluetooth technology, but chances are you’re not quite sure what all the fuss is about. I don’t blame you.… Read More »
Loose Wire — Tea, Sympathy And Service By Jeremy Wagstaff from the 25 July 2002 edition of the Far Eastern Economic Review, (c) 2003, Dow Jones & Company, Inc. If you want good customer service on-line, try impersonating a little old lady. It worked for me. Frustrated by the poor response to my own e-mail… Read More »
Loose Wire — Calling All Suckers By Jeremy Wagstaff from the 11 July 2002 edition of the Far Eastern Economic Review, (c) 2003, Dow Jones & Company, Inc. I wish people would stop being so cynical. Why do they assume that every spam e-mail they receive is a scam? Just because the pitch “Hi,… Read More »
Loose Wire — Just To Be on The Safe Side By Jeremy Wagstaff from the 30 May 2002 edition of the Far Eastern Economic Review, (c) 2003, Dow Jones & Company, Inc. A few weeks ago I wrote about how to back up your files in the case of disaster, theft, stupidity or a combination… Read More »