Intelligent Enterprise

Ask Dr. Data
Computers: Life-altering technology or a cat on your newspaper?
by Ian Shoales
April 1 , 2005

Ask Dr. Data
The stuff we love to loathe.
by Ian Shoales
February 1 , 2005

Here Car! Good Car!
Moody cars and "neuromarketing" make some nostalgic for old-fashioned technology.
by Ian Shoales
November 13 , 2004

Can You Fear Me Now?
Multipurpose cell phones, data-storing pocket knives: Can you fear me now?
by Ian Shoales
September 18 , 2004

Patent This!
The patent wars and how they inspire great minds, even some that think alike.
by Ian Shoales
July 10 , 2004

Carded!
Computerized name tags and ID cards may tell more than we want to know about each other.
by Ian Shoales
May 15 , 2004

I Do Not Love You, Spam I Am
Spam wouldn't exist if at least some people didn't click...and find themselves wandering through a surrealistic world.

May 1 , 2004

Efface the Music
Mobile phones and music-making converge: Can you dance to it?
by Ian Shoales
March 6 , 2004

World's Oldest Preteens
They're everywhere. They're everywhere.
by Ian Shoales
January 1, 2004

Be Happy. Be Very Happy.
Warm gun? Warm puppy? Tough choices
by Ian Shoales
November 18, 2003

What Is Reality?
Are we not gamers?
by Ian Shoales
October 10, 2003

America for Sale: Unplugged
How much for this?
by Ian Shoales
September 1, 2003

Chihuahua in a Cup. Not!
Who needs Sea Monkeys anyway?
by Ian Shoales
July 18, 2003

Let's Whip Up Some Doom in an Autoclave!
Oops, there goes the planet
by Ian Shoales
June 17, 2003

Are We There Yet?
Look! A Cow!
by Ian Shoales
May 13, 2003

Clone This, Pal!
Put down that clone, kid, you don't know where it's been
by Ian Shoales
April 5, 2003

Look Who's Talking!
On second thought, watch the road
by Ian Shoales
March 1, 2003

Where Were You on the Night of ... ?
I did it and I'm glad, you hear? Glad
by Ian Shoales
January 1, 2003

How Kids Cope Today
On stress, cookies, socks, and email
by Ian Shoales
December 5, 2002

Our Buddy the Universe
Sit, Universe, sit! Good Universe!
by Ian Shoales
October 30, 2002

My Computer, My Self
You say 'AI,' I say 'Aiieee!'
by Ian Shoales
September 17, 2002

Buy It for Me, Mommy
It followed me home ... can I upgrade it?
by Ian Shoales
August 12, 2002

Zen Marketing
Ready to shop, grasshopper?
by Ian Shoales
June 28, 2002

Whose Little Clone Are You?
Aw, what a cute little rexy!
by Ian Shoales
May 28, 2002

Send In the Clowns
Don't bother, they're here
by Ian Shoales
April 16, 2002

Ginger: What Happened?
What's a Segway?
by Ian Shoales
March 8, 2002

Position Globally, Shudder Locally
Opt in, turn off, opt out
by Ian Shoales
February 1, 2002

False Advertising
Can I have a McFlurry with that Whopper?
by Ian Shoales
January 1, 2002

Guess Where I'm Calling From?
Can you hear me now?
by Ian Shoales
October 24, 2001

Power! Point?
Make it work for you!
by Ian Shoales
October 4, 2001

I'm Rolling and I Can't Get Up!
Welcome to your rolling blackout. Your call is important to us...
by Ian Shoales
August 31, 2001

Data Driven World
Boys. Garages. Put 'em together and what have you got?
by Ian Shoales
July 23, 2001

Wring Out the Old
My parents took me to Silicon Valley, and all they gave me was this warehouse full of lousy sock puppets
by Ian Shoales
March 27, 2001

The New New Economy
What Santa taught me
by Ian Shoales
February 16, 2001

Time Is on Whose Side?
A thousand years from now my socks will be priceless
by Ian Shoales
January 01, 2001

Shop Now! Shop Right!
Do you want the New Economy or not?
by Ian Shoales
December 05, 2000

Clogged Chakras? Call Me!
Tune in. Log on. Drop out.
by Ian Shoales
October 20, 2000