Readers take a stand against intrusive advertising, tiny text and other web-usability pet peeves. Plus: Some missed mentions from the link-aggregator shootout. In Webmonkey.
As Bill Gates steps away from the day-to-day running of Microsoft, the company is faced with the almost impossible task of filling his shoes. Ray Ozzie, a soft-spoken programmer with an enormous reputation in the industry, is the man who is going to try.
Microsoft is developing an online music service and portable music player with the hope of challenging Apple. Plus: European Union members debate the need to make Apple open access to iTunes.... Verizon expands its cable television arm.... and more.
Navio, the company that will soon try to open the iPod to other music stores, has another trick up its sleeve: a new type of album customized for the digital age. In Listening Post.
Chuck Norris may have a competitor in the tough-guy competition: George Washington. Plus: The game Levers challenges you to find perfect balance. In Table of Malcontents.
