Latest articles by Frank Beacham
'Leaky Documents': A Dangerous Internet Trap
Did you know that when you exchange common Microsoft Word files over the Internet that you may be revealing hidden information from your computer?
HDTV Audio Challenges Non-Technies
Think it's easy to get 5.1 audio with your HDTV? Think again
For E-mail Users, Little Relief From Spam
What was once the Net's biggest attraction is quickly turning into a monstrous time waster.
Can We Restore Media Diversity?
There is no more important an issue on the agenda this new year than restoring the diversity of electronic media in the United States.
The Age of Innuendo
Rather than seeking truth through objectivity, news and information programs--indeed, entire networks--seek to attract an audience through a distinctive point of view.
"The Whole World is Watching," Revisited
Spanning this 36-year bridge of time, I found myself in the middle of the two largest political convention protests in American history.
EFF Launches Patent Busting Project
There's a trend, the group found, of patent holders threatening and filing lawsuits against small businesses, individuals and nonprofits over claimed patent violations in their use of the Internet.
Mobile TV: Do Wireless Carriers Have it Backwards?
Am I dreaming, or is this another case of "been there, done that?"
TV News Suffers An Identity Crisis
October provided an unusually visible stress test for television news.
Dumbing Down the Kids
For too many, apparently, it's just another day parked in front of the TV set - the nation's most popular baby sitter.
Mobile Videophones Meet TV News
A new generation of digital imaging - both still photographs and motion video - coupled with wireless access to the Internet, is already making its mark on history.
Newest Reporter Tools Get Better & Quicker
There are some new tools that can aid in reducing the grunt work and assure bulletproof accuracy of quotes from fast-breaking events.
Ear Time Versus Eye Time
By Christmas, we'll be seeing a flurry of new portable devices that store, playback and allow the personalized viewing of video programming away from home.
