#13553
The lives and antics of the housemates of the reality TV show Big Brother may have drawn our attention, but do we need to concern ourselves with the activities of a real Big Brother? Has George Orwell’s vision of electronic surveillance and mind control come true in the new millennium? Many people believe that Big Brother is alive and well and coming to a computer network near you. In fact, he could already be living with you in your office, watching your every move on the Internet. their rights by monitoring their employees: They need to ensure that their employees are not wasting time browsing adult Web sites, or sending and receiving personal e-mail. Hence the proliferation of sophisticated server software, which can perform all manner of filtering tasks automatically.
Archee, Raymond K. Intercom (2002). Careers>Workplace>Privacy
#14659
Desktop Videoconferencing--State of the Art 
Archee assesses the current state of DTV technology.
Archee, Raymond K. Intercom (2000). Design>Collaboration>Teleconferencing>Videoconferencing
#15131
Assesses three methods of evaluating Web sites: guest books, hit counters, and log analyzers.
Archee, Raymond K. Intercom (2001). Design>Web Design>Assessment
#14624
The author offers advice on choosing the most appropriate search engine, as well as a list of tips for using search engines.
Archee, Raymond K. Intercom (2000). Design>Web Design>Usability>Search
#21189
Online Intercultural Communication
Most professionals would agree that the Internet enables us to communicate more effectively with our colleagues, both locally and internationally. The ease, speed, and convenience of e-mail, bulletin boards, chat systems, and instant messaging have revolutionized our professional practice. But we often overlook one area of computer-mediated communication (CMC): How do cultural differences affect successful online communication?
Archee, Raymond K. Intercom (2003). Articles>Communication>Online>Community
#14786
Rating Electronic Mail Clients: Convenience or Security?
Archee assesses the security of several e-mail clients.
Archee, Raymond K. Intercom (2002). Articles>Technology>Software>Email
#24880
Considers the current state of webcam technology.
Archee, Raymond K. Intercom (2004). Articles>Technology>Telecommuting>Video
#31082
Screencasting: the Future of Technical Communication? 
Screencasting has numerous advantages for software training: the added realism of the screen versus paper-based or static online screens, ease of use, and low cost. Archee reviews two popular programs.
Archee, Raymond K. Intercom (2008). Articles>TC>Video>Screencasting
#14730
Spam on the 'Net: An Ethical Dilemma
Archee examines the ethical and practical problems associated with receiving and sending unsolicited e-mail.
Archee, Raymond K. Intercom (2001). Articles>Workplace>Ethics>Email
#14634
To Chat or Not to Chat?--That Is the Question
Archee evaluates certain Internet chat systems and discusses their practical and professional uses.
Archee, Raymond K. Intercom (2000). Design>Web Design>Chat
#31359
#14670
Utilizing Free Web Sites--The Pros and Cons
Archee discusses the advantages and disadvantages of free Web sites.
Archee, Raymond K. Intercom (2000). Design>Web Design
#24170
A new genre of computer-mediated communication has unceremoniously appeared in the marketplace, promising to solve countless problems that you probably never knew you had. The new technology, generically known as broadcast messaging, represents the convergence of fax, e-mail, short messaging service (SMS), and voice messaging in a single, Web-based front end.
Archee, Raymond K. Intercom (2004). Articles>Collaboration>Online>Voice
#19693
Are you one of those cell phone users who researched all the useful features of your mobile device, and made certain that your phone and/or PDA (personal digital assistant) was WAP (wireless application protocol) compatible? Did you (like me) carefully read the ads and brochures that emphasized wireless data capabilities, which everyone said were the next step forward in convenience and convergence? Now, hands up, all of you who actually use your phone or PDA to access e-mail or the Web! (My hand is not up, either!)
Archee, Raymond K. Intercom (2003). Articles>Web Design>Wireless Web
#19665
'Blogs,' or Web logs, are the newest form of one-way and interactive online communication to hit the Internet. Most people would agree that a 'blog' is a regularly updated set of Web pages with a chronological set of thoughts and links. Starting around 1999, the blog movement has gained so much momentum that hundreds of thousands of Web logs and many different styles of blog now exist.
Archee, Raymond K. Intercom (2003). Articles>Web Design>Publishing>Blogging
#14693
Archee discusses the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' approval of seven new categories of Internet domain names.
Archee, Raymond K. Intercom (2001). Design>Web Design
#19672
As electronic documents gain ascendancy, the authenticity of the author and the integrity of e-mail documents, which most of us usually take for granted, may become major stumbling blocks for ecommerce, e-learning, online training, and technical communication in the future. How can we be certain of the authenticity of electronic documents? While this problem exists equally for paper-based documents, given sophisticated scanners, software, and color printers, electronic documents are especially prone to tampering, mismanagement, and outright fraud.
Archee, Raymond K. Intercom (2003). Articles>Publishing>Online>Security
#32262
In a continuation of a previous introductory article about screencasting, Archee continues the discussion by delving deeper into the history, benefits, usefulness, and future of this powerful technical communication tool.
Archee, Raymond K. Intercom (2008). Articles>Documentation>Video>Screencasting
