Recent news that backers of two competing 56k modem standards have hammered out a compromise is heartening, but telecommuters won’t get the most out of it. When the 56k promise comes truesometime late ...

When I call my parents and get a busy signal, I know my dad isn’t walking in the door with arms full of groceries or sudsing up the dog. He’s surfing the Internet, and he’s disabled his phone’s ...