TechBytes

Every type of organization—families, businesses, nonprofits—scales back its spending and seeks greater efficiencies when revenues are down.

Having just watched highly controversial legislation become law along painfully partisan lines and cause political fractures that may last for years, it’s nostalgic to be reminded of the good old days when Congress acted less along partisan lines and more in the interests of the majority of the American people—like way, way back in 2008 when the House of Representatives passed the PRO-IP Act by a vote of 410 to 11, and the Senate passed it unanimously.

In many developing countries, including most African countries, as much as 60 percent of prescription drugs sold are actually counterfeit, containing little if any of the active molecule, and in some cases containing toxins and other harmful substances.

By any objective measure, the rollout of broadband services to the country is going phenomenally well, and is largely being done with private capital and without involving taxpayer dollars.

Is there a more dynamic industry than wireless communications? In a relatively short time a cell phone has become a necessity to virtually everyone, and one of the areas of most rapid technological innovation is in wireless handsets.

One of the challenges of putting out nearly daily content is to find a title for all of the various pieces.

When will the Census Bureau enter the 21st Century—or even the 20th? It’s time to take the constitutionally mandated census once again.

Once children begin school the family schedule changes in many ways.

By any objective measure, the rollout of broadband services to the country is going phenomenally well, and is largely being done with private capital and without involving taxpayer dollars.

In the federal government, regulators are not directly accountable to the electorate.