Information Age

The coming internet age of liberation and treachery

3 Feb 2013

We face a future in which cyberterrorists are targeted by government drone strikes, online identities are taken hostage and held for ransom, and parents explain online privacy to their kids long...

4:20AM

Reality bites

19 Jun 2004

After two weeks of learning the shocking details of how an 11-year-old girl slashed a friend's neck in school, and let her bleed to death, most Japanese are still at a loss to understand why it...

2:58AM

Encouraging Diversified Development

8 Jan 2003

18. The vitality of our economy owes much to the numerous small and medium enterprises which employ many workers. The Special Administrative Region Government (SARG) will give them strong support...

4:51AM

Competition promotes use of the Internet

23 Mar 2002

Young Web site designers and event organisers will soon have the chance to show off their skills in a competition aimed at promoting the use of the Internet.

7:40PM

Off-line browsers can save time and money

17 Jun 1997

I find surfing the Web can be a thankless task, especially if I'm doing it for anything but fun. Search engines and Web indexes such as Alta Vista and Yahoo are useful, but even with them, using...

10:28PM

Expose Yourself Tonight

16 Jun 1997

Expose Yourself Tonight, Arts Development Drama Club, Fringe Club, June 10 The two words that usually make me hesitate to watch a performance would probably be 'experimental theatre'.

10:23PM

Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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3:37AM

Web log package

LinkAGE Online now offers the Webstat Access Report, an access record and analysis service to gauge the effectiveness of its clients' Web pages.

4:08PM

Cyberspace centre ousts Bard

Literature lovers claim Shakespeare will be turning in his grave over a British Council decision to jettison a library of pre-1900 books to make space for Internet terminals.

9:42AM

How secure is the Net?

SURE, I feel safe on the Net. Don't you? I know there are spies out there somewhere (although who knows if the CIA is really taking advantage of the Net) and I know hackers are out there trying...

1:08AM

Cyberspace: The surreal frontier

ALL too often this column has been a forum to discuss serious topics, whether foul-ups in the Internet community or positive achievements in the cyber-scene.

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