October 19, 2024Copyright in the Age of AI
ChatGPT is an amazing technology, but it is killing the web.
For several decades, people Googled their questions. They typed in search terms, viewed the search results, then clicked on a website. Visitors allowed website owners to monetize their original content through ads. The more traffic they received, the more revenue they would generate, and the more content they could produce.
2024
| August 2 | The R&D Tax Law Crushing Software Developers |
| July 26 | Xfinity Internet Speeds Over 2 Gbps |
| July 4 | The Emperor Has No Clothes |
| June 11 | AI Stands for Apple Intelligence? |
| April 1 | Human Intelligence Poses Threat to AI |
| January 23 | Glossary Images! |
2023
| October 7 | View the History of PC.net |
| September 29 | PC.net is Back! |
| June 6 | Will Apple Succeed with Virtual Reality? |
| April 15 | ChatGPT: Male Edition Relaunched |
| April 8 | ChatGPT Launches New Female Edition |
| April 1 | Woke ChatGPT Cancels Itself |
| March 18 | 2022 Stock Pick Review: Nextdoor (KIND) |
2022
| November 3 | Tech Clearance: Top 3 Acquisition Targets |
| May 14 | Happy 23rd Birthday, PC.net! |
| April 1 | The Metaverse Faces Real-World Problems |
| January 2 | PC.net 2022 Stock Pick: KIND |
2021
| June 30 | 1400 Mbps with Comcast Xfinity |
| May 14 | 22 Years of PC.net |
| April 1 | Early Modern English Hath Returned |
| January 1 | 2020 Stock Pick Review: FSLY |
2020
| October 31 | Sweden's COVID Response - A Firsthand Experience |
| July 25 | Dreamweaver Does It Again |
| April 1 | Celebrities Urged to Practice Social Distancing Online |
| March 18 | Optimism Amidst a Global Pandemic |
| January 1 | PC.net 2020 Tech Stock Pick: FSLY |
2019
| December 21 | Improved Search for the Holidays |
| December 2 | PC.net is Mobile-Friendly |
| June 3 | Apple Announces $12,000 Mac Pro and Display Combo |
| May 25 | Free Wi-Fi in Japan, 5 Years Later |
| April 1 | Small Typo Sets Back Apple Design More than a Decade |
| March 26 | Background Updates |
| January 1 | PC.net 2019 Tech Stock Pick: WDC |
2018
| December 7 | Switching to Dark Mode? Beware of Glossy Displays |
| October 27 | Traveling > Remodeling |
| July 28 | How I Lost 1.5 Years of Apple Watch Activity Data |
| April 1 | Poll Results: 100% of Facebook Users Don't Actually Care About Privacy |
| March 23 | Wi-Fi on the Hurtigruten MS Fram |
| March 20 | Wi-Fi in Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| January 22 | Wi-Fi in London, England |
2017
| December 6 | Looking for a laptop this Christmas season? |
| September 13 | That Notch Tho |
| June 29 | Happy 10th Birthday, iPhone |
| April 1 | Japan to Replace Entire Written Language with Emojis |
| March 18 | The 5 Best and Worst Things about the Apple Watch |
| January 20 | Goodbye HTTP, Hello HTTPS |
2016
| November 23 | Why my Health Insurance Premiums are Increasing 56% Next Year |
| November 9 | Obamacare: The Untold Story of the 2016 Election |
| August 22 | Pokémon GOing Away or Here to Stay? |
| June 30 | Why HiDPI |
| May 24 | 3 Reasons Why Virtual Reality Will Fail |
| April 1 | Snapchat's Valuation Reaches $1 Trillion |
| March 14 | Pi Day 2016 - Don't Forget to Round Up! |
| February 25 | Facebook Replaces Like Button with Reactions |
2015
| December 5 | Tesla vs Maserati vs Lexus vs Audi |
| November 26 | Reason to Give Thanks |
| October 22 | Why I Didn't Buy A Tesla Model S |
| September 14 | A Few Fixes for OS X 10.10 |
| July 29 | Microsoft Releases Windows 10 |
| June 26 | Drop WWW |
| June 11 | Free Wi-Fi in Scotland |
| May 14 | Happy 16th Birthday PC.net |
| May 5 | Why I Don't Want a Smartwatch |
| April 1 | Apple iChip Rumors Surface |
| March 11 | The Most Epic Pi Day in 100 Years |
| February 13 | Apple: Remember When It Just Worked? |
| January 31 | CES 2015 - The Top Two Themes |
| January 23 | CES 2015 - C Stands for Curved TVs |
| January 15 | CES 2015 Overview |
| January 3 | 2014 Tech Predictions Revisited |
2014
| December 4 | Goodbye Adobe |
| November 26 | An Examination of Consciousness: Recognizing Goodness |
| October 16 | Apple Introduces the 5K iMac with a Retina Display |
| September 26 | Why I Got the iPhone 6 Instead of the iPhone 6 Plus |
| September 19 | iPhone 6 Plus Update |
| August 28 | Amazon Buys Twitch |
| August 23 | Smart Shopping |
| August 9 | Life in a "Smart" World |
| July 4 | Happy Independence Day |
| April 29 | iWatch – Who Needs It? |
| April 1 | Twitter Reaches Maximum Tweet Capacity |
| March 31 | Free Wi-Fi in Japan |
| March 15 | Apple (Finally) Releases a Performance Update for iOS |
| February 25 | Microsoft OneDrive Brings Cloud Storage to the Masses |
| January 13 | Google Buys Nest |
2013
| December 31 | 2014 Tech Predictions |
| December 30 | 2013 Tech Predictions Revisited |
| December 26 | iTunes Playlist: Paid in Full |
| December 19 | New Mac Pro Now Shipping |
| December 12 | High Speed Scandinavia |
| November 12 | Carbonite Releases the Throttle |
| October 14 | Recharge by Unplugging |
| September 13 | Apple Announces New Versions of the Same iPhone |
| September 5 | Will Apple Rise this Fall? |
| August 30 | Old Fashioned Tech Terms |
| July 26 | The Best Tech Companies of 2013 |
| July 19 | The Worst Tech Companies of 2013 |
| June 18 | A Taxing Problem for Amazon Associates in Minnesota |
| June 10 | The Mac is Back |
| June 7 | WWDC 2013 Wish List |
| May 14 | Happy 14th Birthday! |
| May 6 | Adobe Kills Creative Suite, Moves to Creative Cloud |
| May 1 | The PC is Not Dead |
| April 30 | Facebook Buttons Finally Fixed? |
| April 1 | Amazon Tube to Revolutionize Online Shopping |
| March 21 | Introducing the Mini Review |
| March 13 | StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Released |
| February 22 | Why I Like the Starbucks iPhone App |
| February 1 | Paying for the Music |
| January 12 | Best of CES 2013 |
2012
2011
| December 29 | 2012 Tech Predictions |
| December 27 | 2011 Tech Predictions Revisited |
| December 6 | Three Screens Update |
| November 22 | A Truly Wide-Screen iMac |
| November 11 | Eleven Eleven Eleven |
| November 3 | Keeping Up with the Netizens |
| October 5 | Goodbye Steve Jobs |
| September 28 | Amazon Introduces New Kindles |
| August 25 | Thank You Steve Jobs |
| August 1 | A Better Way to Fly |
| July 20 | Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Released |
| July 19 | What a World Cup |
| July 12 | Why I Like Bill Gates |
| June 21 | ICANN't Believe It |
| June 2 | 3D or not 3D? That is the Question |
| May 14 | Happy Birthday Sharpened.net |
| April 28 | Sharpened.net 6.1 Published |
| April 1 | The End of the Keyboard and Mouse |
| March 24 | Firefox 4: First Impressions |
| March 21 | AT&T to Merge with T-Mobile |
| March 15 | Devastation in Japan |
| March 4 | Definitely Not Comcastic |
| February 26 | Revisions Underway |
| February 24 | Double Resolution Displays May Be a Reality |
| February 7 | Apple Stores Eliminating Boxed Software? |
2010
| December 29 | 2011 Tech Predictions |
| December 20 | Website Comment Sections: A Sad Commentary |
| December 7 | Updates Already |
| November 13 | Welcome to Sharpened.net 6.0! |
| November 10 | New Website Launch Imminent |
| October 23 | An Update on the Website Update |
| October 15 | The Adobe I Used to Know |
| August 24 | Headphones Headcase |
| July 27 | StarCraft II Released |
| July 16 | Apple Addresses the iPhone Signal Issue |
| July 15 | iPhone 4 Reception Drama |
| June 7 | iPhone 4 Officially Announced |
| May 14 | Sharpened.net Turns Eleven |
| April 24 | 1,000 Ways to Express Yourself |
| April 1 | Computers to be Covered by New Health Care Bill |
| March 10 | The Moral of MySpace |
| February 23 | The Rise and Fall of MySpace |
| January 30 | Questions, Comments, Concerns? |
2009
| December 31 | Looking Forward |
| November 28 | Giving Thanks |
| October 14 | E-mail Etiquette |
| August 8 | Summer Break? |
| May 14 | 10 Year Anniversary |
| April 1 | The Internet Files for Bankruptcy |
| March 19 | Twitter Me This |
| January 22 | Maintenance Mania |
2008
| December 30 | Business or Busyness? |
| November 10 | For Nerds Only |
| September 30 | The End of an Era |
| July 23 | Capturing the Moment without a Camera |
| June 12 | 3000 File Extensions |
| May 11 | The Whole Nine Years |
| April 1 | Can I Get Some Privacy Please? |
| March 21 | Land of 10,000 Messages |
| February 8 | Sharpened.net is Back Online |
2007
| December 23 | Christmas in America |
| November 9 | Avoiding E-mail Bankruptcy |
| October 8 | New File Extension Search Box |
| August 3 | iPhone Review - Part 2 |
| June 30 | Apple iPhone Review |
| June 13 | Windows Vista Poll Results |
| May 11 | Happy 8th Birthday |
| April 1 | New Eco-Friendly Computers |
| January 30 | Windows Vista Released (Finally) |
2006
| December 21 | 2000 File Extensions! |
| October 23 | The Bottomless Inbox |
| September 20 | The Browser Results Are In |
| August 20 | Organize Your Digital Photos |
| July 13 | Introducing the New Emoticons Database |
| July 10 | Resources Revision |
| July 7 | Previous Updates Now Available |
| June 8 | The Sharpened MySpace Editor |
| May 30 | The Chat Acronyms Dashboard Widget |
| May 26 | Acronyms Upgrade |
| May 11 | 7 Years Old |
| April 1 | Windows Vista Delayed Indefinitely |
| February 7 | Acronym Explosion! |
| February 3 | Superbowl Prediction |
| February 2 | How Time Flies |
2005
| December 21 | 1,000 File Extensions! |
| December 16 | 500 Glossary Terms! |
| December 13 | An Overwhelming Task |
| November 24 | Happy Thanksgiving! |
| October 25 | Choose Your Search Engine |
| October 5 | A real life logo! |
| August 31 | Repsonse to Hurricane Katrina |
| June 17 | 400 Terms! |
| June 1 | More File Extension Information |
| May 16 | Six Years Old |
| May 5 | No Foolin' |
| April 1 | Internet Usage Drops 80% |
| March 25 | New Term of the Day |
| March 11 | Searching for a Site Search Engine |
| February 1 | The new Sharpened.net! |
| January 14 | 17 Days and Counting |
2004
| December 28 | Asian Tsunamis |
| December 11 | 300 Terms! |
| November 23 | Glossary Updates at Hyperspeed |
| November 5 | Election Poll Results |
| October 22 | Let Your Voice Be Heard |
| October 21 | Updates for All |
| September 2 | Hot New Tunes |
| July 25 | Construction Complete |
| June 13 | Half a Decade of Sharpened.net |
| April 1 | Gadgets Galore! |
| March 19 | Better Borders |
| February 22 | Land of 10,000 Spam Messages |
| January 26 | A Clean Inbox |
| January 1 | An E-mail Resolution |
2003
| November 27 | Gobble Gobble! |
| September 8 | Two Types of People |
| August 7 | Don't Let that Light Shine |
| July 17 | Absolutely Nothing! |
| May 30 | Substantial Updates |
| May 13 | Four Years Old! |
| April 1 | Al Gore Advances Technology |
| March 11 | Slacking Off? Not Really. |
| January 10 | Happy 2003! |
2002
| December 12 | Yet Another Off-Site Update |
| November 14 | Another Remote Update |
| October 31 | Per's Personal Portfolio |
| October 22 | Fabulous Free Time |
| October 12 | Back Online |
| September 16 | Internet Fasting |
| August 17 | Welcome to Sharpened.net Version 3.0! |
| August 13 | Mark Your Calendars |
| July 15 | Nothing Like a Flexible Timeline |
| June 15 | Last Minute Update |
| May 16 | Sharpened.net is Three Years Old! |
| May 6 | Graduation Time |
| April 1 | New iMacs Redefine Innovation |
| March 12 | Don't Break Your Wrist |
| February 14 | Another Annoying Valentine's Day |
| January 19 | A Few Good Updates |
2001
| December 13 | The Busiest Week Ever |
| November 10 | Unanswered Questions |
| October 23 | Three New Songs |
| September 16 | A response to the tragic events of September 11 |
| August 13 | Back from Peru |
| July 17 | Busy Playing Around |
| July 4 | Independence Day |
| June 6 | Balancing the Right and Left Brain |
| May 17 | Why Can't I Access Your Site?! |
| May 15 | 2nd Anniversary Celebration! |
| April 27 | New Advertiser |
| April 1 | Merger Mania |
| March 26 | 200 Terms! |
| February 26 | Time is the Enemy |
| February 14 | Valentine's Day Downer |
| January 29 | The New Help Center |
| January 18 | Promises Promises |
2000
| December 24 | No Y2K Worries This Year |
| December 3 | Netscape 6 Compatible |
| November 20 | Busy Busy |
| October 27 | Stop the Worrying |
| October 8 | About the Editor |
| September 17 | Nothing Exciting |
| September 4 | Taking a Break |
| August 14 | Welcome to the New Sharpened.net! |
| August 6 | HTML to PHP |
| July 23 | The Database Integration Begins |
| July 2 | Some More Updates |
| June 22 | Lots to Say |
| June 4 | The Joy of Multi-Platform Website Development |
| May 29 | A Little More Dynamic |
| May 14 | One Year Anniversary! |
| April 23 | Happy Easter! |
| April 16 | Tony Hawk Pro Skateboarding |
| April 9 | New Typeface |
| March 26 | Biweekly Update Trend |
| March 12 | Unseen Updates |
| February 27 | Minor Updates |
| February 21 | Injury-Free Snowboarding |
| February 13 | Two of Everything |
| February 6 | Sharpened.com |
| January 30 | The Busyness Continues |
| January 23 | The Non-Update |
| January 17 | 25 New Glossary Terms |
| January 2 | Typing Double Zeros |
1999
| December 31 | See You Next Millennium |
| December 26 | Y2K Approaches |
| December 25 | Merry Christmas! |
| December 23 | The Updating Continues |
| December 19 | The Foreseeable Future |
| December 5 | Dang Priorities |
| November 24 | Caught Up |
| November 14 | Better Writing |
| November 7 | Small Changes |
| October 31 | Happy Halloween! |
| October 24 | New and Improved Glossary |
| October 20 | More Updating |
| October 16 | The Process Begins |
| October 10 | Small Fixes |
| October 3 | Already October |
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