Who Designed This Crap? The Case of the 11 Pound Pencil. who designed this crap. When novices try to design a computer system the result is almost always both sad and laughable. Join us as we look at one of the most Loony Tunes IT implementations ever. See...

Who Designed This Crap? The Great Ipod Scam. who designed this crap. Many can no longer live without Apple's Ipods and Itunes? Some need a daily Itunes fix. Others lust after the money to be made by getting on the "I" bandwagon. Not Barry Gerber. He's fed up...

Who Designed This Crap? UPDATE On The 11 Pound Pencil. who designed this crap update the 11 pound pencil. Barry Gerber revisits the social services agency with the IT system from hell. This time he reports that the amateur's who designed the system continue...

Who Designed This Crap? Smart Phones Stink, PDA Phones Rule. who designed this crap. Smart phones are all the rage these days. Barry Gerber looks at two popular smart phones and a PDA with a built-in phone. His conclusions will surprise you and the telecoms...

Who Designed This Ipod Crap? The Cartoon That Says It All. who designed this crap. Cartoonist Jen Sorensen has captured the absurd essence of Ipod mania. Barry Gerber responds to Aaron McKenna's "scathing" attack on his Ipod column by waving her cartoon for...

Who Designed This Crap? The Dark Side of the Internet. who designed dark side internet. The Internet is a wondrous place that some misuse in a way that can be especially devastating for us all.. Be sure to read pages 4 and 5. Page 4 focuses responsibility...

Who Designed This Crap? Tech Support, Need I Say More?. who designed this crap tech support. Tech support has a well deserved negative reputation. Read about a bad and a good tech support experience and then send in your own experiences.. "Please wait ... and...

Who Designed This Crap? Product Packaging, Where's My Chainsaw?. who designed this crap. Mobile computers and accessories are cool. However the way they're packaged is a real horror show, almost literally. With impenetrable shipping boxes and envelopes, as...

Who Designed This Crap? Your Funniest Stories and Comments. who designed comments 2. Some of your comments and stories in response to Barry Gerber's "Who Designed This Crap?" columns on tech support and product packaging were very funny. Read some of them here.....

Who Designed This Crap? With Notebooks "New" Doesn't Always Equal "Good". who designed the latest model. "New" is a word used too freely to describe laptop and notebook computer model upgrades. Buyers are often hurt both by real model changes that happen too...