Who Designed This Crap? With Notebooks "New" Doesn't Always Equal "Good"

Published on October 2, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

"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 quickly and by mostly bogus changes done for marketing purposes. Read more

Who Designed This Crap? Your Funniest Stories and Comments

Published on September 1, 2006 to Desktop Computers

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. Read more

Who Designed This Ipod Crap? The Cartoon That Says It All

Published on June 9, 2006 to Home Theater

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 all to see. Read more

Who Designed This Crap? Product Packaging, Where's My Chainsaw?

Published on August 9, 2006 to Desktop Computers

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 well as plastic blister packs sealed tighter than most tombs, it seems like vendors really don't want you to get to their products. Read more

Who Designed This Crap? The Great Ipod Scam

Published on April 3, 2006 to Home Theater

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 with Ipods and Itunes and argues the world might be a better place if they never saw the light of day. Revised 04/05/06. Read more