Until now, at least.

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I've subscribed to ZDNet's Anchor Desk for quite a few years. Their e-mail announcements used to be daily, and then were whittled down to three times a week. To tell the truth, it's enough. I've also seen editors (and columnists) come and go. It's the sort of material that I read to get a picture of what's happening, to get ideas, to browse when I've got a minute, and to read when I've got five. Brian Cooley, the editor who, with the preparation of this column, has announced that he's now written his last column, was the sort of columnist whom I enjoyed reading. The title of his column pretty much explains why: Dealing with technology in real life is the sort of topic that attracts me. And Cooley did this well, with interesting takes on numerous issues. I'll probably miss reading him.

And I was honestly quite surprised when he wrote so glowingly about an article that approached computer security in such a paranoid manner.

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