August 2005 Feature Articles

The African Hacker

With home-brewed code and a little help from Microsoft, a programmer in Ghana launches Africa's first software empire

Europe to Join Russia in Building Next Space Shuttle

Development agreement takes shape during the Paris Air Show

Of Modes and Men

Cut-and-paste, the one-button mouse, WYSIWIG desktop publishing—these are just a few of the user interface innovations pioneered by Larry Tesler

My Dad's Computer

A conversation with Internet security expert William R. Cheswick

India May Resuscitate Disputed Enron Plant

Summer shortages give new life to India's biggest power project

Spectral Lines

Jack St. Clair Kilby(1923-2005): Engineering Monolith

An Elevated Mission

Technically Speaking

The Spyware Nightmare