Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering technology, software, finance, sports and video games since working for @Home Network and Excite in the 1990s. Peter managed ...

At the rate that Matt Fitzpatrick is having success, it’s going to be a whole lot of the same-old, same-old to report every time he steps forward as the focus of one of these weekly updates. This ...

Several of this week’s top stories touch on the pitfalls of open source development, especially when things like power, money, and ego are involved. Also, a look at Python’s nifty new sampling ...