Russ McGuire is also a favorite columnist, as well as a friend. Based here in the Tulsa area, he knows the information technology industry from the inside. These days, he writes a technology column for Business Reform magazine.

In a recent column, he follows up several topics he covered earlier in the year, juxtaposing his earlier thoughts with recent developments. The topics include Apple's profitability, TiVo, spam, the SCO/Linux dispute, and MCI WorldCom's corporate culture. It's a good introduction to his work, which should be of interest to anyone who works or invests in high-tech businesses. What he says about WorldCom should be of particular interest to Tulsans.