Computer glitches propel columnist’s fruitless quest

God, I hate computers! Yes, yes, yes, I know, it’s my business, but some days É

You see, I recently began writing a book about JavaScript – a World Wide Web scripting language – with my brother, who’s a programmer. Only

problem – I’m in Denver, and he’s in London. Makes discussing the work a little expensive, at 80 cents a minute.

No problem, I thought, I’ll install one of those web-phone things, a program that lets you speak to another person across the Internet. You both need

a sound card, a microphone, and the right software. I’d heard that one of…