But with this installment, Full Disclosure is shutting its doors for good. Since everything must go, we're clearing the shelves of material that somehow never saw the light of day, and a fake interview is the easiest way to knit it all together. So here goes:

I: What changes have you seen in your 25 years of covering personal technology?

Me: In the old days, tech geniuses their time trying to improve people's productivity and enjoyment. Now they're full of themselves and spend their time figuring out new ways to get you to watch ads.

I: You've railed for years about software quality. Have you noticed any major improvements?

Me: iTunes for Windows progressed from bricking your computer to merely producing Blue Screens of Death. from running too darned fast. And public relations people seem better than ever at helping to hide massively screwed-up corporate and governmental programming projects from stockholders and citizens.