I’m Erik Huberman, and I have a simple rule for email: if you wouldn’t say it out loud, don’t write it that way. Email is a conversation, not a lecture. Too many people write like they’re turning in ...

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 ...