Short Reviews: Charles Stross

"Tourist" [permanent link]. Another tale involving Manfred Max, set in a future where computing power is cheap and found everywhere. Max is on his way to a meeting when he is mugged and his powerful processing 'specs' stolen. Little does the mugger know how much Max depends on the specs to get him through life and how much the specs depends on Max to get things done.
Found in Feb 2002 Asimov's Science Fiction
"Troubadour" [permanent link]. An inventive tale of a future where cheap computing has changed the way people work. This tale follows Manfred Macx, a 'freelancer' who thinks up ideas and sells them to customers as business models and other roads to riches. However, he is being chased by his ex-wife for his money in this story which some may find very confusing if they don't know references to current computer trends.
Found in Oct/Nov 2001 Asimov's Science Fiction