Tied Up In Knots

I still remember a high school English class assignment where Mrs. Weiss had us describe step-by-step the process of tying a tie. In the modern age, this is now on line. Sort of. An entrepreneur in Germany is offering a tie tying database for Java equipped cellphones and Palm devices with Java. But there is a hostageware twist. If you don't pay up to register, the program won't show you the final step.