| August 1 |
- Give us a (virtual) kiss
- Facebook gift designer Susan Kare on Mac icons, computer kisses and everything in between.
- By Joe Hutsko
- One-minute review: Jawbone 2 headset
- A new Bluetooth is supposed to cancel noise, but all that's canceled is the conversation you want to hear.
- Joe Hutsko
- A Grimm take on games
- Video game designer American McGee loves the darkest tales best.
- By Joe Hutsko
- So long!
- How I spent (two weeks of) my summer as Machinist's guest blogger.
- Joe Hutsko
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| August 4 |
- Don't want your laptop strip-searched?
- Encryption might keep Homeland Security away from your files. Or you could just not take your data across a border in the first place.
- Denise Caruso
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| August 5 |
- Can avatars stop identity theft?
- Many look like Barbies and Kens on X, but avatars may hold the key to restoring our control over our digital identities.
- Denise Caruso
- Catching Comcast
- A new Net neutrality test lets you spy on Comcast -- to see if it's spying on you!
- Denise Caruso
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| August 6 |
- Will advertisers kill the market for online tv?
- If they stuff it with zillions of obnoxious ads, online viewers could click away in droves.
- Denise Caruso
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| August 7 |
- Why is Facebook so addictive?
- Interactive designers use many tricks -- change your status update recently? -- to persuade us to do their bidding.
- Denise Caruso
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| August 8 |
- Artist at work
- Songwriter and composer Allee Willis' new video, "Editing Is Cool," is funky and fun -- and provides a rare window into the creative process.
- Denise Caruso
- Ciao for now
- It's been a good ride. Thanks, thoughtful readers.
- Denise Caruso
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| August 11 |
- Cellphones on planes, take 60
- A federal bill would ban yapping in-flight -- yet a new survey shows public support for in-air yakking is on the rise.
- Evan Ratliff
- Hyping the Chevy Volt
- Is GM setting a new record for vaporware peddling?
- Evan Ratliff
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| August 12 |
- Cyberwar rages on in Georgia
- Government sites under attack from Russian hackers move to U.S.-based servers, including Atlanta's Tulip Systems.
- Evan Ratliff
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| August 13 |
- How creepy is Google's Street View?
- Privacy concerns still shadow Google's all-seeing mapping tool, but soon such worries will probably seem quaint.
- Evan Ratliff
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| August 14 |
- Are you losing your memory thanks to the Internet?
- The ability to continually look up information is changing how and what we remember. But maybe that's not a bad thing.
- Evan Ratliff
- Update: Cyberattacks against Georgia
- Many experts think that the Russian government may not be directly involved.
- Evan Ratliff
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| August 15 |
- The grave new threat we face from music
- Binaural beats pumped into your headphones can cause you to experience sex- and drug-like ecstasy.
- Evan Ratliff
- Rat-brain robot alters direction of human history ... again!
- New robot, not such new science.
- Evan Ratliff
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| August 16 |
- Web users demand privacy, then give it up
- As Internet companies track our every move, what to do about data privacy? Do we need a comprehensive law or should individuals be responsible?
- Evan Ratliff
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| August 18 |
- What the Georgian cyber-attacks mean for the U.S.
- While Tbilisi's Web sites "burn," Washington fiddles.
- Cyrus Farivar
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| August 19 |
- Hulu is already very good, so why isn't it awesome?
- As more of us discover online video, frustrations abound.
- By Cyrus Farivar
- Playboy TV to launch "Gadget or the Girl"
- Why can't we have both?
- Cyrus Farivar
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| August 20 |
- Google sets up "Big Tent" for bloggers at Democratic and Republican conventions
- But don't bloggers already know about Google?
- Cyrus Farivar
- American Airlines offers in-flight Wi-Fi. Hot damn
- $13 for flights over three hours, otherwise only $10.
- Cyrus Farivar
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| August 21 |
- The geeks go green
- Google.org puts up $10 million in geothermal energy, following others in Silicon Valley.
- Cyrus Farivar
- Has Palm gotten its groove back?
- It's crunch time for the fledgling Treo maker.
- Cyrus Farivar
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| August 22 |
- Beyond Obama's V.P. pick: Six other great uses for text messaging
- Or, why can't I pay for my parking meter from my mobile like the Estonians do?
- Cyrus Farivar
- Coming soon to a theater near you: Cirque du Soleil, "Rent" and sports in 3-D?
- Nationwide, movie theaters are starting to show nonmovies.
- Cyrus Farivar
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| August 23 |
- Where are the multifuel cars?
- Brazil has had them for years now. What's the holdup?
- Cyrus Farivar
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