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2009 Columns

Space shuttle Atlantis send-off includes NASA sponsored 'Tweetup', 11/23/09

Preserving today's digital memories for future generations, 11/16/09

Have you checked your Facebook settings?, 11/09/09

Google wants us to catch its new 'wave', 11/02/09

Exploring the Internet nourishes our brains, 10/26/09

Microsoft releasing Windows 7 this week, 10/19/09

Famous fathers of (fill-in-the-blank), 10/12/09

Europe drives effort for an online 'library of libraries', 10/05/09

Solar power may eventually be directly 'beamed' to earth, 09/28/09

Project Icarus journeys to the edge of space, 09/21/09

100 megabytes per second from the moon, 09/14/09

40 years ago today for the first American bank ATM opens for business, 08/30/09

Some back-to-school gift ideas, 08/24/09

Denial of service attack shuts down popular social networks, 08/17/09

Is Apple the next big player to enter the online search engine market?, 08/10/09

On this day in 1977 Radio Shack announces the TRS-80 computer, 08/03/09

We are using the Internet more during the current recession, 07/27/09

Will Google's new Chrome OS end up turning into rust?, 07/13/09

Sometimes we just need a break from our online social networks, 07/06/09

In this instance, MEMs' the word, 06/29/09

Please give a warm welcome to our new perceptual robotic friends, 06/22/09

No static when using Internet radio, 06/15/09

Microsoft launches the 'Bing' searrch engine, 06/08/09

Next iPhone version will soon be available, 06/01/09

Using iTunes store application for tracking plane flights, 05/25/09

'Intelligent' computational knowledge search engine to make its debut, 05/18/09

An @ symbol by any othe rname is also sweet, 05/11/09

New K3 wind and solar 'tribrid' device worth looking at, 05/04/09

Minnesota's collection of rich history is being preserved, 04/27/09

Cellular is moving from third to fourth generation, 04/20/09

Google's secret hardware is revealed, 04/08/09

Intel launches powerful new processor chips, 04/06/09

Is the future of computing in the clouds?, 03/30/09

The sun provides more then just warmth, 03/23/09

More and more 'faces' are joining Facebook, 03/16/09

'Father' of the Internet sees many challenges ahead, 03/09/09

Windows 7: Is this finally the right one?, 03/02/09

Are you a friend on Facebook yet?, 02/23/09

Google testing new 'PowerMeter' application, 02/16/09

IBM to build fastest computer on the planet (again), 02/9/09

The Vatican launches its own YouTube channel, 02/2/09

Mini 'netbook' computers are all the rage, 01/26/09

Be on guard against Internet thieves, 01/19/09

42nd CES shines despite economic slowdown, 01/12/09

Remember: digitize before February 18th, 01/05/09

2008 Columns

2008? Let's look forward to 2009, 12/29/08

Does Santa Claus use a computer?, 12/22/08

We were green and lifecasting in 2008, 12/15/08

Dance the night away and create some electricity, 12/08/08

December holiday shopping ideas, 12/01/08

Feeling frustrated when technology breaks down?, 11/24/08

YouTube has quantity, but Hulu provides mainstream quality, 11/17/08

Did you see the CNN hologram?, 11/10/08

Robotic 'ants' may colonize Mars, 11/03/08

Exploring the 'Computer History Museum', 10/27/08

Apple's new MacBook incorporated a 'glass multi-touch pad', 10/20/08

Welcome to the 21st century dad, 10/13/08

Next generation fiber optic cable crosses the Pacific Ocean, 10/6/08

Is 'search technology' helping us think better?, 9/29/08

Taking 21st century technology back to the 1800s via 'Steampunk', 9/22/08

DEMO '08 provides a venue to separate the hype, 9/15/08

Computer virus makes its way into earth orbit, 9/8/08

Students will need 'STEM' for their future careers, 9/1/08

'Government made easy' is their mission statement, 8/25/08

Gotta keep searchin', searchin', 8/18/08

Our govenment has its own 'private' Wikipedia, 8/11/08

Google scans over one trillion indexed pages, 8/4/08

NASA can see clearly now using the Hyperwall-2, 7/28/08

Remembering a futuristic information pioneer, 7/21/08

NASA teams up with a robot named WALL-E, 7/14/08

Quantum computing is closer to reality, 7/7/08

Surprising information about you is 'out there', 6/30/08

My computer crashed and so did I, 6/23/08

Try catching this speedy Roadrunner, 6/16/08

Canadian lab is 'shaping' the future of computing, 6/9/08

Graduates will need to use all their skill sets, 6/2/08

Making online purchases less stressful, 5/26/08

Livecasting and forecasting the Internet, 5/19/08

Study the galaxy using the WorldWide Telescope, 5/12/08

Add your Apple computer to the 'collective', 5/5/08

Why the rush to upgrade from Windows XP to Vista?, 4/28/08

Cell phones may soon be your tourist guide, 4/21/08

What happened to the 'paperless' office?, 4/14/08

The Internet responds to 'Earth Hour', 4/7/08

'Twittering' is becoming popular over the Internet, 3/31/08

Future phone devices will use nanotechnology, 3/24/08

Does modern technology control us?, 3/10/08

Internet enters its third stage of growth, 3/3/08

Socially interacting computer appears on the scene, 2/25/08

Robotics League competes at Mall of America, 2/18/08

Vulnerable cables lay beneath the sea, 2/11/08

Language translations on the Internet, 2/4/08

Web sites available for 'mature' Internet surfers, 1/28/08

The grocery shopping cart gets 'computerized', 1/21/08

Are voters more informed using the Internet?, 1/14/08

This seadragon is indeed magical, 1/7/08

Bits and Bytes
Mark OlligMark Ollig
Mark is our local Internet guru. He writes a column about the Internet and new technology.

 
2007 Columns

Goodbye 2007, 12/31/07

As 2007 comes to an end . . . we look back, 12/24/07

Importance of practicing safe computing, 12/17/07

Recalling a Christmas without the 'high-tech', 12/10/07

Remember the BBS 'Culture', 12/03/07

Does the USA "control" the Internet?, 11/26/07

Microsoft operating system updates, 11/19/07

Watch TV and Google for directions at the gas pump, 11/12/07

The next big thing? Pico projectors, 11/5/07

Japan shop offers unique techno products, 10/29/07

To boldly go where no Internet has gone before, 10/22/07

Stopping car thieves via a satellite signal, 10/15/07

Bell labs. . . a history of inventions, 10/8/07

‘American memory’ library is open 24-7, 10/1/07

Laptops to overtake desktops by 2010, 9/24/07

Are we becoming web couch potatoes?, 9/17/07

Ninth grade prank 25 years ago made history, 9/10/07

Martian surface harbors earthly intelligence, 9/3/07

25th anniversary of the compact disc, 8/27/07

Nano-engineered ‘paper’ battery created, 8/20/07

2008 will see start of ‘WiMax’ revolution, 8/13/07

Microsoft ‘surfaces’ with a new type of computer, 8/6/07

YouTube takes center stage during debates, 7/30/07

You’ve got spam . . . now what?, 7/23/07

So many passwords so . . . so little time, 7/16/07

Broadband connection growth is slowing, 7/9/07

Wireless electricity arriving soon, 7/2/07

Vintage Bits and Bytes, 6/25/07

Do computers contribute to global warming?, 6/18/07

Paper, plastic, analog or digital?, 6/11/07

We need more broadband, Scotty, 6/4/07

Here’s how it all works, 5/28/07

‘Life’ found on the Internet, 5/21/07

Interactive world history timeline . . . online, 5/14/07

IBM: A ‘five in five’ prediction, 5/7/07

Remembering “The Computer Chronicles,” 4/30/07

Do you have a Bluetooth?, 4/23/07

Google beta tests free voice directory assistance, 4/16/07

Isn’t one Internet network enough?, 4/9/07

A visit to the National Archives, 4/2/07

The inventor of today’s e-mail, 3/26/07

The latest in science and technology news, 3/19/07

Without wires: accessing the Internet, 3/12/07

Is ‘Wikipedia’ a credible source for research?, 3/5/07

McCarthy’s ‘lost magic’ found on the Internet, 2/26/07

What will computer technology look like in 50 years?, 2/19/07

Whooda thunk it?, 2/12/07

Internet information overload?, 2/5/07

China’s Internet use and IPv6 technology, 1/29/07

Highlights from the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show, 1/22/07

40th anniversary for Consumer Electronics Show, 1/15/07

Looking at some new gadgets, 1/8/07

Here comes 2007, 1/1/07

2006 Columns

Looking back at 2006 and “The Tech 2006 person of the year award,” 12/25/06

Some very merry high-tech holiday gift ideas, 12/18/06

From something old to something new, will just a byte of data do?, 12/11/06

The real inventor of the World Wide Web, 12/4/06

100 million websites and counting, 11/7/06

Microsoft ready to release “Vista,” 11/20/06

President Abraham Lincoln . . . the first “high-tech” president, 11/13/06

Why not vote over the Internet?, 11/6/06

Keep the Internet equally and fairly open to all, 10/30/06

Good-bye to analog broadcast TV, 10/23/06

Google buys number one video-sharing site, 10/16/06

Some bits and bites for you, 10/9/06

Here come some new tech-gadgets, 10/2/06

News delivered to your computer, 9/25/06

What’s next? How about RFID?, 9/18/06

Why Wi-Fi?, 9/11/06

August marks the 25th anniversary of the PC, 9/4/06

Time to clean your computer?, 8/28/06

The solar system’s new neighbors, 8/21/06

Why schedule a call to yourself?, 8/14/06

Remembering the past is fun too, 8/7/06

Not peas in a pod mind you . . ., 7/31/06

Did you Google today?, 7/24/06

Critical fixes for Windows released, 7/17/06

Finding your ancestors, 7/10/06

The past is prologue: from BBS to Blogs, 6/12/06

1998 Columns

Who's behind all of this technology?, 8/17/98

Language translations on the 'Net, 8/10/98

Interplanetary Internet?, 8/3/98

Learning at Learn2.com., 7/27/98

Year 2000 a complicated issue for computer users, 7/20/98

EarthWatch Web site, 7/6/98

You're being watched, even on the Web, 6/29/98

Polls and PCs, 6/22/98

The Microsoft cat-and-mouse game, 6/15/98

Weather on the Internet, 2/23/98

TDSNET vis ISDN lines, 2/16/98

Internet 2: the 'next' generation is coming, 2/9/98

Speedier Web access, 2/2/98

Games on the Internet, 1/26/98

A look back and ahead, 1/12/98

1997 Columns

Questions about the Internet, 12/29/97

A Web site for seniors, 12/22/97

A personal experience, 12/15/97