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2009 Columns
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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
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2008 Columns
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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
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Bits and Bytes
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Mark Ollig
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2007 Columns
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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
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2006 Columns
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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
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1998 Columns
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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
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1997 Columns
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Questions about the Internet, 12/29/97
A Web site for seniors, 12/22/97
A personal experience, 12/15/97
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