Old columns I have found
I was digging around in the database at work the other day and found the very first column I wrote, back in 1992. Here's a link to that column.
The columns below are more recent. I'm up-to-date on the columns for the last couple of years. Some older ones are also included.
A get-out-of-trouble free card.
Back-to-school high tech shopping.
Digital photography for beginners
A gadget that does many things does none of them well.
Sweet spot lies between cheap and expensive.
Vista signals need for DVD drive.
Some basic answers about HDTV.
Advance word on the new Microsoft Vista
Saving a few bucks with technology.
Do-it-yourself computer maintenance.
High-tech on a low-tech budget.
Digital photography for your vacation.
Who do you trust for buying information?
Buying a high definition TV on a low definition budget.
Don't send me any mass mailings please.
Keep Vista in mind when buying a new PC.
Readers talk of love/hate relationship with computer.
Help me fall in love with computers again.
Polite e-mail is effective e-mail.
The brand names you should care about.
Worry about computer crime in a sane way.
Returning a PC to the workforce.
A hard case of hard disk problems.
What's coming in technology for the New Year.
High-tech holiday for the gifted.
Next big thing? Big screen for PCs and home.
Bald truth about taming that tangle of wires.
It isn't free, but it's inexpensive technology.
When to leave the laptop behind.
Some of the best things online are free.
Hurricane offers chance to prepare.
Say goodbye - fairly soon - to the CD.
Mom could have fixed your computer.
All the printers that are fit to use.
A TV remote that is (almost) perfect.
Do-it-yourself computer maintenance.
Computers are as cranky as I am.
PC essentials - no glamour, all satisfaction.
The mystery behind ID theft. (news story, not column)
It's dangerous to be in a hotspot (news story, not column)
What's wrong with this picture?
Think things are bad? Just wait.
It's the work you do with tools, not the tool.
Secrets of computing happiness.
Straightening up the mess at home.
HDTV - navigating all the choices. (news story, not column)
Horrors of e-mail customer service.
Turn your PC off and then give it away.
New PCs go cheap, cheap, cheap.
To update, or not to update, that's the question.
Take a deep breath before fixing a computer.
Fixing the PC without opening the case.
When geek speak starts, walk away.
Using the Web to get a bargain price on a car.
Be your own tech support person.
Don't sell that old clunker of a PC.
Cross your fingers, throw salt over your shoulder, and try this.
Plasma TVs are great. Don't buy one.
Accessories make the computer.
Ham radio - an old-tech hobby of mine.
Digital photography is a snap.
Tech support advice from an expert.
Preparing for the storm to come.
Readers sound off with high tech gripes.
The price you pay for gadgets.
Learn the language of computing.
PC upgrades you can do yourself.
When your PC gets in a fix, fix it yourself.
High tech resolutions for the New Year.
Bad tools for the job - Web toolbars.
Shocking truth about batteries.
Cranking up a cranky computer.
An analog guy in a digital world.
On the road with the Evil Computer Wizard.
Go to a little trouble now, or face a lot of trouble later.
Put a little hair on your PC's chest.
Here's why I am simple minded.
Say Cheese, click this, then smile.
Another lesson from the wizard.
EarthLink does something about spam. (story, not column)
Letting my readers do the work.
On the Web: Location, location, location.
Become a genius in 10 minutes.
The real cost of upgrading your PC.
Finding Skip's cabins on Lake Hamilton.
If you just want a great place to stay, skip the column and go right to Skip:
www.fivepointslakehamilton.com/
Follow the Iraq war by shortwave (story, not column)
Commercial radio's switch to digital (story, not column)
The dirty truth about computers.
You've gotta speak the language.
Dealing with hardware problems.
The eternal (and sort of boring) Mac vs. PC debate.
Another really stupid worry, whether to turn your PC off, or leave it on all the time.
Spring cleaning for computers.
Don't let your security fears get the best of you.
I'm a magician alright - a bad one.
Cellphones make me a little crazy.
Network trouble? No, it's human trouble.
One of the best things to do with your PC is to turn it off.
Why a firewall is your best friend.
Fix it yourself, or call in the professionals?
Linux isn't a cartoon character.
The value of space exploration (news story, not a column).
Give that old computer away (please).
Are newspapers antique? I know I am.
Still another shortwave column.
Sometimes the best thing to do to a computer is nothing at all.
Open up, when it comes to your computer's case.
The singing pigs of the computer world.
The Golden Age of the Internet? You missed it.
Some hints for fixing your computer.
You want answers? Turn to the Web. Unless you care if the answer is right.
The floppy disk heads for the sunset.
? If you're looking for my Q&A column archive click here.
All about spam
And then some
I worked with Ann Hardie to produce a giant (four months of reporting) series on spam. Here are the links to some of the stories in that series.
Main story Meet a spammer and a victim.
Pornographic spam Even the folks at Playboy and Hustler hate it
Spam Slayers The lawyers and tech who hunt spam and spammers.
Government's role What the FBI, FTC and others do - and don't do- about spam.
Can it be stopped Will spam get better or worse.
How to fight spam Simple tips for controlling spam at home.
Questions and answers Just what that says, including how Monty Python invented spam.
Ann and I won a nice national award for the series. If you go to the link below and scroll down to the first place finish for business news stories for the year, you'll find it. Pretty neat.
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