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November 12, 2009

Fun With Google's Auto-Suggestion Feature

Start a phrase in a Google and who knows how the search engine will complete it?
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Published on November 12, 2009 08:06

November 6, 2009

Cleaning Up the Clutter Online

A new Web tool strips away all the flashing and the blinking and leaves you with clean, readable prose.
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Published on November 06, 2009 11:42

November 5, 2009

Medical Apps for the iPhone

Last week, I spoke at the TED MED conference. My assignment was to speak for 18 minutes about medical apps for the iPhone. Sounds easy, right? Only one problem: there are about 7,000 medical apps.
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Published on November 05, 2009 10:39

October 30, 2009

Return to Sender

Have an amazing idea? Here's why Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer and Sergey Brin don't want to hear about it.
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Published on October 30, 2009 15:59

October 27, 2009

Are You Nice or Am I Famous?

Do columnists or other prominent people get special white-glove treatment from customer-service reps? Hard to say, but anecdotally, the evidence is thin.
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Published on October 27, 2009 16:28

October 22, 2009

Pogue Answers Reader Questions on Windows 7

Whenever I review something that affects so many people, I can count on getting a lot of feedback - and I did, even though the review appeared only last night. Here's a sampling, with my responses.
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Published on October 22, 2009 10:36

October 15, 2009

Computerized Health Records

An interview with Dr. David Blumenthal, the President's medical-records czar.
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Published on October 15, 2009 09:07

October 8, 2009

AT&T Does the Right Thing

You'll soon be able to make unlimited phone calls on your iPhone - without using up any of your monthly airtime minutes.
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Published on October 08, 2009 15:21

October 5, 2009

Tech’s Most Elusive Innovation: Plain-Old English

It's 2009, tech industry. Can we lose some of the jargon and gobbledygook, please?
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Published on October 05, 2009 11:12

Tech's Most Elusive Innovation: Plain-Old English

It's 2009, tech industry. Can we lose some of the jargon and gobbledygook, please?
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Published on October 05, 2009 11:12

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