Deep tech thoughts Bob Collins April 6, 2009, 10:59 AM Apr 6, 2009 7 Which technology is most likely to fulfill its promise? And which is a solution in search of a problem? Read more →
Facebook’s flood fighters Bob Collins March 23, 2009, 10:59 AM Mar 23, 2009 2 Social networking sites have become the primary means for the call for volunteers to help fight the flooding along the Red River. Read more →
The death switch Bob Collins March 19, 2009, 5:01 PM Mar 19, 2009 3 If you die, how will your online friends know? Read more →
Weapons of mass mosquito destruction. Bob Collins March 18, 2009, 5:54 PM Mar 18, 2009 3 A laser weapon to kill mosquitoes. It’s the brainchild of the team that worked on President Reagan’s Star Wars initiative. Read more →
A plug for productivity Bob Collins March 17, 2009, 6:27 PM Mar 17, 2009 8 Do you stop what you’re doing and read each piece of e-mail as it comes in? How much is worth reading? Read more →
Wikileaks banned Bob Collins March 17, 2009, 10:05 AM Mar 17, 2009 4 The Web site that published Norm Coleman’s database is being banned in Australia for revealing the censorship of the Internet in Denmark. Read more →
The Twitter experience Bob Collins March 16, 2009, 8:25 PM Mar 16, 2009 A stranded airline passenger provides a lesson in how companies can survive in a bad economy? Read more →
No Wonder Bob Collins February 26, 2009, 9:20 PM Feb 26, 2009 5 Mysterious — so far — audio problems confound some TV viewers in the Twin Cities. Read more →
DTV assistance Bob Collins January 13, 2009, 11:17 AM Jan 13, 2009 2 Assistance centers for digital TV are opening in the Twin Cities. Read more →
A time to Tweet Bob Collins December 22, 2008, 12:19 PM Dec 22, 2008 4 Your jet has crashed and is burning. Is it a good time to be engaging your social network? Read more →
Who do you trust? Bob Collins December 16, 2008, 8:12 AM Dec 16, 2008 It’s not Google anymore, a survey says. Read more →
Is the Internet all it’s cracked up to be? Bob Collins December 15, 2008, 2:14 PM Dec 15, 2008 3 The third Pew report on the future of the Internet raises questions about whether we’re a more tolerant and forgiving society because of it. Read more →
DTV Bob Collins December 15, 2008, 12:00 PM Dec 15, 2008 6 With two months to go before analog TV ends, some groups say certain communities — including Minneapolis-St. Paul — are ‘at risk.’ Read more →
News Cut: Evening Brief smullis November 18, 2008, 6:30 PM Nov 18, 2008 Ordering pizza with your TiVo, space spiders and Hillary Clinton’s future. Read more →
Codeweavers promotion crashes site Bob Collins October 28, 2008, 5:05 PM Oct 28, 2008 Nearly 500,000 people got free software from a St. Paul firm on Tuesday. Read more →