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Seattle to Ditch 'Bad Words List'
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 8, 2008
Students and faculty complain that old-school spam filter redirects too many E-mails to a "black hole."
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Backing Up Your PC Just Got Easier
By David LaGesse -
Money & Business
- October 7, 2008
New software helps Backblaze and Clickfree ease the pain of copying precious files.
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RealDVD Suspends Sales, May Reappear Overnight
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- October 6, 2008
Judge asks for day to study suit before deciding if Hollywood can stop sales.
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Professors Use Technology to Fight Student Cheating
By Kim Clark -
Education
- October 3, 2008
High-tech testing centers and anti-plagiarism software are some of the new tools professors are trying.
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Studios Seek to Immediately Stop RealDVD Downloads
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- October 2, 2008
Hollywood argues court should stop sales of RealNetwork's DVD-copying software.
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TiVo Finally Comes to Your Home PC
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- September 29, 2008
Nero software makes it possible, but not simple, to add TiVo service to a Windows PC.
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Collegians Get Big Discount for Microsoft Office and Vista
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- September 26, 2008
Software giant woos the young crowd with discounts that can exceed 90 percent.
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TVs Might Be Next Target for PC Crapware
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- September 26, 2008
Studios eyeing plasma screens for junk that's similar to what litters new PC screens.
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The Google Phone Is About Open Software
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- September 24, 2008
Android software is more open and flexible than the iPhone and BlackBerry.
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Symantec's Norton, Sunbelt's Vipre Speed PC Security
By David LaGesse -
Money & Business
- September 23, 2008
It's an encouraging trend: better performance by software that keeps the bad guys out.
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RealDVD Makes It Easy to Copy Movie Disks to a PC
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- September 8, 2008
Software prevents distributing movies but can copy rented disks and will irk Hollywood.
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Google Chrome: Wow, That Was Fast
By Matthew Bandyk -
Risky Business
- September 4, 2008
Google changes its policy on licensing for its Web browser.
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New Picasa Service Recognizes Faces in Photos
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- September 2, 2008
Google photo sharing site can make it easier to tag and organize photos.
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Gadget Makers Learning to Lose the Install CD
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- August 29, 2008
New devices load their own software over a USB cable.
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Adobe’s Newest Offering Links to Software and Web Sharing
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- August 26, 2008
Consumer photo and video apps to get syncing capability with site and cellphones.
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Network Magic's Charm Won't Vanish Into Cisco
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- August 15, 2008
Networking giant will still sell software while also bundling it with routers.
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I Know That Voice
Money & Business
- July 16, 2008
If you've got business to take care of on the go, why don't you just say so?
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Lasers, Software and the Devil's Slide
Science
- July 2, 2008
New system lets engineers safely dig tunnel beneath landslide-prone coastal highway.
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Windows XP Era Ends Today
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- June 30, 2008
Tried-and-true Windows version virtually disappears for buyers at Microsoft's behest.
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Can't Get to a Meeting? Make It Virtual
By Matthew Bandyk -
Money & Business
- June 17, 2008
Rising transportation costs make Web conferencing a boon for small business.
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KidZui's Kid-Safe Site and Software Now Free
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- June 4, 2008
Company hopes to build a bigger community by dropping fees for basic service and adding premium versions.
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Make it Easy
Money & Business
- June 4, 2008
The new crop of online databases is the most worker-friendly yet.
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New Windows Matches iPhone's Multitouch
By David LaGesse -
Dave's Download
- May 28, 2008
Microsoft touts Windows with new features while we'd rather see a Windows with fewer problems.
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Peer-to-Peer Networks Turn Web Saviors
By David LaGesse -
Money & Business
- May 16, 2008
Yale research helps convince Internet providers that file sharing can ease broadband congestion.
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