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  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Sen. Chuck Schumer Champions Push To Protect Privacy Of Smartphone Sexters

    ​Bad news, smart phone users: those penis private pics you snapped with your iPhone aren't as private as you'd probably hoped.Senator Chuck Schumer to the rescue.Schumer today announced that he's asked the Federal Trade Commission to launch an investigation into whether smart phone apps on Apple a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Gwyneth Paltrow Launches 'GOOP City' App, Reviews St. Marks Bookshop

    ​Gwyneth Paltrow, ever the entrepreneur, has launched an iPhone app called "GOOP City" (after her uber-precious GOOP newsletter). It's Paltrow's guide to New York City, and according to Gawker video editor Matt Cherette, it is "worth every penny." It's also presumably kind of spacy and just fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Matthias Poehm, Hero, Establishes Political Party to Destroy PowerPoint

    ​Everybody hates PowerPoint. There is no disputing this. The only thing anyone has ever learned from a PowerPoint presentation is the fact that PowerPoint is worthless. Most of us just weakly accept that we can't escape Microsoft's juggernaut and continue to live in a world where animated tran ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    How Can Andy Cohen's Show Ever Get Canceled?

    ​I'm not saying it should be, mind you. The man is clearly some kind of genius, with his popular programming choices for Bravo, which include his very own chat show on that very same channel. But if the ratings ever tumble, what will happen to his show?

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    What You Missed From Andrew Cuomo's State of the State

    ​New Governor Andrew Cuomo just wrapped up his inaugural State of the State address. Did you miss it? There was a lot of folksy humor and clapping and quasi-inspirational stuff about working together, and trying to make Albany function, and serving the people of New York instead of "special intere ... More >>

  • Film

    December 22, 2010

    Year in Film: Culture High

    Young guns of the local rep scene

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Jeff Orlick of the 5-Boro Pizza Tour Launches Real Pizza of New York App

    keepwaddling1/flickrThere's an app for this.​Jeff Orlick, best known for his 5-Boro Pizza Tour, has introduced the latest app every New York pizza lover needs: the Real Pizza of New York iPhone app.

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Jailbreaking Dongle Freedom! iPhone Users, DVD Copiers Oppressed No More!

    ​Have you ever wanted to play video games that Apple didn't sell on your iPhone? Have you ever wanted to use apps that Apple didn't sell on your iPhone? Have you ever wanted to switch carriers with your iPhone (because AT&T blows)? Have you ever wanted to copy a copy-protected DVD? Have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2010

    Apple Apps Turn Religious: If Man is Five, Then the iPhone is Six and God is Seven

    ​America is under attack. It's "a new strain of strident atheism" and it's deadly. To the rescue? iPhone applications, according to the New York Times. And if you're on the other side of the war, there's tools for you, too -- alternative applications "arming nonbelievers for battle." It's like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    Caroline Kennedy and 'Daily News' columnist Michael Daly: The princess and the pea-brain

    Michael Daly's column has to be a put-on. If it's not, then give him an "F" for fatuous. In "Let's make Caroline Kennedy our special envoy to Washington," the self-serious Daily News scribe fights back his tears about Caroline Kennedy's withdrawal from the Senate appointment race and opines: Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2008

    The Schnorring of America -- Obama is About to End It

    Michael Daly's column has to be a put-on. If it's not, then give him an "F" for fatuous. In "Let's make Caroline Kennedy our special envoy to Washington," the self-serious Daily News scribe fights back his tears about Caroline Kennedy's withdrawal from the Senate appointment race and opines: Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2008

    The Schnorring of America -- Obama is About to End It

    Michael Daly's column has to be a put-on. If it's not, then give him an "F" for fatuous. In "Let's make Caroline Kennedy our special envoy to Washington," the self-serious Daily News scribe fights back his tears about Caroline Kennedy's withdrawal from the Senate appointment race and opines: Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2008

    Improv Everywhere Bring Giant Desktops to Starbucks

    Michael Daly's column has to be a put-on. If it's not, then give him an "F" for fatuous. In "Let's make Caroline Kennedy our special envoy to Washington," the self-serious Daily News scribe fights back his tears about Caroline Kennedy's withdrawal from the Senate appointment race and opines: Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2007

    How $2 Million Could Derail Open-Source Voting Machines in NY Elections

    Michael Daly's column has to be a put-on. If it's not, then give him an "F" for fatuous. In "Let's make Caroline Kennedy our special envoy to Washington," the self-serious Daily News scribe fights back his tears about Caroline Kennedy's withdrawal from the Senate appointment race and opines: Ma ... More >>

  • Screens

    June 20, 2006

    All Hail

    With its new spreadsheet application, Google continues on its path toward world domination

  • Screens

    April 4, 2006

    Confessions of a Conflicted Mac User

    So, Apple can run Windows. Think that'll settle the heart of this geek?

  • Screens

    December 13, 2005

    Thousand Eyes

    Why is the Korean military mad at Google? Also: 50 Cent's old and new house.

  • VLS

    November 1, 2005

    You've Got Wail

    Why is the Korean military mad at Google? Also: 50 Cent's old and new house.

  • News

    April 12, 2005

    Russell Simmons, Tax Man

    Hip-hop mogul helps young and broke get refunds—for a price

  • News

    August 17, 2004

    Tracks of Your Tears

    Don't cry when an iPod breaks a big house mix into a jillion pieces

  • News

    April 27, 2004

    iPod Junkie

    Where and how to get high off the hottest little gadget in the universe

  • News

    April 6, 2004

    Viral Marketing

    McAfee or Norton? Take the blinders off and say hello to Trend Micro.

  • News

    March 2, 2004

    Words Into Type

    College Student Seeks Miracle Machine to Transform Lectures Into Notes

  • News

    February 3, 2004

    Blue Notes

    Tablet PCs: What's the Big Deal?

  • News

    December 2, 2003

    Buy the Book

    Finding the Computer How-To That's Right for You

  • News

    September 16, 2003

    Read, Write, Retouch

    The Best Ways to Learn Photoshop

  • Dance

    April 22, 2003

    Digital Bodies in Real Time

    Choreographers Inspire Other Artists to Electronic Experiments

  • News

    April 22, 2003

    Great Walls of Fire

    How to Keep Ruffians Out of Your Computer—for Free

  • News

    March 11, 2003

    Bugsplat

    How to Keep Ruffians Out of Your Computer—for Free

  • News

    December 31, 2002

    Palmistry

    How to Keep Ruffians Out of Your Computer—for Free

  • News

    November 26, 2002

    Vinyl Resting Place

    How to Keep Ruffians Out of Your Computer—for Free

  • News

    November 19, 2002

    Amiga Mia

    How to Keep Ruffians Out of Your Computer—for Free

  • Books

    June 25, 2002

    Happy Hacking

    How to Keep Ruffians Out of Your Computer—for Free

  • Film

    February 12, 2002

    Code Warriors

    How to Keep Ruffians Out of Your Computer—for Free

  • News

    December 5, 2000

    Fourth Street Flashpoint

    New Yorkers Talk Back to Dotcom Ad

  • News

    March 14, 2000

    Probe My Ports

    Adventures With Privacy Software

  • News

    February 15, 2000

    Hacking the Future

    Why Code Crackers Will Lead the Digital Age

  • Long Island Voice

    January 11, 2000

    Searching in the Dark

    Why Code Crackers Will Lead the Digital Age

  • News

    January 4, 2000

    Searching in the Dark

    Net Filtering Software Censors Much More Than Porn

  • News

    October 19, 1999

    Talking to the Machine

    Finally, Software That Gets My Dichotomy — Or Is That Dike Hot to Me?

  • News

    July 27, 1999

    New Word Order

    Digital Graffiti or Communication Breakthrough?

  • News

    June 15, 1999

    My Own Private Y2K

    Digital Graffiti or Communication Breakthrough?

  • News

    June 8, 1999

    Through the Carpal Tunnel

    Tired of Typing? Slip on Some Cyborg Gloves.

  • News

    March 16, 1999

    Code Free

    Unleashing Progressive Politics on the Technopoly

  • News

    February 9, 1999

    Bubble Economy

    Unleashing Progressive Politics on the Technopoly

  • News

    July 7, 1998

    Smashing Windows

    Linux, the David of Operating Systems, Poses a Threat to Microsoft's Goliath

  • News

    June 2, 1998

    Opening Windows

    Linux, the David of Operating Systems, Poses a Threat to Microsoft's Goliath

  • News

    December 9, 1997

    Access Denied

    Did the thought police kill a Web site?

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