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<channel><title><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com -- Rob Pegoraro's Weekly Personal Technology E-mail Newsletter Archive]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/05/26/LI2005052600963.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><description><![CDATA[This is your source for news on personal technology.  Find info and reviews on the newest technology that affects your life.  Read our latest features on new tech gadgets.  ]]></description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com?nav=rss</link><url>http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif </url></image>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Goodbye In-Boxes, Hello Blogosphere ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/05/AR2007020500476.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/05/AR2007020500476.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:38:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ On March 29, 1995, The Washington Post issued an unusual invitation to its readers: Give us your e-mail addresses, and we'll tell you when we publish the monthly magazine insert called Fast Forward. Editor Craig Stoltz in the April edition wrote: ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Goodbye]]></category><category><![CDATA[In-Boxes,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hello]]></category><category><![CDATA[Blogosphere]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ After Long Wait, Microsoft's Vista Arrives ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/29/AR2007012900615.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/29/AR2007012900615.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:34:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Yesterday's column features something I've only done twice this decade: A review of a brand-new Microsoft operating system. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[After]]></category><category><![CDATA[Long]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wait,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Microsoft's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vista]]></category><category><![CDATA[Arrives]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ High-Definition Technology ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/22/AR2007012200364.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/22/AR2007012200364.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:03:59 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Even if you never crack open the Sports section, you can tell the Super Bowl is only weeks away just by looking at all the ads from electronics stores in the paper. January is a busy time of the year for anybody making, selling or buying televisions. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[High-Definition]]></category><category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Tech Shows Unplugged ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/15/AR2007011500549.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/15/AR2007011500549.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Fifteen or so blog postings, eight video clips, two radio appearances, two columns and one Web chat later, I've survived my tenth Consumer Electronics Show. It's been a busy week, to say the least.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175405438" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175405438" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shows]]></category><category><![CDATA[Unplugged]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Las Vegas Bound ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/08/AR2007010800294.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/08/AR2007010800294.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:52:40 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ By the time you read this, I'll be lost in the endless halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center, where I'll be covering the Consumer Electronics Show for most of this week. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Las]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vegas]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bound]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ 2006: The Year in Tech ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/02/AR2007010200277.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/02/AR2007010200277.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2007 08:24:11 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Are you happy 2006 is over with? If you're Microsoft, movie studios or most PC manufacturers, you probably are. But if you're Google, Apple or YouTube, you'd be forgiven for looking back on the last 12 months with a certain amount of nostalgia. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[2006:]]></category><category><![CDATA[The]]></category><category><![CDATA[Year]]></category><category><![CDATA[in]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ 'Tis the Season for Technology ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/18/AR2006121800177.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/18/AR2006121800177.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:41:01 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Still trying to figure out what presents to get everybody this year? Me too. Bring your gadget-shopping questions to my Web chat at 2 p.m. ET today. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA['Tis]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ An Overdue Look at Blu-Ray ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/11/AR2006121100290.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/11/AR2006121100290.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:12:52 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Last week, I had a PlayStation 3 in my home, but I didn't get around to playing any games on the thing. Instead, I was using it to watch movies--this was my months-delayed introduction to Blu-Ray, one of two would-be high-definition replacements for the DVD.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175408907" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175408907" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[An]]></category><category><![CDATA[Overdue]]></category><category><![CDATA[Look]]></category><category><![CDATA[at]]></category><category><![CDATA[Blu-Ray]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Mobile Smarts ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/04/AR2006120400332.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/04/AR2006120400332.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 09:42:46 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ If you'd like to read this newsletter on your phone, take a look at my column yesterday. In it, I tried out four smartphones that combine wireless Internet access, life-organizing software and multimedia playback -- the Blackberry Pearl, Nokia E62, the Palm Treo 680 and the T-Mobile Dash. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category><category><![CDATA[Smarts]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ My Picks For 3 High-End Tech Purchases ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/27/AR2006112700256.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/27/AR2006112700256.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:28:44 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ On the off chance that our advice is useful, I hope you haven't gotten into any big-ticket technology holiday purchases just yet--our guide to tech shopping ran in yesterday's Post. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[My]]></category><category><![CDATA[Picks]]></category><category><![CDATA[For]]></category><category><![CDATA[3]]></category><category><![CDATA[High-End]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category><category><![CDATA[Purchases]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Digital Music With a Side of Thanksgiving Help ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/20/AR2006112000352.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/20/AR2006112000352.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:08:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Yesterday's column could have been a two-part series: One on the basic soundness of the Microsoft Zune player, another on the appalling defects of its online store. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><category><![CDATA[With]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Side]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[Thanksgiving]]></category><category><![CDATA[Help]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Calling Out Microsoft ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/13/AR2006111300344.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/13/AR2006111300344.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:57:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A decent amount of the research for yesterday's column involved nothing fancier than talking to people on the phone. Only I wasn't using a telephone for my end of the conversation. I was using Skype, the free-through-the-end-of-the-year Internet-communication service eBay owns. I also tested Skype's video capability which you can read about in my review.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175409338" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175409338" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Calling]]></category><category><![CDATA[Out]]></category><category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Reviewing Security Bundles ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/06/AR2006110600342.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/06/AR2006110600342.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 10:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ For all the occasions when I have the luxury of trying out high-definition TVs or new digital cameras for my column, I also have to spend time testing products that nobody actually enjoys that much. Take yesterday's column, in which I assessed five different Internet-security bundles for Windows ... and couldn't find an overwhelming favorite among them. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Reviewing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bundles]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Sampling Two Browser Upgrades ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/30/AR2006103000386.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/30/AR2006103000386.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:14:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Yesterday I did something I haven't done since September 2001 -- reviewed a just-shipped Microsoft browser. In my column I try the new Internet Explorer 7 and compare it to the new Mozilla Firefox 2.0. (Note: I reviewed the Beta 3 release of IE 7 last July.) ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Sampling]]></category><category><![CDATA[Two]]></category><category><![CDATA[Browser]]></category><category><![CDATA[Upgrades]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ The IPod Turns Five ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/23/AR2006102300310.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/23/AR2006102300310.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:50:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Happy iPod birthday! Five years ago today, the digital-music player with the white headphones made its public debut (and promptly got panned by some reviewers). ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[The]]></category><category><![CDATA[IPod]]></category><category><![CDATA[Turns]]></category><category><![CDATA[Five]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Open AOL Critique ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/16/AR2006101600342.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/16/AR2006101600342.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:46:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Yesterday, I did something I haven't done in a long time: reviewed a completely new Internet suite. AOL's OpenRide software doesn't work like any other online program I've tried. And it doesn't work well.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175411539" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175411539" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Open]]></category><category><![CDATA[AOL]]></category><category><![CDATA[Critique]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Stability -- The Newest Digicam Feature ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/09/AR2006100900319.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/09/AR2006100900319.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2006 09:34:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Trying new hardware or software usually keeps me confined to my cubicle, or on a good week, my couch or den at home. But for yesterday's column, I was able to do some research at RFK Stadium. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Stability]]></category><category><![CDATA[--]]></category><category><![CDATA[The]]></category><category><![CDATA[Newest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Digicam]]></category><category><![CDATA[Feature]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ iPods Still Rule ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/01/AR2006100100304.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/01/AR2006100100304.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ If you were hoping I'd break with recent tradition in my review of Apple's latest iPods yesterday, sorry, I still like the iPod. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[iPods]]></category><category><![CDATA[Still]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rule]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Windows XP Turns 5 ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/25/AR2006092500244.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/25/AR2006092500244.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:47:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Windows XP is celebrating its fifth birthday! Aren't you happy! ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category><category><![CDATA[XP]]></category><category><![CDATA[Turns]]></category><category><![CDATA[5]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Worth the Trouble? ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/18/AR2006091800594.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/18/AR2006091800594.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:03:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Just because I write about computers for a living doesn't mean I want them in every aspect of my life. Sometimes they take away more than they give: in cost, complexity, time, whatever.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175413288" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175413288" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Worth]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Trouble?]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Dictation Software Advances ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/11/AR2006091100258.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/11/AR2006091100258.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:08:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ I gave my keyboard a rest this week but still wrote my usual quota of copy. My voice did most of the work while I tried out Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9, the update of the popular voice-dictation program that shipped this summer. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Dictation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Software]]></category><category><![CDATA[Advances]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Tech Reflections: Revisiting the Past Year's Reviews ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/04/AR2006090400373.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/04/AR2006090400373.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Every Labor Day I write a column revisiting the past year of my reviews. Instead of trying out some new gadget or program, I go through the archive to see what's changed about the products I reviewed -- good or bad reports from readers who've tried them, bug fixes or other software updates from vendors, the introduction of competing products or the appearance of glitches or flaws. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reflections:]]></category><category><![CDATA[Revisiting]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Past]]></category><category><![CDATA[Year's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Running Recalls ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/28/AR2006082800583.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/28/AR2006082800583.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:01:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ I had more fun than usual testing the subject of yesterday's column: the Nike + iPod running kit. It's a very exciting day anytime I can try a gadget that lets me go outside for a change, much less one that involves doing something I already enjoy. So, of course, I took a full month to try out this iPod add-on, running and walking with it in my shoe.  ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Running]]></category><category><![CDATA[Recalls]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Alternate Software ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/21/AR2006082100253.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/21/AR2006082100253.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:13:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Last month, I wrote a column about Microsoft ending support for all pre-2000 releases of Windows.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175413778" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175413778" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Alternate]]></category><category><![CDATA[Software]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Building a Laptop Guide ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/14/AR2006081400326.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/14/AR2006081400326.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:49:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Because my job includes trying out shiny new things like iPods, HDTVs and digital cameras, it's often assumed that I have the best gig at the paper. But that means I must occasionally perform the mind-numbing, degrading task that I spent most of Wednesday on -- calling tech support. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Building]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Laptop]]></category><category><![CDATA[Guide]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Internet to AOL: Goodbye! ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/07/AR2006080700336.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/07/AR2006080700336.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2006 10:08:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ After America Online announced that it would give up selling Internet access last week, I shoveled some ceremonial dirt on this company's long-gone dominance of the online world in an extra column that ran on Friday. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[AOL:]]></category><category><![CDATA[Goodbye!]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ A Positive IM Connection ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/31/AR2006073100375.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/31/AR2006073100375.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:53:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ RobTechGuy: OMG, a new IM release from Microsoft! ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[A]]></category><category><![CDATA[Positive]]></category><category><![CDATA[IM]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connection]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ The Limits of Hipness ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/24/AR2006072400513.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/24/AR2006072400513.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:50:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ As a technology critic, I'm used to dealing with generation-gap issues in my reporting. Much of the stuff that I write about is a lot less easy to use or even understand to people who haven't grown up trying out different gadgets. With Sunday's column topic, however -- the new Helio phone service -- I couldn't help thinking of myself as a befuddled oldster for a change.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175414154" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175414154" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[The]]></category><category><![CDATA[Limits]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hipness]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Nothing Lasts Forever ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/17/AR2006071700748.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/17/AR2006071700748.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:54:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ One of my favorite abbreviations is "TANSTAAFL" -- short for "There Ain't No Such Thing as a Free Lunch." Robert A. Heinlein's wise words explain a multitude of political, social and economic situations, and the market for commercial software is no exception. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Nothing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lasts]]></category><category><![CDATA[Forever]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ A Year With a Treo 650 ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/10/AR2006071000455.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/10/AR2006071000455.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:31:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ How popular has Palm's Treo 650 smartphone become? One summer day at RFK Memorial Stadium last year, I noticed that three of the five people in my row had their Treo 650s out. I had to take a picture of that -- so I turned on my own 650 for the snapshot. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[A]]></category><category><![CDATA[Year]]></category><category><![CDATA[With]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Treo]]></category><category><![CDATA[650]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Tech Gone Wrong, Gone Right ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/03/AR2006070300578.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/03/AR2006070300578.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2006 13:41:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ We're at the start of what ought to be a slow week, thanks to tomorrow's holiday. Things have been slow in the computer industry, too. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gone]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wrong,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gone]]></category><category><![CDATA[Right]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ How's About Taking Our Data Seriously? ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/26/AR2006062600381.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/26/AR2006062600381.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:57:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ If you're reading this e-mail on your work laptop, please don't click this link to read my column from yesterday -- at least not yet. Instead, take a look at what I wrote in Friday's paper.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175414603" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175414603" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[How's]]></category><category><![CDATA[About]]></category><category><![CDATA[Taking]]></category><category><![CDATA[Our]]></category><category><![CDATA[Data]]></category><category><![CDATA[Seriously?]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ HD Radio Needs Wake-Up Call ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/19/AR2006061900337.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/19/AR2006061900337.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:02:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Last week, I packed up the Boston Acoustics Recepter Radio HD, the subject of my review in late April, and shipped it back to the company. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[HD]]></category><category><![CDATA[Radio]]></category><category><![CDATA[Needs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wake-Up]]></category><category><![CDATA[Call]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ One Year Later, Mac's Intel Move Looks Pretty Smart ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/12/AR2006061200555.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/12/AR2006061200555.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:14:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ It's only been a year since Apple announced that it would move all of its Macintosh models to Intel processors, and I'm already done reviewing the first batch of Intel-based Macs. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[One]]></category><category><![CDATA[Year]]></category><category><![CDATA[Later,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mac's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Intel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Move]]></category><category><![CDATA[Looks]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pretty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Smart]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Bluetooth Is Finally Getting Somewhere ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/05/AR2006060500419.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/05/AR2006060500419.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2006 11:09:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ I invited the wrath of the demo gods last week, but they smiled on me for a change. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Bluetooth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Is]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finally]]></category><category><![CDATA[Getting]]></category><category><![CDATA[Somewhere]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Upon Further Review  ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/30/AR2006053000536.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/30/AR2006053000536.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2006 11:47:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ It's harder to shave when you have egg on your face, as I was reminded again last week.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175414982" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175414982" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Upon]]></category><category><![CDATA[Further]]></category><category><![CDATA[Review]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Waiting for Something Good ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/22/AR2006052200459.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/22/AR2006052200459.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2006 09:51:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Yesterday's column was yet another that found a new product wanting -- in some aspects, exceedingly so. I feel like I've been getting in a rut that way. The last six pieces I've written have all come to conclusions ranging between "too bad this product doesn't offer any kind of lasting value" to "I want to see the people responsible for this punished." ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Waiting]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Something]]></category><category><![CDATA[Good]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ The E3 Experience ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/15/AR2006051500524.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/15/AR2006051500524.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 11:22:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The tech world has turned its eyes to Los Angeles for the last week -- the site of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the video game industry's annual gathering.  ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[The]]></category><category><![CDATA[E3]]></category><category><![CDATA[Experience]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Too Little, Too Lame ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/08/AR2006050800973.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/08/AR2006050800973.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2006 16:46:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ I'd been carrying the Samsung Q1 Ultra-Mobile PC around for over a week before I finally heard "what's that?" from a stranger. I was listening to some music on the train to RFK Stadium for Thursday night's debacle when the man sitting across the aisle popped the question. The guy on the seat next to mine, evidently impressed by this laptop-esque device as well, leaned over to hear the conversation. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Too]]></category><category><![CDATA[Little,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Too]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lame]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ PC Setup 101 ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/24/AR2006042400440.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/24/AR2006042400440.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:56:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ When HP shipped a loaner computer to me so I could try out Intel's Viiv technology -- the subject of yesterday's column -- I also got a chance to see what a major PC vendor has done with the setup experience.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175415383" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175415383" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[PC]]></category><category><![CDATA[Setup]]></category><category><![CDATA[101]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Downloadable Beatles? Yesterday's News. ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/17/AR2006041700389.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/17/AR2006041700389.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:45:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Big news in the world of digital music: The Beatles are finally taking steps that might indicate that they're getting ready to consider selling their music as digital downloads, at a price and on a service and under conditions that remain unclear at the moment. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Downloadable]]></category><category><![CDATA[Beatles? Yesterday's]]></category><category><![CDATA[News.]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Alleged Spyware Distributor Gets a Date in Court ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/10/AR2006041000386.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/10/AR2006041000386.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:57:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The biggest tech headline last week was Apple's release of the Boot Camp software that lets owners of Intel-based Macs install Windows XP alongside Mac OS X. But a smaller story also caught my eye -- the news Tuesday that New York Attorney General Elliott Spitzer was suing Direct Revenue, LLC, the company behind the much-loathed spyware programs "Aurora" and "ABetterInternet." ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Alleged]]></category><category><![CDATA[Spyware]]></category><category><![CDATA[Distributor]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gets]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Date]]></category><category><![CDATA[in]]></category><category><![CDATA[Court]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Trust Me, This Is Funny ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/03/AR2006040300680.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/03/AR2006040300680.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2006 12:22:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Saturday was a big news day on the Web -- if you appreciate the art of a well-crafted April Fool's joke. And from all the made-up things I saw on Saturday, oh so many of us do. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Trust]]></category><category><![CDATA[Me,]]></category><category><![CDATA[This]]></category><category><![CDATA[Is]]></category><category><![CDATA[Funny]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Wait 'Til Next Year ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/27/AR2006032700443.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/27/AR2006032700443.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:48:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ If you've been counting down the days until you can buy a new PC with Microsoft Windows Vista -- the long-delayed successor to Windows XP -- you're going to have to wait longer. On Tuesday, Microsoft said Vista's big debut would have to wait until January 2007.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175415767" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175415767" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Wait]]></category><category><![CDATA['Til]]></category><category><![CDATA[Next]]></category><category><![CDATA[Year]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Hack Your Mac ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/20/AR2006032000480.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/20/AR2006032000480.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:36:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ It happened, and in much less time than I would have ever guessed. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Hack]]></category><category><![CDATA[Your]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mac]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Attack of the Cheap Digital TVs ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/13/AR2006031300638.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/13/AR2006031300638.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2006 11:26:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ When I reviewed a $300-ish digital TV from RCA back in January, that column generated a little confusion and skepticism. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Attack]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cheap]]></category><category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category><category><![CDATA[TVs]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Windows Vista: Six Flavors and Then Some ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/06/AR2006030600503.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/06/AR2006030600503.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2006 09:30:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The view of Windows Vista -- Microsoft's long-delayed, oft-discussed, soon-to-be-endlessly-hyped successor to Windows XP -- is still awfully murky for something that's allegedly shipping by this fall, but some details of this operating system are getting clearer. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vista:]]></category><category><![CDATA[Six]]></category><category><![CDATA[Flavors]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Then]]></category><category><![CDATA[Some]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ No Clear Choice for DVDs ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/27/AR2006022700439.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/27/AR2006022700439.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 09:41:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ I spend a lot of my limited brainpower finding things to write about in my column, but sometimes I also have to decide when I'm through covering a topic. That issue comes up when a technology has become so cheap, so commonplace that a customer can pick just on price, looks or some other quality easily judged in the store.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175416120" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175416120" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[No]]></category><category><![CDATA[Clear]]></category><category><![CDATA[Choice]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[DVDs]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Fine-Tuning a PC, Part 1: Restart Your Start Menu ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/13/AR2006021300521.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/13/AR2006021300521.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:06:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ At the start of this year, I outlined all the settings I'd had to change on a new <b>iBook</b> -- then promised the same treatment to Windows XP and Microsoft Word. That time has come. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Fine-Tuning]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[PC,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Part]]></category><category><![CDATA[1:]]></category><category><![CDATA[Restart]]></category><category><![CDATA[Your]]></category><category><![CDATA[Start]]></category><category><![CDATA[Menu]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Timing Isn't Everything ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/06/AR2006020600637.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/06/AR2006020600637.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2006 10:41:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Let's talk about two of my recent reviews, and how they provide an answer to one of the more frequent how-do-you-do-your-job questions I get: "How long does it take you to do a review?" ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Timing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Isn't]]></category><category><![CDATA[Everything]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Palm OS vs. Windows Mobile: The Debate Continues ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/30/AR2006013000294.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/30/AR2006013000294.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:29:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ For the last three weeks or so, I've been carrying around what look like two copies of the same phone -- the new Palm Treo 700w that I reviewed in yesterday's paper, and the older Palm Treo 650 that I bought last summer. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Palm]]></category><category><![CDATA[OS]]></category><category><![CDATA[vs.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mobile:]]></category><category><![CDATA[The]]></category><category><![CDATA[Debate]]></category><category><![CDATA[Continues]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ How Soon Is Now? ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/22/AR2006012200440.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/22/AR2006012200440.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:11:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ In yesterday's column, I reviewed Apple's iMac for the fourth time, and barely two months after the last time I'd checked out this all-in-one desktop. But the machine I tested this time around was nothing like any of the others -- it's got an Intel Core Duo processor on the inside instead of a PowerPC G3, G4 or G5.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175416555" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175416555" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[How]]></category><category><![CDATA[Soon]]></category><category><![CDATA[Is]]></category><category><![CDATA[Now?]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Tech Show Recovery ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/17/AR2006011700484.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/17/AR2006011700484.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:13:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ By the time you read this, I'll still be recovering from the Consumer Electronics Show and Macworld Expo. Attending both conventions in succession constitutes my annual act of drinking from the tech-industry fire hose. If I can count on anything after hitting each show, it's having a ton of new article ideas. Not to mention needing to do my laundry. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category><category><![CDATA[Show]]></category><category><![CDATA[Recovery]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Handicapping the DVD Format War ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/09/AR2006010900553.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/09/AR2006010900553.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:04:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ By the time you read this, I'll be recovering from the Consumer Electronics Show. I can think of few other finish lines that I've been happier to reach than the end of a CES (well, aside from the Marine Corps Marathon). ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Handicapping]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[DVD Format]]></category><category><![CDATA[War]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ New Year, New Gadgets ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/03/AR2006010300611.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/03/AR2006010300611.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2006 11:51:07 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Welcome to 2006. Do you miss 2005 yet? ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[New]]></category><category><![CDATA[Year,]]></category><category><![CDATA[New]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Firefox 1.5, and a Last Chance for Gift Questions ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/19/AR2005121900310.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/19/AR2005121900310.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:29:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Yesterday's column revisits one of the regular subjects of my reporting, the Firefox Web browser. I tried out version 1.5 and found a lot to like, and only a few things overlooked. (Here's the review of the 1.0 release.)<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175416981" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175416981" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Firefox]]></category><category><![CDATA[1.5,]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Last]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chance]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gift]]></category><category><![CDATA[Questions]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ The Tough Task of Making Your Video Portable ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/11/AR2005121100709.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/11/AR2005121100709.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The TV business has been buzzing with the sudden growth in online video downloads, between those offered for sale at Apple's iTunes Music Store and those to be given away at sites like AOL.com. But a lot of people -- like, for instance, me -- don't need another source of TV to watch; the hard drives of our digital video recorders are brimming with footage that we have no time to watch. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[The]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tough]]></category><category><![CDATA[Task]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[Making]]></category><category><![CDATA[Your]]></category><category><![CDATA[Video]]></category><category><![CDATA[Portable]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Yet Another Gift Chat and an Automatic Firefox ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/05/AR2005120500617.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/05/AR2005120500617.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2005 10:10:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Somehow, despite all the time I find myself spending in instant-messaging chats, I'd never devoted an entire column to the biggest program in that category, America Online's AIM, until yesterday. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Yet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Another]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gift]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chat]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[an]]></category><category><![CDATA[Automatic]]></category><category><![CDATA[Firefox]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Free Protection and Office Openings ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/28/AR2005112800439.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/28/AR2005112800439.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2005 10:37:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Early last month, I tried out this year's editions of the Internet-security suites from McAfee and Symantec, the two programs most likely to show up preinstalled on a new Windows PC. I was not terribly impressed by either. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Free]]></category><category><![CDATA[Protection]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Office]]></category><category><![CDATA[Openings]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Gadget Guide and Bungled Bundles ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/21/AR2005112100417.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/21/AR2005112100417.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:51:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The temperature dropped below freezing last week in D.C., which means two things: My heating bill is about to vault into triple digits, and I'm due to get a lot of questions about shopping for computers.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175419224" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175419224" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Gadget]]></category><category><![CDATA[Guide]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bungled]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bundles]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ OpenOffice, Missing Sync ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/14/AR2005111400412.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/14/AR2005111400412.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:16:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ When people hear that I review computing products for a living, many often say, "Ah, so you're the guy who gets to play with every new iPod." What they don't realize is that I'm also the guy who gets to play with every new word-processor, spreadsheet and slide-show program. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[OpenOffice,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Missing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sync]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Copyrights and Wrongs ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/06/AR2005110600669.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/06/AR2005110600669.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ I did most of last week's column away from my desk -- by design. I was testing the Front Row software on Apple's new iMac, which lets you play the music, movies and photo slideshows on your computer from across the room, using a simplified full-screen interface and a compact, six-button remote control. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Copyrights]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wrongs]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Handhelds Hanging In ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/30/AR2005103000805.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/30/AR2005103000805.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2005 18:55:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Remember when it was cool to flaunt your ownership of a personal digital assistant? Yeah, that takes me back as well.  ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Handhelds]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hanging]]></category><category><![CDATA[In]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Picking the Right iPod For You ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/23/AR2005102300816.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/23/AR2005102300816.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ I sort of hope that yesterday's column was the last time I have to review a new iPod this year. That was my fifth piece on Apple's line of music/photo/video handhelds -- and yet each time I wonder if anybody really cares all that much about these things, the reaction makes it clear that people do.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175419759" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175419759" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Picking]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Right]]></category><category><![CDATA[iPod]]></category><category><![CDATA[For]]></category><category><![CDATA[You]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Just the Web, Please ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/16/AR2005101600821.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/16/AR2005101600821.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2005 19:12:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ I wrote like it was 2001 in yesterday's column -- a review of the kind of device that I haven't seen since those halcyon days at the start of this millennium, a Web appliance. This revival of that hitherto-success-free genre comes from AMD. Its Personal Internet Communicator delivers the Web and not much else, but it just might provide enough to satisfy people who want to get online without having to submerge themselves in the finer points of Windows maintenance. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Just]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Web,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Please]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Security Problems ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/09/AR2005100901536.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/09/AR2005100901536.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2005 22:27:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Nobody likes viruses, but I'm not sure if anybody really likes anti-virus software -- not to mention all the other protective programs you need to run in Windows, from firewalls to anti-spyware utilities. That's what I've heard, over and over and over, from readers who have struggled to deal with these often cranky programs. (Really, it is astounding how many problems people have had, and how an e-mail complaining about McAfee will always be followed by one kvetching about Symantec, and vice versa.) And that's what I experienced last week as I tested the security suites McAfee and Symantec have just released. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Problems]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Carrying Portability Too Far ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/03/AR2005100300384.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/03/AR2005100300384.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2005 09:37:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ I'm glad I'm not writing this on either of the two tiny portable computers I reviewed in yesterday's Post, or the work would probably take me twice as long. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Carrying]]></category><category><![CDATA[Portability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Too]]></category><category><![CDATA[Far]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ A Windows Mobile OS That Finally Holds Its Own ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/26/AR2005092600484.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/26/AR2005092600484.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:18:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Yesterday, I reviewed a new operating system from Microsoft. No, not Windows Vista, the successor to Windows XP that's supposed to ship next year. I tried out Windows Mobile 5, the new software for handheld organizers and smartphones that's now showing up on devices such as the Dell Axim X51v and UT Starcom PPC-6700.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175420274" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175420274" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[A]]></category><category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category><category><![CDATA[OS]]></category><category><![CDATA[That]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finally]]></category><category><![CDATA[Holds]]></category><category><![CDATA[Its]]></category><category><![CDATA[Own]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Nano Provides a Look at Windows' Sync Hole ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/19/AR2005091900562.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/19/AR2005091900562.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:12:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Yesterday's column caused no small amount of distraction at the Washington Post cube farm -- every time a co-worker spotted the tiny Apple iPod Nano on my desk, they'd want to check it out. "Can I touch it?" was probably the most frequent comment. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Nano]]></category><category><![CDATA[Provides]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Look]]></category><category><![CDATA[at Windows']]></category><category><![CDATA[Sync]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hole]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Reflections on Technology and Katrina ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/05/AR2005090500619.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/05/AR2005090500619.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Labor Day weekend just ended (sigh...), which means I've just taken my now-annual second look at old column topics. I started doing this a couple of years ago; one motivation then, I must confess, was the lack of any other compelling news topics at the time.  ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category><category><![CDATA[on]]></category><category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Katrina]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ The Sounds of E-Music ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/29/AR2005082900456.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/29/AR2005082900456.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:13:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Hello, Washington! Are you ready to rock?! If so, please read my column about online music services. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[The]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sounds]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[E-Music]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Zooming in on Digital Cameras ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/22/AR2005082200313.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/22/AR2005082200313.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2005 09:02:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ It's a been a while since we've taken a look at digital cameras. For one thing, there's so many of them. For another, there are so many different types to try out, from ultra-zooms to super-things to D-SLRs. So we dithered about how to approach the digital-camera market and spent our time covering all the other personal technology stuff. <br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175420680" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175420680" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Zooming]]></category><category><![CDATA[in]]></category><category><![CDATA[on]]></category><category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cameras]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Broadband's Fast-Moving Marketplace ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/15/AR2005081500333.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/15/AR2005081500333.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ It's easy to beat up on the cable company and the phone company, maybe too easy -- but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be done on occasion. Yesterday's column takes a look at the state of competition in the broadband market, how government actions have left room for rivals to the incumbent cable and phone carriers, and how digital subscriber line access has remained a relatively free, competitive market anyway. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Broadband's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fast-Moving]]></category><category><![CDATA[Marketplace]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Software Security Scramble ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/08/AR2005080800408.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/08/AR2005080800408.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2005 09:24:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ If all the software on your computer is up to date, you don't need to read my column from yesterday's Post. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Software]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Scramble]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Laptop Reviews and Gadgets to Go ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/01/AR2005080100474.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/01/AR2005080100474.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2005 09:13:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Once a year, we take a look at the world of laptops -- in particular, those laptops that are light and cheap enough to merit consideration for use by college students and other people who regularly use a computer on the go. To be exact, that means laptops that weigh under 5.5 pounds and sell for under $1,500. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Laptop]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reviews and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Go]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ A Closer Look at Podcasting ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/25/AR2005072500443.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/25/AR2005072500443.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:16:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ As buzz-worthy technologies go, podcasting meets all the requirements: It has a nifty name, a truckload of hype behind it and few people actually know what it is. So you can say almost anything you want about it, and people will still think you know what you're talking about.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175421067" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175421067" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[A]]></category><category><![CDATA[Closer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Look]]></category><category><![CDATA[at]]></category><category><![CDATA[Podcasting]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Must See TV? ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/18/AR2005071800323.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/18/AR2005071800323.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The fun part of researching yesterday's column was relaxing in a neighborhood coffee shop and watching a DVD -- one that had not left my home several blocks away. The un-fun part was all the work I'd had to do to get to that point, and when I say "watching," I mean "watching a blurry, low-fi version" of the film.  ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Must]]></category><category><![CDATA[See]]></category><category><![CDATA[TV?]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Sony's EDGE-y Vaio T350 Laptop ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/10/AR2005071000585.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/10/AR2005071000585.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ For my column yesterday, I almost ran out of synonyms for the word "wireless." The Sony Vaio T350 laptop I reviewed included three different forms of wireless connectivity: Bluetooth, WiFi and Cingular's EDGE service. The last was the newsworthy bit, as the T350 was the first laptop I've seen with built-in wirelessI mean, cellular data support. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Sony's]]></category><category><![CDATA[EDGE-y]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vaio]]></category><category><![CDATA[T350]]></category><category><![CDATA[Laptop]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Google's Eye in the Sky ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/04/AR2005070400655.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/04/AR2005070400655.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Every time I fly in or out of National or Dulles airports, I play a little game: I plaster my face to the plane window and see how far away from home I can track my progress -- not intermittently, but continuously -- by spotting familiar landmarks on the ground. This is easy on a flight up to New York or Boston, but quickly gets difficult to the south and west of D.C. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Google's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Eye]]></category><category><![CDATA[in]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sky]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Your Next Television Set ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/26/AR2005062600562.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/26/AR2005062600562.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ For several years running, I've advised readers to wait to buy a digital television, because prices would only get lower while the hardware would improve significantly over time. Almost exactly two years ago, I wrote, "As good as digital TV looks today, procrastination still looks better." <br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175421593" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175421593" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Your]]></category><category><![CDATA[Next]]></category><category><![CDATA[Television]]></category><category><![CDATA[Set]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Apple Switches Its Core  ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/20/AR2005062000274.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/20/AR2005062000274.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Apple shaking hands with Intel is easily one of the weirder moments in recent computing history. My column yesterday takes a look at this surprising decision, why Apple did it and what this might mean for its customers -- and everybody else who uses a personal computer. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category><category><![CDATA[Switches]]></category><category><![CDATA[Its]]></category><category><![CDATA[Core]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Password Insecurity and a Laptop Review ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/11/AR2005061100489.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/11/AR2005061100489.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ How many passwords did you have to enter before reading this message? How many others have you had to enter today? How about by the end of this week? ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Password]]></category><category><![CDATA[Insecurity]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Laptop]]></category><category><![CDATA[Review]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Reading the New Palms ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/05/AR2005060500594.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/05/AR2005060500594.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ It's been a while since I've reviewed any handheld organizers -- longer still since I've reviewed one favorably. I evaluated PalmOne's Tungsten T5 and Dell's Axim X50v last October and found them both wanting; only back in October 2003 did I give an unqualified thumbs up to an organizer -- specifically, PalmOne's Tungsten E. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Reading]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[New]]></category><category><![CDATA[Palms]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Building a Better Browser ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/29/AR2005052900354.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/29/AR2005052900354.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ For the second time in two weeks, I reviewed a Web browser in my Sunday column -- and for the second time in two weeks, came up with about the same conclusion. <br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175422032" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175422032" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Building]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Better]]></category><category><![CDATA[Browser]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ A Rewind on Music Subscriptions ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/23/AR2005052300253.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/23/AR2005052300253.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2005 07:17:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ I've got music on my mind again this week. In Sunday's column, I review the two latest additions to the digital-music market, RealNetworks' Rhapsody and Yahoo's Music Unlimited. These two are the latest in a long line of stores that have tried to challenge Apple's iTunes supremacy, but they seem set to do more than just imitate and follow the market leader. Read on to find out how.  ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[A]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rewind]]></category><category><![CDATA[on]]></category><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><category><![CDATA[Subscriptions]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Answering the 'Payola' Question ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/16/AR2005051600239.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/16/AR2005051600239.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2005 07:19:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ There's been some news lately about technology reviewers getting cash and freebies from various gadget makers. I address that below, but first let's run through what ran in yesterday's personal technology section. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Answering]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA['Payola']]></category><category><![CDATA[Question]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Burning the Broadcast Flag ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/09/AR2005050900269.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/09/AR2005050900269.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2005 08:09:01 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The FCC's silly broadcast flag got the hook Friday courtesy of a panel of federal judges. While this is something to celebrate, I discuss below how the ruling doesn't mean the entertainment industry won't keep trying to control how you use your entertainment hardware. Now, on to this week's personal tech line-up... ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Burning]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Broadcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[Flag]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Reviewing Apple's Tiger Release ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/30/AR2005043000636.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/30/AR2005043000636.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Early Friday evening, a friend who lives within sight of the Apple Store in Arlington, Va., sent me this brief text message:<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175422724" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/technology/personaltech;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=51175422724" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Reviewing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Apple's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tiger]]></category><category><![CDATA[Release]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Music, Movies and Mozilla ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/25/AR2005042500814.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/25/AR2005042500814.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Digital music has been good to me -- I've gotten about a column a month out of this topic for the past three or so years running. Sunday's column was my latest on the subject, talking about the things that still don't quite work in the music-download market, just shy of two years since the debut of Apple's iTunes Music Store. Read the column here. ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[Music,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mozilla]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ My 2 Cents on New WiFi Standard ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/18/AR2005041800931.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/18/AR2005041800931.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2005 13:27:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Most of the computer industry's marketing is grounded on a simple equation: more = better. Whether it's processor speed, memory, hard-drive size, screen width, Internet bandwidth or some other thing, you can never have too much of it. And for a long time, that made sense.  ]]></description><author><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com]]></author><category><![CDATA[My]]></category><category><![CDATA[2]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cents]]></category><category><![CDATA[on]]></category><category><![CDATA[New]]></category><category><![CDATA[WiFi]]></category><category><![CDATA[Standard]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
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