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Video Special


		Hitting the SPOT?: Products introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show included watches using Microsoft's new Smart Personal Object Technology. • Bill Gates Meets Dick Tracy. Again. • .com: In Your Future, Microsoft Sees SPOT • Photo Essay: Looking Back at CES


Video Special


		Watch a movie about the people and ideas behind the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the University of Maryland. High bandwidth users should try the QuickTime version. Also available is a RealPlayer version. (Video by John Poole / washingtonpost.com)


Editor's Note


		John Gilroy's "Ask the Computer Guy" column has moved to Sundays, starting with his January 27 installment. Click here to access the new home for this feature, and don't miss our new Personal Tech section.

Live Online

	Transcript: Leslie Walker hosted RealNetworks founder Rob Glaser for a discussion about the future of Internet Video. .com Live Archives: Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos discussed the Web, e-commerce and the future of the company.

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Not The Public's Domain
By tweaking the way Internet traffic is marked and routed, a move by VeriSign has had broad impact beyond where bad typists end up. -Jonathan Krim

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With War, Satellite Industry Is Born Again (Post, April 17, 2003)

Satellite Phones Go To War (Post, March 13, 2003)

In Your Future, Microsoft Sees SPOT (Post, Jan. 16, 2003)

A Parade Of Royal Outcasts (Post, Jan. 16, 2003)

The View From Symantec's Security Central (Post, Jan. 9, 2003)

Finding Shelter With Uncle Sam (Post, Jan. 9, 2003)

Tech Money Pours Into Political Causes (Post, Jan. 2, 2003)

Free Speech -- Virtually: Legal Constraints on Web Journals Surprise Many 'Bloggers' (Post, Dec. 19, 2002)

'Innovation' Is All Relative at a Muted Comdex (Post, Nov. 21, 2002)

Toward a Night At the Desktop Movies (Post, Nov. 14, 2002)

From the Dot-Com Crash to What Truly Drives Them (Post, Sept. 26, 2002)

Japanese Gadget Makers Aim Smaller, and Smarter: Firms Develop Multiuse Items For Typically Cramped Homes (Post, Sept. 12, 2002)

An Ad-Free Web Might Be a Barren Place (Post, Aug. 22, 2002)

Microsoft Wants Security Hard-Wired in Your Computer (Post, June 27, 2002)

Liberty Vs. Royalties (Post, May 2, 2002)

Internet Cafes' Phone Service Fills a Void (Post, April 18, 2002)

Tech Exhibits Often Obsolete Before Opening (Post, July 5, 2001)

The Download
Shannon Henry writes on the latest deals, hires and strategies in the Washington technology community.

Xybernaut Hid Gathering Storm In Bright Forecasts (Post, April 21, 2005)

To Grow What No One Has Grown Before (Post, April 14, 2005)

Advice for Sale In Battle for Federal Contracts (Post, April 7, 2005)

.com
Leslie Walker exposes people to the trends, personalities and strategies shaping the Washington technology region and the Internet.

EBay's Magic Has Faded But May Be Back (Post, April 21, 2005)

Ad Firms Follow Customers Around the Web (Post, April 14, 2005)

The Company That Turns Your Page (Post, April 7, 2005)

Techies

Guiding the House to the 21st Century (Post, April 11, 2002)

IN PROFILE: Reynold Schweickhardt (Post, April 11, 2002)

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Data Basics

Security Trumps Privacy in New Laws (Post, Sept. 5, 2002)

Commercial Sites Viewed Skeptically (Post, April 18, 2002)

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Working the Web

If You're Online, You Can Play: No Special Game Equipment Needed (Post, May 30, 2002)

Research Power vs. Hacker Potential: 'Distributed' Projects Raise Security Issues (Post, Feb. 21, 2002)

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Office Gear

Wireless Networking Gains Distance, Speed: NetGear System Tops Both Categories (Post, Jan. 16, 2003)

2002's Top Products Hint at Future: Bigger, Smaller, Safer, Faster, Cheaper, Friendlier, Better (Post, Jan. 9, 2003)

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Face Time

FACE TIME: LOCAL TECH EVENTS (Post, March 21, 2005)

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