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E-Life Baby
 (Mark Finkenstaedt — for The Washington Post)

Tech Week May 13 to 19: Washington Post reporters explore how technology pervades daily life.

Online Wedding Poll
Cyber-savvy culture is changing the traditionally sedate world of weddings. Couples not only research reception sites online, but create their own sites that keep family and friends up to date on wedding plans and registries.

We've found four examples of sites designed by soon-to-be-marrieds. Which one is your favorite?
Kevin and Kristel
Dan and Kim
Laura and Micah
Jackie and Dave
  
This is an unscientific survey of washingtonpost.com users, not a Washington Post poll.
Students Log On
To a Brave New World
Who Needs to Visit the Library When Salinger Is Just a Click Away?

We asked local high school newspaper editors how technology had changed their lives. They said the World Wide Web had eliminated trips to the library and all but eclipsed the telephone and the radio. The Internet had allowed parents to check on their weekly grades and it had created new opportunities for academic shortcuts. Most of their stories could be true anywhere ...

_____Student Videos_____
• Dakarai Aarons - DuVal
• Claire Sandberg-Bernard - Montgomery Blair High School

_____Student Essays_____
• Click here to view student essays.

Live Online
• Interactive Television with the Post's Harriet Winslow
• Protecting Kids Online with the Post's Jacqueline L. Salmon
• Tech Towns with Robert D. Atkinson
• Online Privacy with the Post's Robert O'Harrow
• Internet and Healthy Eating with FoodFit.com's Ellen Haas
• Contraception, Birth and Baby Stuff online with the Post's Terrence Chea and Amy Joyce
• Travel Plannning Online with Michael Shapiro, author of the "Internet Travel Planner"
• The Washington Area New Economy with AOL co-founder Jim Kimsey
• Wired Homes with Timothy Tong, dean of GWU's school of engineering
• Wired Kitchens with the Post's Doug Hanks
• Entertainment Ratings with Andy Wing, president of AC Nielsen Entertainment
Multimedia
• Online Weddings: The Washington Post's Jura Koncius on e-weddings.
• Low-Tech Houses: Wood is Good
• Food reporter Douglas Hanks discusses the latest in food gadgets and trends.
• The Post's Sally Squires explores a digital doctor's office.
Cartoon Gallery
• View the gallery of cartoons from the recent Wired Life special section of The Washington Post.
Growing Invisibility Is Internet's UtilityRelated Photo
Technology bombards people. It is everywhere: rapid, relentless, demanding. From the womb to the casket, the global computer network is beginning to transform life at every stage.
Other Stories
 A Guide to Popular Building Materials  (Post, May 19, 2001)

Tried And True: In a High-Tech World, Home-Building Materials Stay Decidedly Low-Tech, With Proven Results (Post, May 19, 2001)

For the Press, Too, a Fall From the Hypes: Tech Crash Derailed Careers of Many Who Covered Silicon Valley (Post, May 18, 2001)

Geared Up: We Have More Gadgets. Are We Having More Fun? (Post, May 18, 2001)


They Fell in Love. They Got Engaged. And When They Went Online to Plan Their Wedding, Everything Just Clicked  (Post, May 17, 2001)

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