<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Fast Forward</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/technology/columns/fastforward?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><description>Fast Forward</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[5 Ways to Unleash Music]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11115-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11115-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Two years ago this coming Thursday, the online music business stopped being a joke. When Apple Computer opened its iTunes Music Store for business on April 28, 2003, people finally had a song-downloads destination that provided a fair value for the money.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WiFi Shifts Into a Faster Gear]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58264-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58264-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The alphabet soup of wireless networking is getting a few new letters. This latest addition to the recipe promises faster data transfers over wider areas for your home computers, but it comes with a catch: It's based on a standard that doesn't exist yet.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[An iPod of a Better Color]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39145-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39145-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Digital music players are going through the color screen transition, with  Apple Computer Inc.'s market-leading iPod a prime exhibit of the trend.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wireless Carriers Should Shed  Tech-Phobia]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20469-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20469-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[We still face the same basic constraints that our grandparents did when choosing what color of rotary-dial phone to get from the Bell System: You can only buy what the phone wireless company wants to sell.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeking a More Intuitive Search Tool]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2606-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2606-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A gaggle of contenders has recently put forth replacements for Microsoft's search. Some are popular Web portals, some are small, obscure developers, and one's a division of Microsoft itself. <br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sony's PSP Should Stick to Games]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48974-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48974-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The $250 Sony PlayStation Portable is a "peerless" portable gaming device that combines "sharp graphics, deep game play and easy online connectivity."]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[BitTorrent May Prove Too Good to Quash]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28925-2005Mar12.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28925-2005Mar12.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This free, open-source program offers a spyware-and nuisance-free installation and can be used to distribute software and entertainment legally." <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Headaches for Photo Filers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9149-2005Mar5.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9149-2005Mar5.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Picasa 2 fails to solve the same problem that has defeated other photo-album programs: where to put pictures. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Running on a Creaky Operating System]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55207-2005Feb26.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55207-2005Feb26.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A program can't ever really die, but it can get old. Very old. Almost four years after the release of Windows XP and Mac OS X, some users continue to boot their machines into more senior versions of Windows or the Mac OS. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Dots More 'i's]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37119-2005Feb19.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37119-2005Feb19.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The most important letter in Apple's alphabet must be "i" -- not just for its iMac and iBook computers, but for its flock of i-named multimedia applications. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Napster To Go Doesn't Quite Add Up]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18496-2005Feb12.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18496-2005Feb12.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Whether you like Napster To Go, the online store's new music subscription service, depends on whether you think of it as all-you-can-eat or all-you-can-pay.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dormant E-Mail Market is Waking Up]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A419-2005Feb5.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A419-2005Feb5.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Does anybody care about e-mail anymore? You might think not, looking at the sleepy state of the market for consumer mail software in Windows. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mini Can Put Macs in Hands of the Masses]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46426-2005Jan29.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46426-2005Jan29.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Mac Mini is Apple's first desktop computer to sell for under $500. It's also the first desktop from Apple -- or any other source -- that comfortably fits in my car's glove compartment. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Mini-Player in the Music Game]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28202-2005Jan22.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28202-2005Jan22.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Apple's iPod Shuffle has been drawing oohs and aahs. This tiny device (just 1  1/2 ounces with its headphones and lanyard) is the iPod for the rest of us. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recordings Made Way Too Hard ToGo]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11103-2005Jan14.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11103-2005Jan14.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TiVo's new TiVoToGo feature allows users to transfer recordings to Windows computers over a home network, stuffing hard drives with all those shows they might never find time to watch otherwise.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waiting for TV to Inherit The Future]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58311-2005Jan8.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58311-2005Jan8.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The good news from this year's Consumer Electronics Show is that companies manufacturing the latest television models have finally learned to make some of these sets fit into ordinary budgets.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Takes Another Stab at Web on TV]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40337-2005Jan1.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40337-2005Jan1.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As a Web access device, MSN TV 2 does remarkably well at reproducing the Web on a TV's duller screen.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Been a Day-to-Day Battle With Intruders]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23966-2004Dec24.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23966-2004Dec24.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With viruses, worms, spyware, spam and phishing, running a computer this year -- especially one with Windows -- has often been a colossal headache. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 Steps to Safer Surfing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9658-2004Dec18.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9658-2004Dec18.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Keeping a Windows PC safe can demand a high degree of vigilance, and yet attacks by viruses, worms, spyware and browser hijackers can be prevented with some initial effort. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft's Media Center Still Falls Short]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56864-2004Dec11.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56864-2004Dec11.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/fastforward</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Microsoft's Media Center edition of Windows XP has to rank as one of the company's bigger disappointments in a while.<br> <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item></channel></rss>
