http://dir.salon.com/topics/computers/?source=rss&aim=computers en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT By Vincent Rossmeier Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/09/19/better_pencil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/09/19/better_pencil/index.html?source=rss No! The author of "A Better Pencil" explains why such hysterical hand-wringing is as old as communication itself By Andrew Leonard Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/10/chinese_netbook_euphoria/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/10/chinese_netbook_euphoria/index.html?source=rss A hint that China's consumers are waking up: Global shipments of cheap computer processors are surging By Sarah Hepola Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/05/12/della_computers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/05/12/della_computers/index.html?source=rss Dell introduces a new website for female customers. What are the chances they sell a pink laptop? By Pablo Päster Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/09/08/printers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/ask_pablo/2008/09/08/printers/index.html?source=rss I've heard reading online uses more energy than printing documents. Can that be true? By Matt Shaer Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/02/19/avatars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/02/19/avatars/index.html?source=rss Video game designers are racing to create characters that feel real. Now, if they could only turn digital figures into flesh and blood. By Andrew Leonard Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/13/the_battlebots_of_wall_street/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/13/the_battlebots_of_wall_street/index.html?source=rss Computers dominate stock trading like never before. It's no coincidence markets are ever more volatile and opaque By Andrew Leonard Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/08/environmentally_correct_laptops/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/08/environmentally_correct_laptops/index.html?source=rss They use less power, and they are gradually replacing desktops everywhere, but small is not necessarily beautiful. By Scott Rosenberg Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/01/24/nicholas_carr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/01/24/nicholas_carr/index.html?source=rss Like electricity, the Web is everywhere and changes everything, says Nicholas Carr. But the one thing it can't deliver is freedom. By Cary Tennis Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/18/stolen_laptop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/18/stolen_laptop/index.html?source=rss Why can't I get over this? It's not like my family was murdered, or I'm a refugee -- it was just a laptop! By Tracy Clark-Flory Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/24/computer_science/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/24/computer_science/index.html?source=rss Researchers say women respond better to "gentler" computer programs. By Andrew Leonard Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/02/03/leonard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/02/03/leonard/index.html?source=rss Salon's Scott Rosenberg explains why even small-scale programming projects can take years to complete, one programmer is often better than two, and the meaning of "Rosenberg's Law." By Scott Rosenberg Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/02/03/rosenberg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/02/03/rosenberg/index.html?source=rss Programmers talk to computers using precise instructions -- but when they communicate with people, human language betrays them. An excerpt from "Dreaming in Code." By Andrew Leonard Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/02/01/dell_china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/02/01/dell_china/index.html?source=rss Michael Dell returns to run the company he founded, but the battle he's fighting may have been lost years ago. By Andrew Leonard Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/07/07/wage_inequality/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/07/07/wage_inequality/index.html?source=rss June hourly wages tick up, but long-term, inequality will only grow. By Tim Grieve Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/07/06/fbi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/07/06/fbi/index.html?source=rss A consultant hacks into the FBI's computer systems. By Elizabeth Grossman Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/04/10/ewaste/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/04/10/ewaste/index.html?source=rss More than 50 percent of our recycled computers are shipped overseas, where their toxic components are polluting poor communities. Meanwhile, U.S. laws are a mess, and industry and Congress are resisting efforts to stem "the effluent of the affluent." By Elizabeth Grossman Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/04/10/greenguide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/04/10/greenguide/index.html?source=rss A guide to how and where to dispose of your computer so it doesn't end up in a toxic dump. By Katharine Mieszkowski Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/09/anita_borg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/09/anita_borg/index.html?source=rss The computing world mourns the passing of technologist Anita Borg. By Farhad Manjoo Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/11/05/voting_machines/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/11/05/voting_machines/index.html?source=rss New touch-screen voting machines may look spiffy, but some experts say they can't be trusted. By Karen Croft Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/04/19/wang/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/04/19/wang/index.html?source=rss Wayne Wang's new film, "The Center of the World," shows how dangerous geek love can be. By Carlos Amantea Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/04/03/geezer9/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/04/03/geezer9/index.html?source=rss Let me tell you what happened in the Mississippi of Mexico while I was out with the Pusher Divine, and visited by Peter Lorre and his giant knife. By Katharine Mieszkowski Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/02/12/y2k_faithful/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/02/12/y2k_faithful/index.html?source=rss Y2K never quite happened. When you're paranoid, that's a tough pill to swallow. By Jack Boulware Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/11/07/france/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/11/07/france/index.html?source=rss A group of French technicians is suspended for using company computers to send dirty pictures. Letters to the editor Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/03/06/arianna/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/03/06/arianna/index.html?source=rss The divide between blacks and jobs isn't digital Plus: How to improve the election process; was "Kiss Me, Kate" worth reviving? By Andrew Leonard Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/1998/08/01/books/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/1998/08/01/books/index.html?source=rss Don't feel guilty about not buying your toddler a Pentium, a new book argues: You may be doing the kid a favor.