Technology Audio - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/technology_audio/?source=rss&aim=technology_audio en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT Rude awakening Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/10/05/bioterror/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/10/05/bioterror/index.html?source=rss Andrew Leonard, who reported on biological warfare in his article "The Invisible Nightmare," responds to his critics. Circumvention overkill Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/09/01/dmca/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/09/01/dmca/index.html?source=rss Damien Cave on the barrage of problems with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. How felonious is your code? By Damien Cave Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/08/03/tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/08/03/tech/index.html?source=rss Damien Cave describes how Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov found himself on the wrong side of a Las Vegas jail cell. Downturn? What downturn? Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/07/23/tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/07/23/tech/index.html?source=rss Katharine Mieszkowski on why the dot-com bust didn't kill the Webby Awards' spirit -- and how yet another wacky Net celebrity stole the show. Don't call them morbid Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/07/12/tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/07/12/tech/index.html?source=rss Katharine Mieszkowski describes just what kinds of people build online burial sites. Bill Gates' problems aren't over By Amy Standen & Andrew Leonard Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/06/29/tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/06/29/tech/index.html?source=rss Andrew Leonard explains how the media read the Microsoft verdict wrong. I was a judge at the Sexiest Geek Alive contest Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/06/22/tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/06/22/tech/index.html?source=rss Katharine Mieszkowski describes the scene at the annual tribute to extreme nerddom -- and why Ellen Spertus won, hands down. The day Feed died Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/06/15/tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/06/15/tech/index.html?source=rss Scott Rosenberg describes how Feed and Suck brought intelligence and wit to the Web and why they'll be missed. My house understands me Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/06/08/tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/06/08/tech/index.html?source=rss Patrick Deutsch's home X10 setup knows when to turn the lights on, how warm to keep the kitchen and what videos to play on the toilet TV. Reporting on Yang Zili Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/06/01/tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/06/01/tech/index.html?source=rss Katharine Mieszkowski describes how tech support got the activist in trouble with Chinese authorities, and why many of the story's sources went unnamed. The recording industry eats its young Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/05/25/tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/05/25/tech/index.html?source=rss Janelle Brown describes Vivendi Universal's surprising purchase of MP3.com and what it means for the future of online music. Therapy by e-mail Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/05/18/tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/05/18/tech/index.html?source=rss All that hate mail was getting us down. So we sent a note to Usofyne.com and got back a healthy dose of ass-kissing. Why Yahoo pulled the plug on porn By Damien Cave and Amy Standen Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/05/11/tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/05/11/tech/index.html?source=rss Damien Cave tells the story of how the mega-portal got scared out of the sex-industry. The programmer's lament By David Wadler Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/05/07/tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/05/07/tech/index.html?source=rss How one overworked, underpaid coder lost his health, his sanity and his faith in the dot-com dream. The latest and greatest Web meme oddity: Hyakugojyuuichi! By Katharine Mieszkowski Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/04/27/tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/04/27/tech/index.html?source=rss We tracked down the creator of a weirdly wonderful animation site and found ... a home-schooled 14-year-old from Massachusetts. Kozmo's bright idea By Janelle Brown Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/04/20/tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/04/20/tech/index.html?source=rss The Web-delivery service wants you to return that video, but they aren't saying how. Escaping the Napster trap By Damien Cave Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/04/06/compression/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/04/06/compression/index.html?source=rss DivX Networks aims to do for video what MP3s have done for music. Can it please both hackers and the movie biz? From the Net Hall of Shame By Katharine Mieszkowski Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/03/30/psychoex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/03/30/psychoex/index.html?source=rss Remember all those sobbing, pathetic messages you left on your ex's voice mail? Well, they're now available to MP3 users everywhere on a site called "Psychoexgirlfriend." Going, going ... gone? Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/03/08/napster/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/03/08/napster/index.html?source=rss Laura Miller speaks with Salon Tech writer Janelle Brown about the recent developments in the case against Napster. Filtering out the fun Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/03/02/technology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/03/02/technology/index.html?source=rss Damien Cave explains how censorware is cutting out access to such useful Internet services as Babel Fish. Life after Napster Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/02/16/technology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/02/16/technology/index.html?source=rss Ahri Birnbaum talks with Janelle Brown about Monday's ruling against the file-trading service and the future of music distribution on the Web. Hackers in hot rods By Janelle Brown and Damien Cave Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/02/09/technology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/02/09/technology/index.html?source=rss Janelle Brown talks about Silicon Valley's drag-racing geeks and Damien Cave discusses online pornographers with image problems. Art for art's sake Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/02/05/technology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/02/05/technology/index.html?source=rss Amy Standen explains why a satirical site has the Humane Society up in arms, and Katharine Mieszkowski reports on Homestore.com's film venture. Lights out By Janelle Brown and Katharine Mieszkowski Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/01/29/tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/01/29/tech/index.html?source=rss Katharine Mieszkowski reports on the continuing West Coast energy crisis, while Janelle Brown goes underground as she explores the attraction of a new urban sport called "infiltration." Code name: Hype Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/01/22/ginger/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/01/22/ginger/index.html?source=rss Katharine Mieszkowski reports on the mystery invention that baffled technologists and publishers alike.