http://dir.salon.com/topics/technology_reviews/?source=rss&aim=technology_reviews en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST By Laura Miller Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2004/11/23/myst4/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2004/11/23/myst4/index.html?source=rss Rich and evocative, "Myst IV: Revelation" is a worthy successor to one of the greatest computer games of all time. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2003/08/22/goin_dotcom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2003/08/22/goin_dotcom/index.html?source=rss "Goin' Dot Com!" is a musical devoted to lampooning and celebrating the joys and horrors of the Internet boom, and it's funnier than it has any right to be. Ted Bridis Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2003/08/01/copyright/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2003/08/01/copyright/index.html?source=rss By Marc Rotenberg Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2001/11/07/lessig/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2001/11/07/lessig/index.html?source=rss In "The Future of Ideas" Lawrence Lessig explains why ham-handed efforts to increase copyright protection are a threat to freedom and prosperity. By Wagner James Au Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2001/08/24/max_payne/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2001/08/24/max_payne/index.html?source=rss In the hit computer game Max Payne, death comes with a cost: Your own tortured soul. By Laura Miller Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2001/05/29/myst3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2001/05/29/myst3/index.html?source=rss Exile, the sequel to Myst and Riven, is beautiful eye candy, but not quite art. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2001/05/01/secrets_of_silicon_valley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2001/05/01/secrets_of_silicon_valley/index.html?source=rss A new documentary follows two young activists on a crusade to expose the tech industry's labor woes. By Janelle Brown Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2001/04/19/center_of_the_world/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2001/04/19/center_of_the_world/index.html?source=rss Are computers turning geeks into sex-starved automatons incapable of meaningful connection? By Janelle Brown Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2001/04/17/well/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2001/04/17/well/index.html?source=rss Author Katie Hafner says the online community made history -- from a legendary fight against anti-porn hysteria to the simple task of providing information on head lice. By Wagner James Au Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2001/04/10/black_and_white/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2001/04/10/black_and_white/index.html?source=rss The long-awaited game Black & White is everything fans hoped it would be: A state-of-the-art excursion into our own souls. By Jordan Hubbard Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/11/17/hubbard_osx/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/11/17/hubbard_osx/index.html?source=rss A hacker reviews the beta release of Mac OS X -- and dreams of toppling Microsoft. By Daniel Drew Turner Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/11/02/turner_os_review/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/11/02/turner_os_review/index.html?source=rss The new Macintosh operating system may annoy both geeks and rookies. By Janelle Brown Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/10/25/os_x1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/10/25/os_x1/index.html?source=rss Apple's new operating system has learned a few tricks from Microsoft -- and added some neat features of its own. By Brendan I. Koerner Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/08/31/schneier/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/08/31/schneier/index.html?source=rss Master cryptographer Bruce Schneier's "Secrets and Lies" explains why computer security is an oxymoron. By Janelle Brown Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/08/16/seaman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/08/16/seaman/index.html?source=rss I tried to love my aquatic virtual pet, but all I could think was that I needed to get a life and maybe clean my goldfish bowl. By Wagner James Au Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/07/26/shogun/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/07/26/shogun/index.html?source=rss In the strategy game Shogun, war isn't just hell, it's also a great movie. By Janelle Brown Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/02/17/sims/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/02/17/sims/index.html?source=rss Why are we so eager to torture the beings we've created? The latest game from Maxis opens a window into the psyche. By Heather Mund Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/12/30/video_cameras/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/12/30/video_cameras/index.html?source=rss We test three new digital video cameras in an homage to film noir. By Janelle Brown Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/12/14/mp3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/12/14/mp3/index.html?source=rss The latest digital music players let you play MP3s on your home stereo, in your car or on the run -- but are they any good? By Janelle Brown Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/11/24/omikron/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/11/24/omikron/index.html?source=rss Will you free the residents of Omikron's totalitarian regime or lose yourself in the beauty of this game's futuristic city? Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/11/01/att_appeal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/11/01/att_appeal/index.html?source=rss AT&T asks 9th circuit to reverse a judge's ruling and block "open access" in Portland, Ore. By Janelle Brown Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/09/14/dreamcast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/09/14/dreamcast/index.html?source=rss Stunning graphics make the gaming console a delight to play -- but it'd be even better if Sega got the Net component working. By Janelle Brown Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/06/17/pirates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/06/17/pirates/index.html?source=rss Gates as a villain? Jobs an egomaniac? "Pirates of Silicon Valley" doesn't dig too deeply for insight, but it's fun. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/05/11/openlinux/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/05/11/openlinux/index.html?source=rss Caldera's new package is easy to install -- but it may point the way to an open-source Babel. By Janelle Brown Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/05/03/audible/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/05/03/audible/index.html?source=rss Audible's digital Walkman delivers on-demand spoken-word programming -- but only in limited doses.