On hot-button issues -- the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the Mac-PC divide -- we're quick to see bias in even the most objective news.
By Farhad Manjoo Mar 18, 2008
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By Weldon Dodd
January 20, 2009
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The government subsidizes free software. But does anyone use it?
By Andrew Leonard
August 27, 2008
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Microsoft posts a demo of its new operating system, which promises a revolutionary touch-enabled interface.
By Farhad Manjoo
May 28, 2008
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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 Andrew Leonard
February 3, 2007
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Why does Windows take minutes to start up and shut down?
By Farhad Manjoo
April 16, 2008
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A sales update on the new Mac OS.
By Farhad Manjoo
December 18, 2007
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No longer will the operating system switch to "reduced functionality mode" if it thinks you're running a stolen version.
By Farhad Manjoo
December 4, 2007
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Executives say that soon Windows will be on 1 billion computers.
By Farhad Manjoo
July 27, 2007
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The story starts with a Fortune magazine article, and ends in the second century B.C.
By Andrew Leonard
July 10, 2007
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Programming must change -- but how? At a reunion of coding pioneers, answers abound.
By Scott Rosenberg
March 19, 2004
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Who knows what Microsoft's whiz-bang new Windows will look like by the time it's ready, in 2006 or beyond? In the meantime, the bloggers of Redmond will provide progress reports.
By Scott Rosenberg
December 22, 2003
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The software king has big plans for making the world of mobile phones safe for Windows. Can phone makers, and a little Norwegian company called Opera, stop the onslaught?
By Farhad Manjoo
November 21, 2002
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A new program called Share Sniffer makes file trading easier than ever before -- and more dangerous.
By Judith Lewis
March 30, 2001
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By Janelle Brown
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October 30, 2000
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By Simson Garfinkel
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August 8, 2000
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Microsoft may offer you a break on Windows Me, but that doesn't mean the upgrade won't cost you.
By Simson Garfinkel
August 4, 2000
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Part 1: Linus Torvalds at the Villa Montalvo
By Andrew Leonard
March 6, 2000
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He wants to run for president -- and a cornucopia of other "top 10" reasons from our e-mailbag.
By Salon Technology Staff
January 18, 2000
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Ten reasons why the Microsoft founder is handing off the CEO torch.
By the Salon Technology staff
January 13, 2000
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A prudish hacker caught me surfing porn and turned the image on my monitor, and my world, upside down.
By Daniel Sieberg
December 22, 1999
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Just how close did we come to a Net ruled by Microsoft? The "server wars" show a grim counterpart to the browser wars.
By Tim O'Reilly
November 16, 1999
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All the warm, fuzzy feelings evoked by my gorgeous new laptop went up in smoke when I discovered the evil that lurked inside.
By Andrew Leonard
November 15, 1999
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Industry veteran Ellen Hancock talks about Windows NT, glass ceilings -- and how her company, Exodus, keeps its vast server farms humming.
By Julie Polito
October 18, 1999
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Red Hat's Marc Ewing steps up to the plate against Microsoft in the billion-dollar free-software ballgame.
By Andrew Leonard
October 4, 1999