Computers

Shopping for computers is tough!

Dell introduces a new website for female customers. What are the chances they sell a pink laptop?

Sarah Hepola Tuesday, May 12, 2009 1:42 PM UTC 33
Life Broadsheet, Gender, Computers

Ask Pablo

I've heard reading online uses more energy than printing documents. Can that be true?

Pablo Plastic Monday, Sep 8, 2008 10:12 AM UTC 28
All Salon Environment, Global Warming

Are laptop PCs the environmentally correct choice?

They use less power, and they are gradually replacing desktops everywhere, but small is not necessarily beautiful.

Andrew Leonard Thursday, May 8, 2008 8:20 PM UTC 21
Politics Environment, Globalization

The quest for the perfect game face

Video game designers are racing to create characters that feel real. Now, if they could only turn digital figures into flesh and blood.

Matt Shaer Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 12:40 PM UTC 14
Entertainment Gaming, Video Games, Tiger Woods

Trapped in the grid

Like electricity, the Web is everywhere and changes everything, says Nicholas Carr. But the one thing it can't deliver is freedom.

Scott Rosenberg Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 12:00 PM UTC 13
Entertainment U.S. Economy, Nonfiction

My laptop was stolen — I feel like my life is gone!

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!

Cary Tennis Thursday, Oct 18, 2007 10:29 AM UTC 59
Life Crime, Since You Asked, Computers

Softer software for women

Researchers say women respond better to "gentler" computer programs.

Tracy Clark-Flory Monday, Sep 24, 2007 6:57 PM UTC 22
Life Broadsheet, Science, Computers

Software is hard

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."

Andrew Leonard Saturday, Feb 3, 2007 1:35 PM UTC 74
Entertainment Author Interviews, Computers

Words fail us

Programmers talk to computers using precise instructions -- but when they communicate with people, human language betrays them. An excerpt from "Dreaming in Code."

Scott Rosenberg Saturday, Feb 3, 2007 1:30 PM UTC 29
Entertainment Computers, Books

Did China spell doom for Dell?

Michael Dell returns to run the company he founded, but the battle he's fighting may have been lost years ago.

Andrew Leonard Thursday, Feb 1, 2007 4:54 PM UTC
Politics China, Globalization

Have computer, will earn more

June hourly wages tick up, but long-term, inequality will only grow.

Andrew Leonard Friday, Jul 7, 2006 6:14 PM UTC
Politics Globalization

When it asks for a password, just hit “return”

A consultant hacks into the FBI's computer systems.

Tim Grieve Thursday, Jul 6, 2006 1:44 PM UTC
Politics FBI, War Room, Computers

Where computers go to die — and kill

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."

Elizabeth Grossman Monday, Apr 10, 2006 11:17 AM UTC 14
News China, Computers

How to recycle your computer

A guide to how and where to dispose of your computer so it doesn't end up in a toxic dump.

Elizabeth Grossman Monday, Apr 10, 2006 11:15 AM UTC 15
News Computers

“Well-behaved women rarely make history”

The computing world mourns the passing of technologist Anita Borg.

Katharine Mieszkowski Wednesday, Apr 9, 2003 7:30 PM UTC
Entertainment Computers

Voting into the void

New touch-screen voting machines may look spiffy, but some experts say they can't be trusted.

Farhad Manjoo Tuesday, Nov 5, 2002 4:17 PM UTC
Entertainment Computers

Wayne’s world

Wayne Wang's new film, "The Center of the World," shows how dangerous geek love can be.

Karen Croft Thursday, Apr 19, 2001 7:35 PM UTC
Life Sex, Computers, Love and Sex

Wheelchairs, pig guts, computers and machetes

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.

Carlos Amantea Tuesday, Apr 3, 2001 9:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Education, Mexico, Latin America

Bunker fever

Y2K never quite happened. When you're paranoid, that's a tough pill to swallow.

Katharine Mieszkowski Monday, Feb 12, 2001 8:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Computers

Porn across the water

A group of French technicians is suspended for using company computers to send dirty pictures.

Jack Boulware Tuesday, Nov 7, 2000 8:38 PM UTC
Life France, Sex, Pornography, Computers

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