October 10, 2001 - Windows XP will hit retail shelves in two weeks. There are many positive things to say about the operating system.
October 9, 2001 - Static electricity can be amusing, annoying, and dangerous to our electronics.
October 8, 2001 - The September 11th attacks mobilized aspects of the tech industry.
October 5, 2001 - The new Federal Trade Commission chief, Timothy Muras, will not seek any new internet privacy laws.
October 4, 2001 - Killing Napster isn't enough for the recording industry. The are asking to shut down file-sharing services that replaced Napster.
October 3, 2001 - The FBI, along with the nonprofit Sands Institute, is trying to persuade people to take computer privacy more seriously.
October 2, 2001 - Technology business led the way in the long boom of the 1990s. But the long boom is now looking like a big bust. The dotcom collapse and the broader economic slowdown have taken their toll on the tech economy, and the September 11th terrorist attacks seems likely to make a bad situation worse. Economists say even though some Twin Cities firms might benefit from a war on terrorism, the area's tech sector will suffer if consumer and business confidence falls. Minnesota Public Radio's Jon Gordon has the second report in our series, "Economy on the Edge."
October 2, 2001 - State governments and federal agencies are getting better at providing information and delivering services electronically.
September 27, 2001 - Under the new Anti-Terrorism bill proposed by John Ashcroft would put hackers in prison for life.
September 6, 2001 - Will writes about his daily life on his web log and wants everybody to read it.