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#	Date	Topic
310	28-12-02	The trouble with Java
309	17-12-02	Teens are the new tech influencers
308	8-12-02	A new way to do wireless networks
307	1-12-02	My wishes for 2003
306	21-11-02	Networking using AC power lines
305	12-11-02	Leave the laptop home
304	6-11-02	Is Dell the new monopolist?
303	31-10-02	Understanding core technologies
302	14-10-02	We don't write on glass
301	26-9-02	How to bug a Word document
300	23-9-02	Fighting Spam    and  reader comments
299	16-9-02	Where in the world is Afghanistan?
298	24-8-02	Dealing with email separation anxiety
297	19-8-02	Do you want fries with that?
296	9-8-02	I have a dream
295	24-7-02	Federated identities create new security risks
294	19-7-02	What is Microsoft doing wrong?
293	9-7-02	You may not have received this email
292	2-7-02	Separating ads from edit on search sites
291	26-6-02	The new face of printers
290	5-6-02	Don't try this at home
289	23-5-02	The clickless install
288	15-5-02	Chasing email phantom employees
287	8-5-02	How file sharing benefits the music industry
286	1-5-02	Famous Computer Products Reviewers Correspondence Course
285	26-4-02	Learning from my students on network security products
284	12-4-02	New ways to manage your Outlook contacts
283	27-03-02	Remembrance
282	21-03-02	The temptation to cut and paste
Sp.	10-03-02	Bike charity fundraising
281	4-03-02	Desperately seeking wireless solutions
280	27-2-02	Olympic networks then and now
279	1-2-02	Billing your customers
278	21-01-02	Cleaning out a virus infection
277	15-01-02	The new digital home hub
276	24-12-01	Solutions to getting email on two computers
275	18-12-01	Becoming master of your own domain
274	14-12-01	Managing your digital music, part 2
273	9-12-01	Managing your digital music, part 1
272	6-12-01	Will SMS succeed in the US?
271	28-11-01	Buying movie tickets online
270	12-11-01	Windows Movie Maker can't hold a digital candle to iMovie
269	6-11-01	Securing your home(land)
268	30-10-01	Stealing wireless bandwidth is easy
267	22-10-01	Let's talk about passwords
266	15-10-01	The Tao of technical support
265	10-10-01	Norton Anti-Virus 2002 a winner
264	4-10-01	The future of home networking
263	17-9-01	Why you should wait until next year to switch to Linux
262	10-9-01	More tips before you fire someone
261	10-6-01	Why we don't read the trades anymore
260	4-9-01	Your web-connected fridge may be a security risk
259	27-8-01	The wild west of DSL
258	21-8-01	Read this before you fire anyone
257	17-8-01	Getting Rid of Code Red
256	30-7-01	Those annoying pop-under ads
255	17-7-01	Where Webvan went wrong
254	13-7-01	Microsoft vs. Time Warner, and the coming battle for entertainment content
253	26-6-01	Playing digital music with Voyetra's Audiotron
252	19-6-01	Making Movies
251	8-6-01	Creating eBooks
250	30-5-01	Running out of ink
249	21-5-01	Blame it all on green ketchup
248	11-3-01	Cheating vs. collaboration
247	3-5-01	Serving up spare slots
246	30-4-01	Power to the passenger
245	23-4-01	Improving your remote office security with firewalls and VPNs
244	16-4-01	Improving your site's chances with search engines
243	2-4-01	Trust me, I'm from Microsoft (and I am here to help you)
242	28-3-01	Learning from black hats
241	21-3-01	Rexall's rotten eCommerce example
240	16-3-01	Choosing a mailing list service provider
239	2-3-01	Picking the right registrar
238	26-2-01	Learning from Snow White
237	9-2-01	How to make money with an online news web site
236	6-2-01	Upgrading Windows
235	30-01-01	Preventing denial of service attacks
234	24-01-01	Home networking still ain't easy
233	19-01-01	Let the games begin
232	12-01-01	Reading the news on the go
231	09-01-01	ScreenIt and BellSouth: the good and the bad of site design
230	03-01-01	There are no second chances with eCommerce
229	18-12-00	Side-by-side shopping
228	12-12-00	One man's simple secure email solution
227	1-12-00	Secure email is still the pits
226	22-11-00	Why you should have your business plan on your web site
225	17-11-00	Being a master of your domain just got harder
224	14-11-00	Thinking about grandma's computer
223	8-11-00	Remind Me
222	30-10-00	Microsoft's dead butterfly
221	25-10-00	Block them lawyers!
220	19-10-00	When you really want to read this email
219	12-10-00	Burning a better backup
218	6-10-00	Think NIC? Think again
217	4-10-00	Buying a firewall for your home network
216	29-9-00	Anniversaries
215	25-9-00	AOL, the ultimate family legacy application.
214	18-9-00	What makes for a well-designed web site
213	12-9-00	Learning from the government's security lapses
212	6-9-00	If u can rd this, u r 2 cewl
211	14-8-00	A new way to test software online
210	7-8-00	The coming Microsoft music monopoly
209	31-7-00	Making the move to net-based applications
208	24-7-00	Examining Contentville
207	18-7-00	Creating a privacy policy for your web site
206	11-7-00	Finding your match in cyberspace
205	6-7-00	eCommerce for her, another dumb idea
204	26-6-00	Stealing digital goods
203	18-6-00	Asking for your support
202	9-6-00	What becomes an eCommerce legend most?
201	1-6-00	Better design
200	26-5-00	We need volunteers
199	19-5-00	Lessons learned from the demise of boo.com
198	12-5-00	The auction is now open
197	1-5-00	Surfing on company time
196	20-4-00	The big blur
195	10-4-00	Evaluating the new wireless web applications.
194	4-4-00	Appreciating the innovations of Palm and AOL.
193	27-3-00	A plea to return to single tasking.
192	20-3-00	The hidden privacy hazards of HTML Email.
191	13-3-00	Learning from Napster
190	28-2-00	What becomes a location most?
189	18-2-00	Desperately seeking broadband
188	10-2-00	A letter from Nepal
187	4-2-00	The DotCom People
186	1-2-00	My first firewall
185	22-1-00	Joining an affiliates network
184	16-1-00	Managing web systems effectively
183	9-1-00	Staying connected when on the road (international version)
182	2-1-00	Buying a car online
181	20-12-99	The Shipping News, or when you absolutely, positively have to know
180	11-12-99	Measuring web performance
179	6-12-99	Shopping on the web, two days seems like an eternity
178	1-12-99	Internet groupware can give you competitive advantage
177	21-11-99	Keeping your contacts in sync
176	15-11-99	It's hard work protecting your family's PCs
175	8-11-99	Using email to effectively communicate with your customers
174	1-11-99	Son of (return of) push
173	25-10-99	Email paranoia
172	18-10-99	Preserving online archives
171	10-10-99	Don't let shoppers name their price
170	3-10-99	Attention loyal shoppers
169	21-9-99	Why search engines are clueless
168	12-9-99	You've Got (Hot) Mail
167	7-9-99	Using CNN for Network Management
166	27-8-99	Making beautiful music on your PC
165	21-8-99	Recommended reading
164	15-8-99	Picking the right fat pipe
163	8-8-99	The coming bandwidth congestion
162	4-8-99	When bad things happen to good PCs
161	26-7-99	Let the Instant Messaging Battle Begin
160	15-7-99	I've been hacked!
159	21-6-99	A teen-eyed view of Moneyopolis
158	14-6-99	MyHardDisk.com
157	1-6-99	What is the real price of free PCs?
156	23-5-99	More on how to start your own mailing list
155	17-5-99	What's in a (domain) name
154	12-5-99	Do you really want Windows CE on your TV?
153	4-5-99	Thughts on computers in our schools
152	27-4-99	Denial is not just a river in Egypt
151	16-4-99	How to spam your friends
150	4-4-99	Welcome to Update Planet
149	29-3-99	Beware of Microsoft's XML
148	22-3-99	Taking Credit for Inventing the Intenet
147	15-3-99	Picking the right gizmo for traveling email use
146	10-3-99	More options for home networking
145	5-3-99	Home Networking Ain't Easy
144	28-2-99	Learning about web mindshare
143	22-2-99	Microsoft should pay for lost productivity
142	16-2-99	Sympathy for the devil (Hasn't Microsoft suffered enough?)
141	8-2-99	Dealing with rogue web sites
140	25-1-99	Timing is everything
139	18-1-99	Top Ten Web Trends and Predictions
138	11-1-99	How I hate eWallets, let me count the ways
137	8-1-99	Cookie Coda
136	5-1-99	Perplexed with PINs
135	21-12-98	Make a Mac your next web server
134	15-12-98	AOL, the next Internet Superstation
133	9-12-98	Learning to love Linux
132	2-12-98	Delete this email now
131	9-11-98	We still need to kick the tires
130	3-11-98	Online comparison shopping is the pits
129	29-10-98	Buy Internet service, get a free PC
128	24-10-98	Buying into the Microsoft Web ?
127	17-10-98	Running out of time with cc:Mail
126	3-10-98	How to clean up your web site with online tools
125	28-9-98	Is there an Internet Appliance in your future?
124	17-9-98	The Starr Report was anything but a stellar day for the Internet
123	9-9-98	Sharing calendars via the web
122	18-8-98	The summer the web grew up
121	5-8-98	We already know what you are, now we are just talking price