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The Top 10 Social Networking Annoyances
(News) It's great to keep in touch with your friends and colleagues, but does the price have to be spam, zombie bites, and friend invitations from people you've never heard of?
(News) It's great to keep in touch with your friends and colleagues, but does the price have to be spam, zombie bites, and friend invitations from people you've never heard of?
SupportSpace Tech Support Service
(Reviews) This Web-based service delivers immediate fixes for your PC woes.
(Reviews) This Web-based service delivers immediate fixes for your PC woes.
Organize Your Life With Free Online Tools
(How To) Overwhelmed by the mere thought of getting your hectic schedule on track? Here are nine essential Web apps to help you get your must-do's done.
(How To) Overwhelmed by the mere thought of getting your hectic schedule on track? Here are nine essential Web apps to help you get your must-do's done.
Put Your Picture on the Cover of Your Favorite Magazine
(How To) Use the MagMyPic Web site to make a clever novelty magazine cover in just a few clicks.
(How To) Use the MagMyPic Web site to make a clever novelty magazine cover in just a few clicks.
Microsoft offers way to share data with social networks
(News) Microsoft is opening up its Windows Live platform to allow users to share their contact lists with five social-networking sites, some of which until now have been accessing such data through the back door.
(News) Microsoft is opening up its Windows Live platform to allow users to share their contact lists with five social-networking sites, some of which until now have been accessing such data through the back door.
BBC says its Web site is unblocked in China
(News) The BBC says its English-language Web site now appears fully available to Internet users in China after years of being blocked.
(News) The BBC says its English-language Web site now appears fully available to Internet users in China after years of being blocked.
Top 10 April Fools' Day Joke Web Sites
(News) Normally staid sites and individuals celebrate April 1 with weird, silly, and elaborate hoax pages. Here are our favorite pranks of years past. Will anything make the list in 2008?
(News) Normally staid sites and individuals celebrate April 1 with weird, silly, and elaborate hoax pages. Here are our favorite pranks of years past. Will anything make the list in 2008?
Chinese Internet censorship code of conduct in the works
(News) A code of conduct addressing how major Internet service providers and portal operators should deal with Internet censorship in China is in the final stages of preparation by Human Rights Watch and the providers, the head of the human rights pressure organization said Tuesday.
(News) A code of conduct addressing how major Internet service providers and portal operators should deal with Internet censorship in China is in the final stages of preparation by Human Rights Watch and the providers, the head of the human rights pressure organization said Tuesday.
Super-Useful Web Services
(How To) Get names and addresses from the Web, research practically anything, and learn about a new input device.
(How To) Get names and addresses from the Web, research practically anything, and learn about a new input device.
Google News, YouTube blocked in China amid Tibet riots
(News) Beijing appears to have taken a page out of Myanmar's playbook by blocking some Internet access amid rioting in Tibet that has already seen as many as 80 people killed, according to the Tibetan government in exile.
(News) Beijing appears to have taken a page out of Myanmar's playbook by blocking some Internet access amid rioting in Tibet that has already seen as many as 80 people killed, according to the Tibetan government in exile.
Busy Twitter a poster child for new communications
(News) Microblogging site Twitter had its busiest day ever Tuesday and needs more than 30 servers to help its thousands of users keep each other posted about their lives, founder Blaine Cook said Wednesday.
(News) Microblogging site Twitter had its busiest day ever Tuesday and needs more than 30 servers to help its thousands of users keep each other posted about their lives, founder Blaine Cook said Wednesday.
Facebook Hires Away Google Online Ad Exec
(News) Google executive tapped to help social-networking company's global expansion.
(News) Google executive tapped to help social-networking company's global expansion.
Save Money, Take a Poll, and Send Notes to Yourself
(How To) Find shipping bargains, jot notes to yourself (and friends) online; plus awkward sports interviews.
(How To) Find shipping bargains, jot notes to yourself (and friends) online; plus awkward sports interviews.
Medical Groups Launch E-Prescription Advocate Site
(News) GetRxConnected.com helps doctors switch from paper-based prescriptions to online forms that pharmacies can access directly.
(News) GetRxConnected.com helps doctors switch from paper-based prescriptions to online forms that pharmacies can access directly.
Web 2.0 Experts Share Tips
(News) Experts at the Future of Web Apps in Miami shared lessons they learned from starting up their Web 2.0 companies.
(News) Experts at the Future of Web Apps in Miami shared lessons they learned from starting up their Web 2.0 companies.
LinkedIn users question Gates query
(News) Within 10 hours, Bill Gates had racked up nearly 1,200 answers to a question that he posed on professional-networking site LinkedIn, with new comments coming in every minute.
(News) Within 10 hours, Bill Gates had racked up nearly 1,200 answers to a question that he posed on professional-networking site LinkedIn, with new comments coming in every minute.
JotSpot users: mixed feelings about Google Sites
(News) JotSpot users and developers are torn about Google's relaunch of the hosted wiki service Wednesday under the name Google Sites as part of the Google Apps hosted suite.
(News) JotSpot users and developers are torn about Google's relaunch of the hosted wiki service Wednesday under the name Google Sites as part of the Google Apps hosted suite.
MySpace, Tudou Join CCTV as Olympic Partners
(News) Joining CCTV, the Beijing Olympics' official Internet and mobile phone broadcaster, are online video sites Tudou.com and MySpace China.
(News) Joining CCTV, the Beijing Olympics' official Internet and mobile phone broadcaster, are online video sites Tudou.com and MySpace China.
Beta Watch: Circos, Sosius, and Blist
(News) A look at a search engine for hotels and restaurants, a free workspace service, and an online database-creation service.
(News) A look at a search engine for hotels and restaurants, a free workspace service, and an online database-creation service.
Jango (Beta) Internet Radio Site
(Reviews) Customizable Internet radio site implements social networking well.
(Reviews) Customizable Internet radio site implements social networking well.
eCirkit Social Networking Site
(Reviews) This one-stop social networking site has more attitude than functionality.
(Reviews) This one-stop social networking site has more attitude than functionality.
More Useful Spots on the Web--Plus Goofy Sites
(Reviews) Police auctions, a visual thesaurus, universal IM, shipping rates--and a big helping of time wasters.
(Reviews) Police auctions, a visual thesaurus, universal IM, shipping rates--and a big helping of time wasters.
The Right Social Network for You
(Reviews) Whether you're looking for a job, a party, or long-lost friends, your ideal online meeting place is out there. We'll help you find it.
(Reviews) Whether you're looking for a job, a party, or long-lost friends, your ideal online meeting place is out there. We'll help you find it.
Major Vendors Join OpenID Board
(News) IBM, Google, Microsoft, Verisign, and Yahoo have joined the OpenID Foundation board.
(News) IBM, Google, Microsoft, Verisign, and Yahoo have joined the OpenID Foundation board.
Woman Charged After Advertising for a Killer on Craigslist
(News) A Michigan woman has been charged with using the Craigslist classified-advertisement Web site to find a killer for a romantic rival.
(News) A Michigan woman has been charged with using the Craigslist classified-advertisement Web site to find a killer for a romantic rival.
Dell suit reveals lucrative trade in domain names
(News) A civil suit filed in Florida by Dell and its Alienware subsidiary is giving insight into the enormous sums of money that can be made by creating Web pages full of advertising links.
(News) A civil suit filed in Florida by Dell and its Alienware subsidiary is giving insight into the enormous sums of money that can be made by creating Web pages full of advertising links.
MySpace readies developer Web site
(News) MySpace will open the doors of its developer Web site on Tuesday and make available there the necessary tools to build applications for the world's most popular social-networking site.
(News) MySpace will open the doors of its developer Web site on Tuesday and make available there the necessary tools to build applications for the world's most popular social-networking site.
Surfing with Celebrities: Brady Bunch Actor Goes Online
(News) Social network MyLifeBrand gives 'Greg Brady' fans a place to connect and learn about new causes.
(News) Social network MyLifeBrand gives 'Greg Brady' fans a place to connect and learn about new causes.
Beta Watch: Fancast, WeGame, and AOL Finance
(News) A look at Comcast's entertainment portal, a video site for game fans, and AOL's new investment information center.
(News) A look at Comcast's entertainment portal, a video site for game fans, and AOL's new investment information center.
MySpace to launch developer platform next week
(News) MySpace Wednesday will begin letting programmers pre-register for its developer platform program, which will open for business next week.
(News) MySpace Wednesday will begin letting programmers pre-register for its developer platform program, which will open for business next week.
Social Networks Struggle to Move Beyond Novelty
(News) Analysis: They may be amusing and provide unanticipated uses, but do they have functions for the long haul?
(News) Analysis: They may be amusing and provide unanticipated uses, but do they have functions for the long haul?
Microsoft to provide virtual access to Library of Congress
(News) Microsoft will provide the technology that allows visitors to the U.S. Library of Congress (LOC) to first take a virtual tour of historic documents and map out what exhibits they want to see, the two organizations announced Thursday.
(News) Microsoft will provide the technology that allows visitors to the U.S. Library of Congress (LOC) to first take a virtual tour of historic documents and map out what exhibits they want to see, the two organizations announced Thursday.
Microsoft Sues Domain Name Registrar for Typosquatting
(News) Microsoft claims Red Register is illegally profiting from Microsoft's trademarks.
(News) Microsoft claims Red Register is illegally profiting from Microsoft's trademarks.
Not Just Kid Stuff: Social Networks Struggle and Thrive in 2007
(News) Social nets made headlines for security concerns, but even the big kids are logging in, as major tech players buy in.
(News) Social nets made headlines for security concerns, but even the big kids are logging in, as major tech players buy in.
Facebook to license its platform for other social sites
(News) Facebook will help other social networking sites to run applications developed for its own software platform, it said Thursday.
(News) Facebook will help other social networking sites to run applications developed for its own software platform, it said Thursday.
SourceForge opens eBay-like marketplace
(News) SourceForge Inc.'s open-source, project-hosting Web site now has an eBay-like marketplace, where users can offer support services for sale.
(News) SourceForge Inc.'s open-source, project-hosting Web site now has an eBay-like marketplace, where users can offer support services for sale.
Yelp Glitch Blocks Site for Some
(News) Online reviews site Yelp.com today suffered from a glitch that blocked access to the site.
(News) Online reviews site Yelp.com today suffered from a glitch that blocked access to the site.
Another inconvenient truth: Al Gore's Web site hacked
(News) A blog set up to promote former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's film, "An Inconvenient Truth," has been hacked and is hosting links to Web sites hawking online pharmaceuticals.
(News) A blog set up to promote former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's film, "An Inconvenient Truth," has been hacked and is hosting links to Web sites hawking online pharmaceuticals.
Halloween Tricks and Treats
(How To) Goodies for you, including a free inventory program--and maybe a (practically) free flash drive.
(How To) Goodies for you, including a free inventory program--and maybe a (practically) free flash drive.
Give Your Facebook Page a Much-Needed Lift
(How To) Transform your network to enhance your personal and professional life.
(How To) Transform your network to enhance your personal and professional life.
The 10 Biggest Web Annoyances
(Reviews) The new, improved Web won't deserve that name until sites make clear what they do with your private data. And online tech support gets a lot better. And...
(Reviews) The new, improved Web won't deserve that name until sites make clear what they do with your private data. And online tech support gets a lot better. And...
39 Ways to Put Yourself on the Web
(Reviews) Whether you're interested in blogging, making music, shooting videos, publishing your novel, or starting your own social network, these great services can help--in many cases, for free.
(Reviews) Whether you're interested in blogging, making music, shooting videos, publishing your novel, or starting your own social network, these great services can help--in many cases, for free.
Beta Watch: Zoho DB, Stixy, and Mint
(News) A look at an online database app, a repository for notes and documents, and a service that monitors your finances.
(News) A look at an online database app, a repository for notes and documents, and a service that monitors your finances.
CBS, Microsoft, and MySpace Unveil Copyright Guidelines
(News) Several large broadcasting and Web companies came out in favor of filtering software and procedures for addressing copyright concerns in a set of guidelines released Thursday.
(News) Several large broadcasting and Web companies came out in favor of filtering software and procedures for addressing copyright concerns in a set of guidelines released Thursday.
YouTube blocked in China; Flickr, Blogspot restored
(News) China watchers, get your scorecards out: Google Inc.'s YouTube is blocked, Wikipedia is still blocked, but, for the moment, Google blog site Blogspot.com is available and some pictures from Yahoo Inc.'s Flickr photos can once again be viewed.
(News) China watchers, get your scorecards out: Google Inc.'s YouTube is blocked, Wikipedia is still blocked, but, for the moment, Google blog site Blogspot.com is available and some pictures from Yahoo Inc.'s Flickr photos can once again be viewed.
YouTube opens Chinese language Web site
(News) Popular video-sharing service YouTube Inc. opened its second Chinese-language Web site on Thursday, localized for people in Taiwan.
(News) Popular video-sharing service YouTube Inc. opened its second Chinese-language Web site on Thursday, localized for people in Taiwan.
California state site can't shake porn problems
(News) The Web site blamed for last week's Internet problems within the State of California has been taken offline after links to pornographic material reappeared on the site.
(News) The Web site blamed for last week's Internet problems within the State of California has been taken offline after links to pornographic material reappeared on the site.
Microsoft launches online e-health service
(News) Microsoft Corp. has launched an online health-care service designed to help patients take control of their health records and monitor their medical conditions.
(News) Microsoft Corp. has launched an online health-care service designed to help patients take control of their health records and monitor their medical conditions.
Netscape goes back to the future
(News) AOL LLC's venerable Netscape.com site, given an extreme Web 2.0 makeover 15 months ago and transformed into a spiffy social news site, will revert to being a traditional portal again.
(News) AOL LLC's venerable Netscape.com site, given an extreme Web 2.0 makeover 15 months ago and transformed into a spiffy social news site, will revert to being a traditional portal again.
Wikipedia blocked in China yet again
(News) Wikipedia's English site is blocked again in China, after over two months of being accessible, continuing a saga of on-again, off-again availability.
(News) Wikipedia's English site is blocked again in China, after over two months of being accessible, continuing a saga of on-again, off-again availability.
Facebook attracts developers -- and controversy
(News) Many Web developers these days feel a sleep-depriving mix of unbridled enthusiasm and nagging concern over Facebook Inc.'s social-network platform.
(News) Many Web developers these days feel a sleep-depriving mix of unbridled enthusiasm and nagging concern over Facebook Inc.'s social-network platform.
Monster outlines anti-fraud measures
(News) One week after hackers stole personal information from millions of people who had posted their resumes to the job-searching site Monster.com, the company has warned its users to be vigilant about online fraud because the breach was not an isolated incident.
(News) One week after hackers stole personal information from millions of people who had posted their resumes to the job-searching site Monster.com, the company has warned its users to be vigilant about online fraud because the breach was not an isolated incident.
Microsoft uses Silverlight for experimental search site
(News) Microsoft Corp. has launched an experimental Web site that plays with two technologies the company plans to make a big part of its Web strategy going forward -- Internet-based search and Silverlight.
(News) Microsoft Corp. has launched an experimental Web site that plays with two technologies the company plans to make a big part of its Web strategy going forward -- Internet-based search and Silverlight.
Top 10 Video Sharing Sites
(Reviews) These Web sites allow you to upload your videos for sharing with other connected users, through either the site or your blog, and some even share income with you.
(Reviews) These Web sites allow you to upload your videos for sharing with other connected users, through either the site or your blog, and some even share income with you.
Eight Great, Simple Ways to Hack the Web
(How To) New services make it easy to customize the best of the Web's content to your heart's delight, or to meet the needs of your business.
(How To) New services make it easy to customize the best of the Web's content to your heart's delight, or to meet the needs of your business.
New tool exposes self-edits in Wikipedia
(News) A word of caution about editing entries "anonymously" in Wikipedia: a tool has been developed that can show who made the changes.
(News) A word of caution about editing entries "anonymously" in Wikipedia: a tool has been developed that can show who made the changes.
Three Minutes With Wikipedia's Founder
(News) Jimmy Wales talks about the challenges, changes, and future of the online encyclopedia.
(News) Jimmy Wales talks about the challenges, changes, and future of the online encyclopedia.
Virtual worlds pose business risks, says Gartner
(News) Virtual worlds such as Second Life can be useful to businesses if they evaluate the risks involved, according to a research note from Gartner.
(News) Virtual worlds such as Second Life can be useful to businesses if they evaluate the risks involved, according to a research note from Gartner.
There.com invites members to hang out in giant cars
(News) Auto maker Toyota is hoping that a nightclub made of interlinked giant virtual cars will result in positive buzz for its Scion cars among the denizens of teen-friendly virtual world There.com.
(News) Auto maker Toyota is hoping that a nightclub made of interlinked giant virtual cars will result in positive buzz for its Scion cars among the denizens of teen-friendly virtual world There.com.
Wikiversity eyes strong growth over next few years
(News) The online collaboration that has made Wikipedia one of the most used sources of information on the Internet is also being used to build a school and offer classes across the online world, and the project is taking off.
(News) The online collaboration that has made Wikipedia one of the most used sources of information on the Internet is also being used to build a school and offer classes across the online world, and the project is taking off.
Accenture service assesses consumer Web site brands
(News) A new Web site assessment service launched by Accenture LLP could help businesses get more bang out of the bucks they invest in their consumer sites.
(News) A new Web site assessment service launched by Accenture LLP could help businesses get more bang out of the bucks they invest in their consumer sites.
100 Blogs We Love
(News) Here are our favorite stops in the blogosphere, covering everything from high tech to low comedy and all manner of pursuits in between.
(News) Here are our favorite stops in the blogosphere, covering everything from high tech to low comedy and all manner of pursuits in between.
Three Minutes With Web Designer Steve Krug
(News) IDG News Service recently had a chance to talk to site usability expert and consultant Steve Krug about best practices and major mistakes in Web design. Here is an edited transcript of the chat with Krug, who runs a one-man consulting firm called Advanced Common Sense in Boston, has a Web site called Sensible.com and wrote a book titled "Don't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability."
(News) IDG News Service recently had a chance to talk to site usability expert and consultant Steve Krug about best practices and major mistakes in Web design. Here is an edited transcript of the chat with Krug, who runs a one-man consulting firm called Advanced Common Sense in Boston, has a Web site called Sensible.com and wrote a book titled "Don't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability."
25 Web Sites to Watch
(News) What's tomorrow's YouTube? The Web's next breakout hit may be one these innovative, useful, and fun new sites.
(News) What's tomorrow's YouTube? The Web's next breakout hit may be one these innovative, useful, and fun new sites.
Google may launch YouTube for Europe
(News) Google Inc. is gathering some of its top executives in Paris next week for an international press conference and speculation is rife that announcements will include a local version of YouTube for European countries.
(News) Google Inc. is gathering some of its top executives in Paris next week for an international press conference and speculation is rife that announcements will include a local version of YouTube for European countries.
Ancient China's treasures go digital
(News) The largest and most valuable collection of ancient Chinese art and artifacts in the world is being entered into the digital universe in Taiwan by museum curators and IT managers intent on freeing it from its physical boundaries.
(News) The largest and most valuable collection of ancient Chinese art and artifacts in the world is being entered into the digital universe in Taiwan by museum curators and IT managers intent on freeing it from its physical boundaries.
Google improves Maps with street views, miniapps
(News) Google Inc. has improved [Google Maps] with immersive views of streets from a handful of U.S. cities, as well as with miniapplications that can be embedded on a map.
(News) Google Inc. has improved [Google Maps] with immersive views of streets from a handful of U.S. cities, as well as with miniapplications that can be embedded on a map.
Report: Yahoo courts Bebo to boost social networking
(News) Yahoo Inc. is interested in purchasing Bebo Inc. to strengthen its disappointing social networking standing, the British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph has reported.
(News) Yahoo Inc. is interested in purchasing Bebo Inc. to strengthen its disappointing social networking standing, the British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph has reported.
Track Your Google Searches, Improve Your IQ
(How To) Access your Google search data, learn about a new Web encyclopedia, and brush up on your geography.
(How To) Access your Google search data, learn about a new Web encyclopedia, and brush up on your geography.
Users force Digg to stand firm over AACS encryption key
(News) Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg Inc., threw in the towel on Tuesday night.
(News) Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg Inc., threw in the towel on Tuesday night.
This is definitely not Rupert Murdoch's MySpace
(News) A beta version of News Corp.'s MySpace community site was launched this week in China, but users must be careful when typing the Chinese site's URL or may end up shopping for patio furniture.
(News) A beta version of News Corp.'s MySpace community site was launched this week in China, but users must be careful when typing the Chinese site's URL or may end up shopping for patio furniture.
Take a Spring Break--a Week Late
(How To) Forget your troubleshooting woes with these terrific videos and games.
(How To) Forget your troubleshooting woes with these terrific videos and games.
MySpace, Photobucket reach truce
(News) An impasse between the world's largest social network and the U.S.'s most popular photo site has ended.
(News) An impasse between the world's largest social network and the U.S.'s most popular photo site has ended.
MySpace launches beta of news aggregation site
(News) MySpace.com has launched a beta of a news site it hopes will bring more advertising revenue to the popular social networking site.
(News) MySpace.com has launched a beta of a news site it hopes will bring more advertising revenue to the popular social networking site.
Five Ways to Maintain Reign Over Your Domain
(How To) How to steer clear of disreputable domain registrars.
(How To) How to steer clear of disreputable domain registrars.
First Look: Ning and Nexo Offer Do-It-Yourself Social Networks
(Reviews) New Web sites let you create your own community.
(Reviews) New Web sites let you create your own community.
Study: Asian sites lead in user engagement
(News) ComScore Networks Inc.'s latest monthly worldwide ranking of popular Web sites shows that the sites with the most unique visitors aren't always the ones with the most engaged users.
(News) ComScore Networks Inc.'s latest monthly worldwide ranking of popular Web sites shows that the sites with the most unique visitors aren't always the ones with the most engaged users.
ESPN commentator knocks sports blog offline
(News) Forget about botnets. If you want to knock a Web site offline, all you need is a nationally syndicated radio show.
(News) Forget about botnets. If you want to knock a Web site offline, all you need is a nationally syndicated radio show.
Safeguard Your Business Domain Name
(How To) ICANN terminates RegisterFly's accreditation after thousands of customers lose their domain names--here's how to avoid their fate.
(How To) ICANN terminates RegisterFly's accreditation after thousands of customers lose their domain names--here's how to avoid their fate.
'Wiki' finally legit, says OED
(News) Six years after Wikipedia.org debuted, editors at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) have finally deigned to add the word "wiki" to the OED's online version.
(News) Six years after Wikipedia.org debuted, editors at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) have finally deigned to add the word "wiki" to the OED's online version.
Slashdot revamps tech news aggregation site
(News) Slashdot.org plans to release on Thursday a new feature designed to give more participation in the selection of articles to its users, who submit links to stories and comments about them to the site.
(News) Slashdot.org plans to release on Thursday a new feature designed to give more participation in the selection of articles to its users, who submit links to stories and comments about them to the site.
Social Networks Key to 2008 Race
(News) Social networking sites have changed the game for political candidates.
(News) Social networking sites have changed the game for political candidates.
Good News for Cheapskates
(How To) Free Windows XP tool that saves you time, free online services that save you gas money, and a free ringtone generator that's just plain fun.
(How To) Free Windows XP tool that saves you time, free online services that save you gas money, and a free ringtone generator that's just plain fun.
Wikipedia breaks into U.S. top 10 sites
(News) Wikimedia Foundation Inc.'s popular Wikipedia online encyclopedia cracked the top ten list of most popular Web sites in the U.S. for the first time in January, according to comScore Networks Inc.
(News) Wikimedia Foundation Inc.'s popular Wikipedia online encyclopedia cracked the top ten list of most popular Web sites in the U.S. for the first time in January, according to comScore Networks Inc.
Campaigns tread carefully into world of Web 2.0
(News) Presidential candidates have discovered that being on the Web means more than posting a few glitzy pictures, speech transcripts and an "e-mail me" link.
(News) Presidential candidates have discovered that being on the Web means more than posting a few glitzy pictures, speech transcripts and an "e-mail me" link.
'Visual DNA' Aids Surveys
(News) Imagini's algorithms use image responses to guide shoppers, pair potential pals.
(News) Imagini's algorithms use image responses to guide shoppers, pair potential pals.
Tighter Controls on .eu Domain Names
(News) European domain name registrars gain new tool to fight spam, phishing, and other abuses.
(News) European domain name registrars gain new tool to fight spam, phishing, and other abuses.
Free E-Prescription Software for U.S. Doctors
(News) Proponents say e-prescribing initiative will eliminate errors associated with handwritten prescriptions.
(News) Proponents say e-prescribing initiative will eliminate errors associated with handwritten prescriptions.
Sharpcast Photos
(Reviews) Web service and software combination offers simple, convenient syncing, but limited editing and organizing tools.
(Reviews) Web service and software combination offers simple, convenient syncing, but limited editing and organizing tools.
Holiday Gifts From Bass International
(How To) A straight-ahead jazz station, helpful little downloads, and a generous helping of time wasters to get you through the holidays.
(How To) A straight-ahead jazz station, helpful little downloads, and a generous helping of time wasters to get you through the holidays.
The Web's Most Useful Sites
(Reviews) You have lots of stuff to get done. And these next-generation services can help with everything from wrangling passwords to throwing a party.
(Reviews) You have lots of stuff to get done. And these next-generation services can help with everything from wrangling passwords to throwing a party.
First Look: Share Photos and Stories With Tabblo
(news) First Look: Share Photos and Stories With Tabblo
(news) First Look: Share Photos and Stories With Tabblo
Free Expert Advice on the Web's Forums: Priceless
(howto) Free Expert Advice on the Web's Forums: Priceless
(howto) Free Expert Advice on the Web's Forums: Priceless
Consumer Watch: Charity Starts at Your Home PC
(howto) Consumer Watch: Charity Starts at Your Home PC
(howto) Consumer Watch: Charity Starts at Your Home PC
New Internet Domain for Mobile Technology Coming Soo
(news) New Internet Domain for Mobile Technology Coming Soo
(news) New Internet Domain for Mobile Technology Coming Soo
30 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do on the Internet
(howto) 30 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do on the Internet
(howto) 30 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do on the Internet
Australian Firm Takes Blame for U.S. Domain Name Hijack
(news) Australian Firm Takes Blame for U.S. Domain Name Hijack
(news) Australian Firm Takes Blame for U.S. Domain Name Hijack
Lycos Builds Web Circles
(news) New social networking site lets users share photos, videos, and more.
(news) New social networking site lets users share photos, videos, and more.
Sites Lag in Customer Satisfaction
(news) Portals and news sites have work to do, new study suggests.
(news) Portals and news sites have work to do, new study suggests.
Blogging Across America
(news) Who needs postcards? Use high-tech ways to stay in touch while you're traveling.
(news) Who needs postcards? Use high-tech ways to stay in touch while you're traveling.
National Archives Will Go Digital
(news) Historic documents, presidential e-mail, weapons systems, and more are bound for massive database with some public access.
(news) Historic documents, presidential e-mail, weapons systems, and more are bound for massive database with some public access.
Trying to Hire? Hit the Web
(news) Monster offers tips to find qualified candidates among online job-seekers.
(news) Monster offers tips to find qualified candidates among online job-seekers.
Virtual Museum Enhances Exhibits
Holocaust museum sustains memories, history with interactive, up-close online displays.
Holocaust museum sustains memories, history with interactive, up-close online displays.
Web-User Satisfaction on the Upswing
(news) Site visitors are more likely to finish Web tasks successfully, but site searches are still troublesome, according to a recent survey.
(news) Site visitors are more likely to finish Web tasks successfully, but site searches are still troublesome, according to a recent survey.
Kids Site Seeks More Content
(news) Congress considers how its mandated safe-haven site can better keep youngsters' interest.
(news) Congress considers how its mandated safe-haven site can better keep youngsters' interest.
Mobile Computing: Airport Web Access, Part II
(howto) We look at terminals in the Midwest, Southwest, and West Coast.
(howto) We look at terminals in the Midwest, Southwest, and West Coast.
Mobile Computing: Web Access at the Airport
(howto) How to get online from major East Coast airports. Hint: It's not easy.
(howto) How to get online from major East Coast airports. Hint: It's not easy.
SmallPlanet Aims for Big Bargains
(news) Social networking site hopes to strike out-of-this world deals for members.
(news) Social networking site hopes to strike out-of-this world deals for members.
DotPhoto Offers Right-Sized Digital Photos
(news) New service lets users order photo prints designed for digital images.
(news) New service lets users order photo prints designed for digital images.
Home Office: Super Web Sites for Home Office Workers
(howto) Increase your output with these business tools, downloads, and marketing services.
(howto) Increase your output with these business tools, downloads, and marketing services.
Best Free Software Online
(news) From browsers to word processors to PC diagnostics, our expert tells you what freebies he uses. And they're all available on the Web.
(news) From browsers to word processors to PC diagnostics, our expert tells you what freebies he uses. And they're all available on the Web.
Consumer Watch: Can You Profit From Online Networking?
(howto) Social networking sites are hot. And they can be useful business tools.
(howto) Social networking sites are hot. And they can be useful business tools.
Political Roundup Site Launches
(news) League of Women Voters helps launch Capwiz Election as nonpartisan voter resource.
(news) League of Women Voters helps launch Capwiz Election as nonpartisan voter resource.
Guide to Online Photo Album Sites
(news) Here's how to post and share digital memories of your holidays.
(news) Here's how to post and share digital memories of your holidays.
Santa Gets Wired
(news) The Web helps you track Santa's progress, learn his history, and send e-mail wish lists.
(news) The Web helps you track Santa's progress, learn his history, and send e-mail wish lists.
Guide to Unique Holiday E-Greetings
(news) Animation, custom verse, gags, and giving are among the wide selection of creative e-mail cards.
(news) Animation, custom verse, gags, and giving are among the wide selection of creative e-mail cards.
Home Office: Have a Trippy Halloween
(howto) Slimy buck teeth, a rat in a can, and how to clean eggs off of your house.
(howto) Slimy buck teeth, a rat in a can, and how to clean eggs off of your house.
Home Office: It Pays to Listen to Your Customers
(howto) These two survey Web sites let you learn more about their needs.
(howto) These two survey Web sites let you learn more about their needs.
Best Free Stuff on the Web
(reviews) Our eighth annual extravaganza uncovers 101 essential sites, services, and tools you didn't know you couldn't live without.
(reviews) Our eighth annual extravaganza uncovers 101 essential sites, services, and tools you didn't know you couldn't live without.
Hollywood History Goes Online
(news) IBM, UCLA Film and Television Archive team to put vintage newsreels on the Net.
(news) IBM, UCLA Film and Television Archive team to put vintage newsreels on the Net.
Webby Awards Reveal Finalists
(news) Netizens welcome to choose People's Voice winners for June event.
(news) Netizens welcome to choose People's Voice winners for June event.
Can You Reach Your Congressmember Online?
(news) More lawmakers are wired, but a few sites lag, study shows.
(news) More lawmakers are wired, but a few sites lag, study shows.
Weatherbug Update Watches the Skies
(news) Subscription adds details and nixes ads; both fee and free versions offer reports by zip code.
(news) Subscription adds details and nixes ads; both fee and free versions offer reports by zip code.
Web Opens World to Digital Volunteers
(news) Online charity work fits your schedule and extends your reach, say wired nonprofits.
(news) Online charity work fits your schedule and extends your reach, say wired nonprofits.
Seeking Out Christmas Online
(news) Here's where to track Santa's route, send him e-mail, play holiday games, and maybe even learn something about the season.
(news) Here's where to track Santa's route, send him e-mail, play holiday games, and maybe even learn something about the season.
Mobile Computing: Internet Access at Airports
(howto) Need to hit the Web before a flight? We rank sites for six major airports.
(howto) Need to hit the Web before a flight? We rank sites for six major airports.
Web Savvy: The Best Unfree Stuff Online
(howto) These great sites and services will lighten your wallet--and that's okay.
(howto) These great sites and services will lighten your wallet--and that's okay.
Volunteers Sought for Real-Time Web Translator
(news) Worldwide Lexicon prepares peer-to-peer network of online dictionaries, people to promote on-the-fly translation.
(news) Worldwide Lexicon prepares peer-to-peer network of online dictionaries, people to promote on-the-fly translation.
How to Solve the Weirdest PC Mysteries
(howto) 40 top-secret methods for ridding your hardware and software of alien phenomena. The truth is in here.
(howto) 40 top-secret methods for ridding your hardware and software of alien phenomena. The truth is in here.
Up Front: Is PC Service Getting Better or Worse?
(howto) PC World subscribers can help us track the progress of PC vendors' service and support.
(howto) PC World subscribers can help us track the progress of PC vendors' service and support.
Reliability and Service: Service Takes a Dive
(news) Our survey of 27,000 readers shows customer support at an all-time low. Find out which PC makers fared best and worst, and how to get the help you thought you paid for.
(news) Our survey of 27,000 readers shows customer support at an all-time low. Find out which PC makers fared best and worst, and how to get the help you thought you paid for.
My Docs Online Switches From Free to Fee
(news) Web storage site joins the growing ranks of dot-coms now charging for services.
(news) Web storage site joins the growing ranks of dot-coms now charging for services.
Enterprise Technology: Choosing the Right Content Management System
(reviews) As Web sites struggle toward profitability, having the right contact management system in place can mean the difference between success and failure.
(reviews) As Web sites struggle toward profitability, having the right contact management system in place can mean the difference between success and failure.
Web Service Zeros In on PC Problems
(news) PC PinPoint offers automated diagnostic, repairs, and tutorials for ailing PCs.
(news) PC PinPoint offers automated diagnostic, repairs, and tutorials for ailing PCs.
Get the Help You Need
(howto) We look at the sorry state of tech support today and come to the rescue with 50 problem-solving tips for faulty hardware, software, and Internet access.
(howto) We look at the sorry state of tech support today and come to the rescue with 50 problem-solving tips for faulty hardware, software, and Internet access.
Enterprise Technology: The Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of E-Markets
(news) If industry giants can't make it in the online business-to-business bazaar, who stands a chance? We examine what went wrong and suggest strategies to help your company prosper in the e-marketplace.
(news) If industry giants can't make it in the online business-to-business bazaar, who stands a chance? We examine what went wrong and suggest strategies to help your company prosper in the e-marketplace.
Enterprise Technology: Computing by Subscription
(news) Outsourced infrastructure providers promise to do all the legwork of an in-house IT staff for a competitive monthly fee. The service sounds appealing, but should your firm be down with OIP?
(news) Outsourced infrastructure providers promise to do all the legwork of an in-house IT staff for a competitive monthly fee. The service sounds appealing, but should your firm be down with OIP?
Ultimate PC Troubleshooting Guide
(howto) Our experts offer 36 tips to help you fix common hardware, software, and Web snafus that can bring your work to a stop.
(howto) Our experts offer 36 tips to help you fix common hardware, software, and Web snafus that can bring your work to a stop.
HP Unveils Subscription Computing Service
(news) Part rental, part ASP, HP Extended Office charges per-PC rates to handle your tech troubles.
(news) Part rental, part ASP, HP Extended Office charges per-PC rates to handle your tech troubles.
Driveway's Free Ride Is Over
(news) Web-based storage will be discontinued; other services are also reassessing their business plans.
(news) Web-based storage will be discontinued; other services are also reassessing their business plans.
Reliability and Service: In Search of Trouble-Free PCs
(news) Are today's PCs too cheap? We go behind the scenes to see if manufacturers are cutting corners, and survey 30,000 readers to find vendors that deliver solid systems and support.
(news) Are today's PCs too cheap? We go behind the scenes to see if manufacturers are cutting corners, and survey 30,000 readers to find vendors that deliver solid systems and support.
Free Home Office Newsletter
(resource) PC World columnist Steve Bass offers weekly tips and strategies for home-office denizens.
(resource) PC World columnist Steve Bass offers weekly tips and strategies for home-office denizens.