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From 2003 to 2006, the Des Moines Register carried my "Tech Guy" column to helps folks understand the technology they loved, hated, bought, talked about and used. Here are my original articles as submitted, with the publication dates.
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1 Checklist to Avoid Gadget Headaches
2 WiFi Crises Looming
3 Low Priced PCs Not Always a Bargain
4 Google Redefined
5 Self-Service Photo Printing
6 Don?t Let Them Steal a Piece of You
7 Rescuing Memories from Video Tape
8 Fuzzy Flats, Blind Mice
9 New Book Helps with Firefox and Thunderbird
10 Sifting Through Your Files with Desktop Searches
11 Eric Brown Gets It: Open Source Goes to School
12 Staying on the Defensive
13 Keeping Up With Blogs and Newsfeeds
14 Bloggers Blogging Blogs
15 2004: Year of Spyware
16 Gift Guide 2004
17 Signs of Spyware
18 Ghosts in the Machine
19 The Good, The Bad and Getting Ugly on the Net
20 Undoing Typewriter Keystrokes
21 Life Without Microsoft, Almost
22 Major Update from Microsoft: Windows XP SP2
23 Spam Update Fall 2004
24 Wireless Not Ready for Primetime
25 Spring Cleaning for the Inside
26 The Race Car in Your Computer
27 Spring Cleaning for your Computer
28 Digital Cameras in a Snap
29 E-Mail Etiquette Redux
30 Isn't Wrong Still Wrong?
31 Viruses: Understanding Them Helps Fight Them
32 Is It Covered by Insurance?
33 Extended Service Plans
34 Shutting Down Pop Ups
35 2003: Year of Spam
36 Go the Distance with Wireless
37 Gift Guide 2003
38 Talking the Talk
39 Spyware Sneaks Onto Your Computer
40 CD-Rs Unbelievably Easy to Damage
41 Patching Windows (some Blaster specific)
42 Backing Up
43 Wired (or unwired) for College
 

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