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Thoughts on digital life after death

Jun 28, 2010
We asked people in the Public Insight Network about whether they've thought about what to do with their online lives after they die.  Here are...

Susan Orlean's smart search app review

Jun 22, 2010
Susan Orlean, staff writer for The New Yorker and author of The Orchid Thief and other wonderful books, joined our show on Monday.  We've received...

Tech and family life

Jun 15, 2010
In today's show, we asked people about how technology is a part of their family life and whether their use of technology distracted from their...

Five Hundred Wi-Fi Networks Walk into a Bar

Jun 8, 2010
Glenn Fleishman, author of this post, joined us on today's show to talk about Apple's new iPhone. Glenn's a freelance journalist who specializes in...

'Zuckerberg law'

May 25, 2010
TechCrunch is featuring a Charlie Rose interview with Yuri Milner, co-founder and CEO of Digital Sky Technologies.  In light of Mark Zuckerberg's...

In case you'd like to work from home

May 19, 2010
Anna Weggel is a producer on our Public Insight team.  She whomped up this blog post:...

Honda's made a new way to walk

May 17, 2010
It's called the Bodyweight Support Assist.  It helps take some of the weight off leg muscles and joints. ...

Paul F. Tompkins in action

May 13, 2010
In our Friday show, we talk to comedian Paul F. Tompkins. Not your regular tech show guest, I grant you. But he's come up with a novel way of...

Morning Memo 5/13

May 13, 2010
Facebook reviews privacy policyAccording to allfacebook.com, Facebook is expected to hold a meeting today at 4pm PST to discuss the company's...

Is Facebook's big problem one of public relations?

May 12, 2010
In other words, are they misunderstood? So argues Liz Gannes from GigaOm in her article Facebook Needs to Find Its Voice on Privacy. ...