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Paul Gilster

Paul Gilster has been writing about technology for the News & Observer since 1986. He can be reached at gilster@mindspring.com.



Threats posed by spyware need to be taken seriously

An astounding new study from Forrester Data says that 21 percent of consumers surveyed have bought computer software offered by unsolicited spam e-mail.

Updated: Oct. 23, 2005 12:40 AM | Full story

New media still evolving fast

When the topic is news in the digital age, everyone is talking about Weblogs. But the reality is that the way we get news is changing so fast that no one can predict which of many trends will last.

Updated: Oct. 23, 2005 9:04 PM | Full story

Cyberkinetic implants offer hope for disabled

These days science and science fiction are hard to tell apart, and it could be argued that pure science has the edge when it comes to provocative visions.

Updated: Oct. 24, 2005 7:18 AM | Full story

Google's latest tool offers both promise and peril

There's a lot to be said about Google's new Desktop Search program, not all of it good.

Updated: Oct. 22, 2005 7:26 PM | Full story

File-sharing services make life easier

Peer-to-peer computing raises the hackles of copyright enforcers.

Updated: Oct. 23, 2005 9:53 PM | Full story

Weblogs a versatile tool for both authors, audience

Weblogs -- those freewheeling, constantly updating news and commentary sites -- come in many varieties.

Updated: Oct. 23, 2005 11:34 AM | Full story

Things to do before installing the XP patch

Let's talk about how to proceed when you make the decision to load up SP2.

Updated: Oct. 24, 2005 4:29 AM | Full story

Physicists restore voices from past

Many sound recordings from the late 19th century have been damaged.

Updated: Oct. 23, 2005 2:04 PM | Full story

Wiki meeting of minds

A Wiki is a Web site that anyone can use to post or edit content.

Updated: Oct. 23, 2005 6:59 PM | Full story

Tricks of the eBay trade

Online auction authority Jim Griffith offers advice to sellers.

Updated: Oct. 22, 2005 3:22 PM | Full story

Patch needs shakeout

Microsoft's security upgrade for Windows XP should be handled with caution.

Updated: Oct. 23, 2005 12:34 AM | Full story

Sites easier to set up

I wrote my first Web page in the fall of 1993, painstakingly typing in HTML code to manipulate fonts and insert an image. Using Mosaic, then the state of the art in browsers, I found I could display a list of Web links that I used every day. What I h

Updated: Oct. 23, 2005 2:28 PM | Full story

Getting news easier

NewzCrawler automatically checks what's new on Web sites and displays the results.

Updated: Oct. 23, 2005 11:15 PM | Full story

Make spam go away

"Challenge-response" application really does make junk e-mail disappear.

Updated: Oct. 23, 2005 4:11 AM | Full story

Leave the PC at home

The biggest problem with using multiple computers is keeping them synchronized.

Updated: Oct. 23, 2005 10:59 PM | Full story

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