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To our daughter, Emma, on a very important day
(1997)
The tornado, my neighbor Tom and the miracle on Van Ness Road
(1994)
Time to break down the wall
(1988)
The Web's odd lesson: Nobody saw it coming
(1999)
The child porn raid that backfired: Why the government needs to keep its hands off your ISP
(1998)
Adjusting the timer on your VCR in just a few hundred easy steps
(1992)
The day Frank's radio came back to life
(1993)
How to adjust your TV
(1987)
When technology needs a zapper of its own
(1994)
All you have to do is believe
(1995)
Toast of the town: A parable for PC owners
(1999)
How Sony killed the Betamax
(1988)
How one man changed the face of audio
(1987)
The simple trick that makes television possible
(1990)
It's not my voice, and it's not my mail, but guess what they call it?
(1990)
Looking back at 50: Can somebody please program my VCR?
(1993)
Making Windows shortcuts work for you
Casting a spell 1: Why cant they spel rite anymor?
(1988)
Casting a spell 2: They can't spell, and they can't edit, either
(1994)
Dick Tracy's dreams
(1988)
Citroen: The car that time forgot
(1985)
How Edison saved rock and roll
(1992)
5 myths about the Internet, and why they're wrong
(1997)
Stop the browser! Five basic rules for better surfing
(1998)
Into the soul of a bad machine: Why Microsoft doesn't get it (thoughts about the judge's ruling)
(2000)
Why the hi-fi lunatic fringe hates me
(1997)
When everything fails, blame the nut behind the keyboard
(2000)