StopDrLaura.com By Donna Ladd
Gay activists go after Paramount, demanding that it cancel plans for a TV show starring the talk-radio moralist. (03/01/00)

A bad bet By Janelle Brown
Jay Cohen was too smart to set up his online gambling business in the United States, but that didn't keep the feds from nailing him. (02/29/00)

Show and tell By Janelle Brown
A filmmaker relives the hysterics of high school in a serialized short film she's screening online. (02/25/00)

Palm reading By Damien Cave
Though e-book sales have been sluggish, Microsoft says in 10 years they'll challenge the paper kind. (02/24/00)

Playboy gets a Rouze By Janelle Brown
Playboy.com plucks a new CEO from Disney's Go Network and snaps up the men's portal site Rouze.com. (02/23/00)

DeCSS decoy By Damien Cave
A free-software fanatic unleashes a "useless" program to foil investigators looking for the DeCSS DVD decryption code. (02/22/00)

A "Peanuts" virtual quilt By David Cassel
Internet cartoonists stitch together a Schulz memorial "quilt" (02/18/00)

Next generation iCraveTV? By Damien Cave
Canadian comedians post iCraveiCraveTV to re-re-broadcast the TV shows iCraveTV intercepts and streams online. (02/17/00)

How much for that doggie in the dot-com ad? By Lydia Lee
Pets.com auctions off its mascot, a singing sock puppet-pooch, raising some serious cash for charity. (02/14/00)

The Web whodunit By Salon Technology Staff
No one knows who's behind the wave of attacks on big sites -- but everyone's got a theory. (02/10/00)

You, too, can be a drug kingpin By Damien Cave
The Dope Wars drug-running game strikes a nerve among the "buy low, sell high" crowd. (02/09/00)

MP3.com bites back By Janelle Brown
A lawsuit asks if the litigious Recording Industry Association of America is sabotaging MP3.com's business. (02/09/00)

The force of "G" By Janelle Brown
Filmmaker Rolf Gibbs smashed more than a few camcorders while making a film that replicates a 30,000-foot free-fall. (02/08/00)

Site for gays in the military hits the auction block By Damien Cave
Will the identity of Homobase.com, an online community for gay servicemen and women, be threatened by the highest bidder? (02/07/00)

Texas' death-row peep show By Donna Ladd
The state doesn't just hold a record for executions -- it proudly posts online the macabre details of hundreds of convicts' last suppers and final words. (02/04/00)

The shape of open source to come By Andrew Leonard
VA Linux purchases Andover.net, corporate parent to Slashdot. Will the "news for nerds" site maintain its editorial independence? (02/04/00)

This e-mail brought to you by ... a bad idea By Janelle Brown
Epidemic.com, which compensates people for spamming their friends, is making me ill. (02/03/00)

The shape of open source to come By Andrew Leonard
VA Linux purchases Andover.net, corporate parent to Slashdot. Will the "news for nerds" site maintain its editorial independence? (02/03/2000)

Technology Log: Stop the "personal" spam By Geoff Edgers
As online journalism erodes the long-standing wall between editors and business folks, my in box is filling with faux friendly e-mail. (02/02/00)

Technology Log: Goodbye battery, hello fuel cell By Spencer Reiss
As a small pack of battery-powered cars is put to sleep, new fuel cells make possible zero-emissions vehicles that really do hum. (01/31/00)

Technology Log: Post non-traumatic stress syndrome? By Jenn Shreve
A "technotherapist" begins a Y2K recovery group, for those suffering the loss of millennial doom. (01/28/00)

Technology Log: Got God? By Damien Cave
Two religion start-ups vie to be the "AOL of the soul," and profit from the holy trinity of content, community and commerce. (01/27/00)

Technology Log: The Dotcominator By Lydia Lee
If you're going to dot-com yourself, Sun wants to help -- that's just what its new ads are trying to say. (01/26/00)

Technology Log: You've got accounts! By David Cassel
Pranksters exploit a big back door in AOL's Instant Messenger service. (01/25/00)

Technology Log: The Yahoo technology talk show? By Damien Cave
The company is tight-lipped, but several help-wanted ads reveal that Yahoo is gearing up to produce live webcasts. (01/24/00)

Technology Log: E-book makers sold to a TV-centric company By Lydia Lee
What will Gemstar International, a maker of VCR programming technology, do with SoftBook and NuvoMedia? (01/20/00)

Technology Log: Valley of the dolls By Janelle Brown
Who are the tech industry's most eligible bachelors -- and do they really wear pocket protectors? (01/20/00)

Technology Log: "Steve Case Lost His Cyber Parking Space" By David Cassel
An MP3 fan grabs the stephencase.com URL and slaps up a ballad about the AOL chief. (01/19/00)

Technology Log: Scoop: Why Bill Gates stepped down By the Salon Technology staff
Ten reasons why the Microsoft founder is handing off the CEO torch. (01/14/00)

Technology Log: A no-crash guarantee By Donna Ladd
TheGreatCrash.com promises a chance to invest in a Black Tuesday-proof instrument. Hint: It's wearable. (01/12/00)

Technology Log: Groove Radio gets its groove back By Janelle Brown
The all-electronica Los Angeles radio station that went off the air three years ago is back -- online. (01/12/00)

Technology Log: No cooks in the kitchen By Lydia Lee
CookExpress looks for funding after its gourmet meal delivery service grinds to a halt. (01/10/00)

Technology Log: Disaster perverted! By David Cassel
If you're disappointed that Y2K wasn't ushered in with calamity, take heart: Spoof sites revel in the year 1900. (01/08/00)

Technology Log: An end to the Apple turnover? By Lydia Lee
Steve Jobs resigns himself to the inevitable -- and embraces the CEO title. (01/06/00)

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