http://www.post-gazette.com/ Technology articles and blog entries from TechMan en-us Copyright 2009, post-gazette.com. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:44:32 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09326/1015137-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml With the year winding down, it is time for readers of the TechMan column to be recertified. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09326/1015138-323.stm?cmpid=tech.xml Mario, the potbellied Italian plumber with a penchant for rescuing princesses, collecting golden coins and gobbling magic mushrooms, has been around for nearly three decades. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015032-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml Once lauded for its nimble operations and quick decision-making, Dell continues to suffer from a sweeping reorganization that resembles something of an endurance test for investors. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015033-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google began lifting the veil on its planned Chrome operating system on Thursday, but it said that computers powered by the software would not be available for a year. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015034-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml In recent years, amid the fallout from its audacious merger with Time Warner, AOL Inc. has steadily become smaller through subscriber desertions and rounds and rounds of layoffs. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015035-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- In the first major step toward making millions of videos on YouTube accessible to deaf and hearing-impaired people, Google unveiled new technologies on Thursday that will automatically bring text captions to many videos on the site. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014790-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml NEW YORK -- AOL LLC, an Internet company struggling to adapt to an advertising-driven economy, is looking to shed as much as 36 percent of its work force as it prepares to spin off from Time Warner Inc. next month. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:04:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014747-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml "Multiroom sound system? There's an app for that." Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014748-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml A clotheshorse racked up thousands of dollars in mystery charges on a friend's credit card. Phantoms emptied your uncle's bank account. Someone took out a car loan in your colleague's name and stuck her with the bill. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014749-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml Been to the iTunes App Store lately? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014750-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml Q. My netbook battery doesn't last very long. Are there ways to get more than a few hours of power between charges? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014751-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml The European Union's ombudsman on Wednesday criticized the antitrust inquiry that led to a 1.06 billion euro ($1.45 billion) fine against Intel, saying investigators failed to note statements that might have been relevant to the chip maker's case. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014516-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml Video game reviews. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500