Tech Mayor: Pioneer Square to get ultra-fast broadband (hopefully) Mayor Mike McGinn and ex-Mayor Charles Royer touting plans to bring fiber-optic Internet lines to Pioneer Square (May 2011). by Skip Ferderber / May 23, 2011
Culture Weekend Tech Blog: Netflix soars; Barnes & Noble's ebook jockeys with Amazon The Internet was supposed to be the place where new forms of media would dominate. Then why are movies, TV, and books more popular than ever? by Skip Ferderber / May 22, 2011
Tech Weekend tech blog: Microsoft's pricey Skype deal, and more Google might be changing the computing world. And maybe even cooler: The Library of Congress has a new online "oldies" jukebox. by Skip Ferderber / May 14, 2011
Culture Google's Internet-only PC: the future of computing, or a misfire? Are you ready for everything including your programs, files, and more to be stored on the Internet instead of your personal computer? by Skip Ferderber / May 13, 2011
Google's eye on the (Apple) prize New cloud music storage, more competition with notebook computers, streaming movies and more are highlights of Google's annual developer get-together. by Skip Ferderber / May 11, 2011
Tech Weekend tech blog: New powerful iMacs, Seattle Webby winners Apple gears up desktop computers with new power, speed in iMac. And, here come the Webby awards: you think the Oscars take a long time? by Skip Ferderber / May 6, 2011
Tech Weekend tech blog: Watching TV on your living room couch? That's so 2010 HBO has joined the ranks of media giants who are making their shows available on mobile devices. But where is Showtime? by Skip Ferderber / April 30, 2011
Culture Crosscut tech blog: First-run major studio movies on your home TV ... so very close DirecTV brings major studio films to your home, in HD, less than 30 days after theatrical release. Not everyone approves. by Skip Ferderber / April 25, 2011
Tech Weekend tech blog: Only a few age-related tears for the printed book E-book sales soar, print books keep dropping, and the Kindle goes for ad bucks. Plus: a very neat wireless iPhone photo-transfer app. by Skip Ferderber / April 17, 2011
Culture Weekend tech blog: Netflix goes 'Mad,' Blockbuster goes belly-up, and Who do Vudu? With major companies making streaming-media deals left and right, here's news from Netflix, YouTube, Blockbuster, and Vudu, plus some thoughts on cutting the cable cord. by Skip Ferderber / April 9, 2011