Making Hay Out of Y2K

Preparedness 101

"...sure that all of the city of Austin's official computers are up to snuff and are able to pass..."

March 12, 1999 News Feature by Marc Savlov

Aleshire the Agitator

Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Limelight

"...expect shouts of joy. Some county employees even have computers with screen saver devices that count down the number..."

Aug. 28, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Scanlines

"..."thrill" in the techno-thriller, at least as far as computers (as opposed to Terminators or Lawnmower Men) are concerned...."

March 6, 1998 Screens Feature

Untangling the Web

An Interview with Sue Beckwith and Gene Crick

"...is that people don't know how to use the computers that are available. But they go to the library..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Picking Apples

The Art and Commerce of Product Placement

"...new trend in Hollywood films and product placement: Apple computers seem to have taken over. From last year's Mission:..."

May 16, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Turning the Internet on its Ear

Thomas Dolby's Euphonious Headspace

"...AC: Did you have any training in computers and technology or are you entirely self-taught?..."

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...last week installed a filtering software on 52 library computers to ensure that information accessed on the Internet will..."

Feb. 28, 1997 News Feature

Public Notice

Holiday Wish List, Part One

"...edited for space. All groups listed need office supplies, computers, and copiers. (We deleted these items first.) Please call..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Column by Kate X Messer

Online Hit

Instant Sports Patents a Pastime

"...mechanisms -- be it interactive television, wireless pagers and computers, or home computers with Internet access."..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Screens Feature by Andy Langer

Women Dive into WATERTechnology Gainer

"...Web site RealAudio, which digitally transmits audio to ordinary computers. These electronics will also allow WATER to add a..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Screens Feature by Ken Hunt

Sleepless in Cyberia

Go Ahead -- Be Somebody Else

"...on the Screen reaches beyond the conventional wisdom that computers revived the art of correspondence via e-mail and to..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Screens Feature

Closing the COVID Gap at AISD

Post-pandemic, not enough students can read well. How do we get out of this ditch?

"...fall of 2020, never having had much experience with computers...."

March 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Missing

Screen life thriller Searching sequel is fun if preposterous

"...everything you’ve come to learn about the language of computers and cellphones. It makes, once again, for what I..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

A DIY Approach to Helping the Unhoused Pays Off at Camp Esperanza

No funding? No resources? No problem.

"...made it happen. Since last summer, they have brought computers, mail service, showers, and laundry facilities to the camp...."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Whurley, Physics, and the Strange Work of Quantum Computing in Austin

Is the world ready to take a quantum leap?

"...It's also where you can gain access to quantum computers, or just run simulations based on them. Last month,..."

April 19, 2019 Screens Feature by Tom Cheredar

SXSW Panel Asks, Will Gerrymandering Get Worse Before It Gets Better?

Changing the districting narrative from computers to communities

"...also argued that the problem cannot be solved by “computers and algorithms,” but requires communities of interest to engage..."

March 8, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Mortal Engines

Dystopian YA adaptation relies on spectacle over character

"...here – from undiscovered family connections to Seventies-era tactical computers – is meant to tie back to that classic..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Well, OK

"...as people get the ZIP code right; Google Maps' computers probably have already run into the same thing before..."

Oct. 11, 2018 Postmarks

Free-Net: Council Keeps It Local

Delayed vote finds local provider besting out-of-town option

"...Executive Director Juanita Budd pointed to the 200 refurbished computers Free-Net must maintain as an added cost; CTN would..."

March 9, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Austin Free-Net to Be Replaced?

California company slated to replace local digital literacy org

"...costs CTN does not, including maintaining and updating 200 computers (whereas the city will be providing CTN with 200..."

March 2, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Is the City Dumping Longtime Tech Nonprofit Austin Free-Net for a Cali Company?

CM Pool punts vote to March 1 over "transparency" concerns

"...costs CTN does not, including maintaining and updating 200 computers (whereas the city will be providing CTN with 200..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

Friend Request

A curse follows a woman on social media

"...terror. From the telephone (When a Stranger Calls) to computers (Brainscan, The Lawnmower Man), these devices figure prominently in..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo

Doc on the men behind the astronauts

"...and readout counters. A succession of tiered rows of computers and workstations, filled with chain-smoking engineers with buzz cuts,..."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Silent Sky at Austin Playhouse

This luminous staging of Lauren Gunderson's play brings wonder to the universe and makes it at once vast and intimate

"...stars on them by their brightness. As all the computers hired by observatory director Edward Pickering are female, the..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Ben Snakepit Releases His Manor Threat

New collection of diary comics debuts at Beerland this Saturday

"...straight-up cutting them out and gluing them – no computers at all, straight from my sketchbook, Xeroxed the pages,..."

June 8, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mustang

Five Turkish sisters fight the patriarchy in this widely hailed drama

"...it into a prison; while suggestive clothing, phones, and computers are locked away, the sisters are outfitted with "shit-colored"..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Page Two: "I Wish That I Knew What I Know Now When I Was Younger"

Dancing and drinking in Jamaica Plain

"...a lot. Writing all the time. Long before home computers. On typewriters. Every draft requiring an entire rewriting. "I..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Column by Louis Black

The Luv Doc: Being Yourself

You can be you when you're off the clock

"...has no bearing on his ability to make good computers. I agree with you. It doesn’t...."

May 29, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Interactive Pro Tips

How to get around, find that forgotten cord, and get your coffee fix

"...Anderson Ln. This place has a wide selection of computers, phones, and everything you need to make them work..."

March 3, 2015 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Wish List

Give 'Til It Helps 2014, Part 1

"...sure your gift is appropriate). Hint: Nonprofits always need computers/accessories, copies/printing, cash, and your love (i.e., volunteer hours), so..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Kate X Messer

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