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HealthCare.gov is supposed to be mostly fixed by Saturday, but errors in an obscure but crucial form could further disrupt the rollout.

Britt writes, "So, I have kind of a weird problem. Touchscreen phones don’t work very well for me. When I touch the screen of a smartphone, it often…

The disastrous rollout of HealthCare.gov is giving an otherwise wonky piece of legislation new momentum. It's called the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, or FITARA, for short. And its two key sponsors are among the most unusual bedfellows in Congress.

Alex asks, "You mentioned a few weeks ago that people could back up their information to 'the Cloud'. I hear that term thrown around a lot, but what does…

Jamie writes, “I recently started experiencing random pop-up ads on my computer even when I was on websites that don’t have pop-ups. Downloading a malware…

Gary writes, "I’ve heard that you’re supposed to have a good password to keep hackers from breaking into your account, but how do I know what a secure…

Commuters and concertgoers on the First Coast have two new free sources of information available on their smartphones.On Thursday the St. Augustine…

For the few hundred people living in the cell- and wireless-free town of Green Bank, W.Va., staying connected — to each other and to the outside world — is a daily challenge. The area is within a zone designed to protect a giant radio telescope from interference.

David writes, "The other day I received a direct message on Twitter from a colleague of mine that said, 'Is this what you were talking about?' and a link…

Bob Dahlstom has survived the ups and downs of internet business for 15 years. When he sells his software company, he plans to help a group of people on…