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Columnist/Reporter | Technology

Phone: 612-673-4553

Steve Alexander follows consumer and business technology trends, and writes a weekly question and answer column for consumers. He also is a general-assignment reporter for business news.

Target ready to invade Canada

Retailer seeks 200 stores within a decade -- more than half of them in the next couple of years.

Updated: July 12, 2012, - 08:58 PM

Medtox earnings drop slightly

Medtox Scientific, which is being acquired, reported a small decrease in earnings in what is probably its last financial report.

Updated: July 12, 2012, - 11:05 AM

Medtronic snoring treatment gets OK

The Food and Drug Administration has approved broader use of a Medtronic implant that can help reducing snoring.

Updated: July 11, 2012, - 11:20 PM

Northern Tech profit up 42%

Northern Technologies International, which markets corrosion prevention products, booked its largest delivery ever in Brazil.

Updated: July 11, 2012, - 10:52 AM

Alexander: Stop Google ads based on your searches

QI recently did Google searches for dehumidifiers and for mantel clocks. Now, whenever I use Google to go to a website, I see ads for dehumidifiers and mantel clocks. Google has obviously tracked my searches and is targeting ads at me.

Updated: July 10, 2012, - 04:25 PM

Simulating nature's wrath

When it comes to calculating disasters, computer simulations aim to measure the "possible risk of ruin.''

Updated: July 07, 2012, - 09:48 PM

Alexander: The good and bad of storing passwords

QAs a paid member of AOL, I can use a service called AOL OnePoint that stores all your online user names and passwords so you don't have to remember them. You then log into your accounts with a single personal identification number. This seems like a great idea, but is it a safe way to keep this information?

Updated: July 03, 2012, - 04:52 PM