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Randy A. Salas

Randy A. Salas

Columnist/Reporter  |  Technobabble

Phone: 612-673-4542

E-mail: rasalas@startribune.com

Randy A. Salas writes the weekly Technobabble column and other articles about DVDs, video games, the Internet and home entertainment, as well as the Technobabble blog.

Recent content from Randy A. Salas

  • Citizens Kane & Jane
    Grass-roots "citizen journalism" is taking off in Minnesota's online communities as moonlighters report on issues they say the mass media are missing.
    May 2, 2008
  • Project: Living Green
    What exactly is being “green?” And if it’s so good, why aren’t we doing more of it? Here's how we all can live greener -- and why we should.
    May 1, 2008
  • Getting back in the groove with LPs
    LP Dock is a handy system for transferring old vinyl albums to the digital domain.
    Apr 21, 2008
  • Free movies! Line forms at the library
    Patrons seem more than willing to wait, at times for months, to borrow a free DVD.
    Apr 21, 2008
  • Technobabble: Where's the Wii?
    Nintendo's hot video-game console is no easier to buy now than when it came out in November 2006 amid much buzz.
    Apr 16, 2008
  • Mississippi King: National Geographic photographer comes to Minneapolis
    World-renowned photographer Sam Abell comes to Minneapolis to share his photos and stories of the Mississippi River.
    Apr 14, 2008
  • Car-racing game is in the cards
    Jacked, developed in Minneapolis, pits players against each other on a virtual racetrack.
    Apr 14, 2008
  • A cyber tour of the Arts
    Join our docent as we survey the websites of Twin Cities arts organizations to see how they're doing. And watch your step.
    Apr 8, 2008
  • Graphic: A personal transportation vehicle of the future
    What will cars be like in 25 years? Here's a look at what a vehicle might be like in 2033 based on possible technologies and trends that are emerging even today.
    Feb 22, 2008
  • Hooey or True-y?
    We scoured every source imaginable -- medical studies, debunking authorities, Brookstone catalogs -- to make our best guesstimate as to whether claims about "new and amazing" products are closer to gospel truth or to utter poppycock.
    Feb 2, 2008
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