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Computer Chronicles Season 18 Episodes

19 Episodes 2000 - 2001

Episode 10

ETRE Conference Prague 2000: Part 1

Sat, Jan 24, 2026

Highlights of the 2000 annual European Technology Roundtable Exhibition from Prague. This is the premiere annual gathering of tech industry executives.

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Episode 11

ETRE Conference Prague 2000: Part 2

Sat, Jan 24, 2026

The second part of a three part series on the annual European Technology Roundtable Exhibition held in Prague. ETRE is the premiere annual gathering of high tech executives from around the world.

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Episode 12

Consumer's Buying Guide 2000

Sat, Jan 24, 2026

The annual guide to the coolest new computer products on the market. Products reviewed include new digital cameras, MP3 players, PDAs, appliance PCs, cell phone accessories, and Sony's Aibo robot dog.

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Episode 13

MP3 Music Tricks (MP3 Secrets)

Sat, Jan 24, 202629 mins

We will show you the basics of how to find MP3's on the net, portable mp3 players, and how to burn your own music CDs.

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Episode 15

ETRE Conference Prague 2000: Part 3

Sat, Jan 24, 2026

Part three of the coverage of the 2000 annual European Technololgy Roundtable Exhbition held in Prague.

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Episode 16

Online Gaming

Tue, Jan 2, 2001

Computer games are not only fun but they, perhaps more than any other application, push the edge of computing power. We take a look at the latest in computer games and dedicated game consoles.

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Episode 17

Privacy Online

Tue, Jan 9, 2001

This week we're going to help you preserve your privacy in the wired world. We cover the topic of cookies and we look at ways to browse the Web anonymously. We even look at proper conduct in a chatroom.

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Episode 19

TV Meets PC

Tue, Jan 23, 200127 mins

Will the TV and PC ever become one appliance in your living room?

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Episode 20

High Tech Hawaii: Part 1

Sat, Jan 24, 2026

A surprising look at high tech companies and research in the Aloha state. Shot on location on Maui, Kauai, Oahu, and the Big Island. Features include Trex, a company working on high resolution digital photography, the AEOS telescope run by the Air Force Research Lab on Mount Haleakala, biotech farms growing the antioxidant Astaxanthin, new high tech approaches for Hawaii's traditional sugar industry, a unique power management system in Hilo, and a look at alternative energy research being done by the National Energy Laboratories of Hawaii in Kona.

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Episode 21

High Tech Hawaii: Part 2

Sat, Jan 24, 2026

Part two of this four-part series on high technology work in Hawaii. We start with Trex Enterprises, a Kauai based company doing work in digital optics; AdTech, a Honoluolu based company which is one of the leading manufacturers of network test equipment; the City of Kapolei on Oahu, the main transpacific switching point for telecommunications between Asia and the United States; the Gemini Observatory, one of the world's leading research centers for deep space exploration; the CMR Infrasound Laboratory which monitors the atmosphere to detect nuclear explosions; and the Hawaii Volcano Observatory, one of the world's leading research centers on volcanos and earthquakes. Also a look at several tech workers who have relocated to Hawaii to combine a hi-tech career with an island lifestyle. Shot on location in Hawaii.

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Episode 23

High Tech Hawaii: Part 4

Tue, Feb 20, 2001

The final episode in this four-part series on new hi-tech development in Hawaii.

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Episode 24

Creating Your Own Web Site

Tue, Feb 27, 2001

We tell you the tools and the software needed so you can claim your spot on the Internet. From importing pictures to your site to advertising to help pay for your site and tell you all about it.

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Episode 25

Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2001

Sat, Jan 24, 202629 mins

On-location coverage of the annual Consumer Electronics Show from Las Vegas in 2001. This was the year of Napster and much of the show was about new music download sites that tried to add enough value to lure users into paying. Also covered are new approaches to e-commerce, web radio, and home media networks.

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Episode 27

Wireless Technology

Tue, Mar 20, 200127 mins

At the core of PacketVideo is a team of internationally acknowledged scientists: experts in the field of video telephony and video algorithm development for silicon solutions, and mobile interactive devices like PDAs, laptops, and SmartPhones. Built around the solid engineering core is a dynamic company that develops the enabling software for the encoding, transmission, management and viewing of full-motion video and audio over wireless telecommunications networks. Tim Bajarin is recognized as one of the leading industry consultants, analysts and futurists, covering the field of personal computers and consumer technology. Mr. Bajarin has been with Creative Strategies since 1981 and has served as a consultant to most of the leading hardware and software vendors in the industry including IBM, Apple, Xerox, Compaq, Dell, AT&T, Microsoft, Polaroid, Lotus, Epson, Toshiba and numerous others. His articles and/or analyses have appeared in USA Today, Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Time and Newsweek magazine, Businessweek and most of the leading business and trading publications. Bluetooth technology is set to revolutionize the personal connectivity market by providing freedom from wired connections. It is a specification for a small form-factor, low-cost radio solution providing links between mobile computers, mobile phones and other portable handheld devices and connectivity to the Internet. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), consisting of leaders in the telecommunications and computing industries, is driving development of the technology and bringing it to market. The group includes founding members Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Nokia and Toshiba, and more than 850 other companies. Mike Elgan is a Silicon Valley-based writer and editorial consultant. He is the former vice president and editorial director of Portable Life and the former editor of Windows Magazine. Mr. Elgan is a frequent speaker at Comdex, PC Expo and other industry events. He has been interviewed by CNN, CNBC, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR and hundreds of other TV, radio, print, in-flight and online media as a leading expert on mobile computing, Windows, Microsoft, PCs and the Internet.

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Episode 28

Finding a Job Online

Tue, Mar 27, 2001

We're going to explore some of the tools online to help you find that perfect job. Meet of the people involved and some of these tools that help you (and the people looking for you) make that perfect match.

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Episode 29

Security and Viruses

Tue, Apr 3, 2001

Just the thought of a possible computer virus is enough to chill any computer user. Meet the people at the front lines in the war against the malicious computer virus.

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Episode 33

Online Universities

Tue, May 1, 2001

More and more people are turning to the Internet to help further their education. We'll be bringing you highlights from some of these great online educational websites and meet some of the people involved.

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Episode 38

The Ultimate Gamer's PC

Sat, Jan 24, 2026

A look at the state of PC gaming circa 2001.

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Episode 39

Interactive TV

Tue, Jun 12, 200128 mins

As computers and televisions merged in the year 2000, new applications were developed that combined TV quality video with the personal control and interactivity of the computer.

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