Rob Pegoraro
Financial
» Consumer Technology Columnist |
Rob Pegoraro writes the Fast Forward column, a weekly look at computers, the Internet, consumer electronics, cellphones and other things that beep. He also writes the Help File Q&A feature for The Washington Post's Business section. Online, he pens the Faster Forward blog and hosts bi-weekly online discussions.
Pegoraro has been with the Post since 1993, in which time he has sorted mail and answered phones, written for many other sections (so far, his byline has shown up in National, Metro, Style, Sports, Health, Food, Home, Weekend, Real Estate, Sunday Arts, Sunday Source, Travel, Book World and the Magazine) and made it on the front page exactly once.
Articles by Rob Pegoraro
Help File (September 7, 2008)
Dell Finally Thinks Small and Chic (September 4, 2008)
Help File (August 31, 2008)
Microsoft Animates the Scrapbook (August 28, 2008)
Help File (August 24, 2008)
Internet Providers' New Tool Raises Deep Privacy Concerns (August 21, 2008)
Help File (August 17, 2008)
Balanced Diets for Lighter Laptops (August 14, 2008)
Help File (August 10, 2008)
The Opaque Side of Apple (August 7, 2008)
Fast Forward's Help File (August 3, 2008)
They Know Where You Are (July 31, 2008)
Help File (July 27, 2008)
Meant to Sync, MobileMe Is Scattershot at the Start (July 24, 2008)
Help File (July 20, 2008)
The iPhone, Rehashed (July 17, 2008)
Help File (July 13, 2008)
Address Book Programs Need to Network to Get Ahead (July 10, 2008)
Help File (July 6, 2008)
It Only Looks Like an iPhone (July 3, 2008)
Help File (June 29, 2008)
Incredibles, Inc. (June 29, 2008)
As Gates Steps Away, Let Us Ponder His Legacy (June 28, 2008)
Do One Thing, and Do It Okay (June 26, 2008)
Help File (June 22, 2008)
Building a Better Browser: Firefox Keeps Innovating (June 19, 2008)
Help File (June 15, 2008)
Little PC Gets the Big Stuff Wrong (June 12, 2008)
Help File (June 8, 2008)
A Tired Old Script: Web Movie Innovation Thwarted by Studios (June 5, 2008)
Fast Forward's Help File (June 1, 2008)
It's Not The Money, Can You Hear Me? (May 29, 2008)
Help File (May 25, 2008)
Online Accounting Tools Still Come Up Short (May 22, 2008)
Shortsighted Nostalgia for XP (May 15, 2008)
Google Still Unchallenged (May 8, 2008)
Fast Forward's Help File (May 4, 2008)
To Wit: Twittering (May 1, 2008)
Help File (April 27, 2008)
HD Cameras Still Don't Click (April 24, 2008)
Help File (April 20, 2008)
Anti-Virus Programs Aren't One-Stop Stoppers (April 17, 2008)
On eBay, A Little Less Conversation (April 10, 2008)
Fast Forward's Help File (April 6, 2008)
Free Photoshop Express Is a Mixed Picture (April 3, 2008)
Fast Forward's Help File (March 30, 2008)
Picture Imperfect (March 27, 2008)
Fast Forward's Help File (March 23, 2008)
That Green Again (March 20, 2008)
They're Not Phones. They're Not Laptops. They're Probably Not Necessary. (March 13, 2008)
Fast Forward's Help File (March 9, 2008)
Do-It-Yourself Help for Filing (March 9, 2008)
The News Is There, but You Might Have to Search for It (March 6, 2008)
Fast Forward's Help File (March 2, 2008)
The Frustration of Format Wars (February 28, 2008)
Fast Forward's Help File (February 24, 2008)
Waiting for a Blockbuster (February 21, 2008)
Fast Forward's Help File (February 17, 2008)
Preparing for the Beginning of the End of Analog TV (February 14, 2008)
Fast Forward's Help File (February 10, 2008)
Upside Elusive in a Microsoft-Yahoo Deal (February 7, 2008)
Fast Forward's Help File (February 3, 2008)
The Race for the Ultra-Lightest (January 31, 2008)
Fast Forward's Help File (January 27, 2008)
A Clearer View of Vista (January 24, 2008)
Visions of a Disc-less World (January 17, 2008)
Looking for the Next Big Picture (January 10, 2008)
Two Pounds of Efficiency (January 3, 2008)
Technology Consumers Got More Choice in '07 (December 27, 2007)
Steps to Get Your New Computer Running Right (December 20, 2007)
FAST FORWARD'S HELP FILE Rob Pegoraro (December 16, 2007)
Picture Imperfect (December 13, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (December 9, 2007)
Kindled, but Not Enlightened (December 6, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (December 2, 2007)
Online Merchants' Middlemen (November 29, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (November 25, 2007)
Numbers Don't Lie, but They Mislead (November 22, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (November 18, 2007)
Zippity Zune? Nah. (November 15, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (November 11, 2007)
Google and Cellphones: Let Freedom Ring (November 8, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (November 4, 2007)
On Apple's Leopard, New Tricks and Some Treats (November 1, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (October 28, 2007)
Self-Appointed Traffic Cop (October 25, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (October 21, 2007)
Palm, RIM Struggle for Smartphone Formula (October 18, 2007)
FAST FORWARD'S HELP FILE (October 14, 2007)
New Cameras Blur Reality (October 11, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (October 7, 2007)
Networks Are Streaming Into Prime Time Online (October 4, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (September 30, 2007)
Fios in Your Neighborhood? Don't Ask Verizon (September 27, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (September 23, 2007)
Apple's Two New Bites (September 20, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (September 16, 2007)
At Home, Cheaper Alternatives to Office (September 13, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (September 9, 2007)
Universal Chargers Remain a Dream (September 6, 2007)
In a Land of Alike Laptops, Weight and Battery Life Are Key (August 30, 2007)
The New iLife Lives Large on the Web (August 23, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (August 19, 2007)
Jukebox With Hit Potential (August 16, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (August 12, 2007)
Google Isn't Always The Best Search Choice (August 9, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (August 5, 2007)
GPS Units Weighed Down by Buggy Features (August 2, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (July 29, 2007)
Frill-Free Gadgets (July 26, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (July 22, 2007)
Friend? Not? It's One or the Other (July 19, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (July 15, 2007)
For the World's Poor Children, This Computes (July 12, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (July 8, 2007)
Apple's iPhone Is Sleek, Smart and Simple (July 5, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (July 1, 2007)
Power Naps for Energy Efficiency (June 28, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (June 24, 2007)
Wireless Choice Is Far From Clear (June 21, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (June 17, 2007)
A Big Plus From Apple (June 14, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (June 10, 2007)
Not Much New in New Windows for Handhelds (June 7, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (June 3, 2007)
Mapping That Puts You There (May 31, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (May 27, 2007)
Palm's Dumber Smart Phone (May 24, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (May 20, 2007)
The Sound of Copy Restrictions Crashing (May 17, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (May 13, 2007)
Movie Keystroke Cops (May 10, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (May 6, 2007)
Buying Into Patent Lawsuits (May 3, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (April 29, 2007)
Crop, Sort and Share (April 26, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (April 22, 2007)
Going to Town With WiFi (April 19, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (April 15, 2007)
'Delete' Doesn't Mean 'Disappear' (April 14, 2007)
The DVD Player, Fully Mature (April 12, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (April 8, 2007)
Draconian Windows Watchers (April 5, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (April 1, 2007)
Apple Tries to Bridge Computer Desk, Living Room (March 29, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (March 25, 2007)
Photo Flat (March 22, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (March 18, 2007)
Bedeviling Prep Programs And the Tax Code From Hell (March 15, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (March 11, 2007)
Playing on Both Sides (March 8, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (March 4, 2007)
Aiming for Innovation, HP Fails for Usual Reasons (March 1, 2007)
Fast Forward's Help File (February 25, 2007)
They Fuse, You Lose (February 22, 2007)
Time to Face the Music on File Sharing (February 15, 2007)
FAST FORWARD'S HELP FILE Rob Pegoraro (February 11, 2007)
Missing the Little Picture (February 8, 2007)
Beware the Unencrypted Inbox (February 4, 2007)
Microsoft's Office Remodeling (February 1, 2007)
Vista, for Better and Worse (January 28, 2007)
Counting Down To the Digital Deadline (January 21, 2007)
Improving Instead of Inventing (January 14, 2007)
Triumph and Turmoil In High Definition (January 12, 2007)
The Tech World's Week of Buzz (January 8, 2007)
Web-Mail Tests Without End (January 7, 2007)
Innovators Were the Big Winners in 2006 (December 31, 2006)
Your Shiny New Toy Needs Attention (December 24, 2006)
Hookups That Let You Violate Service Terms Anywhere (December 17, 2006)
Waiting for the Winner of a High-Definition High Noon (December 10, 2006)
They're All Smart Phones, but With Different Types of Intelligence (December 3, 2006)
Missing the Big Picture (November 28, 2006)
Mac vs. PC: How to Decide (November 26, 2006)
LCD or Plasma? Consider Size, Weight, Glare (November 26, 2006)
For Cameras, Zoom In on Your Resolution Needs (November 26, 2006)
Microsoft's Zune Only Looks Simple (November 19, 2006)
Videophoning From an Unexpected Source (November 12, 2006)
The Best Security May Still Be Free (November 5, 2006)
Get It? (November 2, 2006)
Must-Have Browser Upgrades (October 29, 2006)
Digital, Our Song for the Ages (October 22, 2006)
Something Old, Something New, Some Things Missing in AOL's OpenRide (October 15, 2006)
Stop-Action That Saves the Picture (October 8, 2006)
New Competitors Can't Measure Up to iPod Standards (October 1, 2006)
To Buy or Not to Buy HP? A Question of Ethics (September 27, 2006)
And He Woz: Inventing the Apple (September 27, 2006)
If Only We Knew Then What We Know Now About Windows XP (September 24, 2006)
Movie Downloads Remain a Production Worth Skipping (September 17, 2006)
A 'Mistake' Hollywood Had Better Start Making (September 13, 2006)
Speak and Spell, Slowly Growing Up (September 10, 2006)
After Launch, These Products Evolved (September 3, 2006)
It Lets Runners Keep the Beat and Track the Feet (August 27, 2006)
PCs' Mid-Market Blues (August 24, 2006)
Mere Users Could Leap Into Tinkerers' World (August 20, 2006)
The Laptop-Buying Learning Curve (August 13, 2006)
6 Ways to Go (August 13, 2006)
Devices That Bridge a Music Gap (August 6, 2006)
In a Broadband World, AOL Forced to Open the Gates (August 4, 2006)
Finally, a Peek Over the Barriers Between IM Networks (July 30, 2006)
Helio's Strengths Can Be Summed Up in Its Billing (July 23, 2006)
A Work List for Windows Vista (July 16, 2006)
Can't Blame Microsoft for Pulling the Plug (July 11, 2006)
Microsoft Still Finding Its Way With Updated Internet Explorer (July 9, 2006)
New Cellphones From BlackBerry, T-Mobile Play Against Type (July 2, 2006)
Thieves' Indifference May Mean VA Laptop's Data Is Secure (July 1, 2006)
