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Ellen Perlman

Ellen Perlman

Former columnist

Ellen Perlman was a GOVERNING staff writer and technology columnist.

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The ABC's of Communication
Yesterday I received an email with this subject line: MI Report: How Access to New Drugs has Slowed the Growth in America's Disability Rates It ...
April 08, 2010
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An Interstate Road Map for Bikes
By Ellen Perlman An interstate bicycle system! That's what the plan is and I'm all for it. The American Association of State Highway ...
April 08, 2010
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Real ID - How real is it?
By Ellen Perlman Speaking of bleak headlines, as Alan Greenblatt did here, how about this one: "Obama Administration to Inherit a real mess on Real ...
April 08, 2010
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Toll Trap: Why a Fee for E-ZPass is NOT a Good Idea
Maryland is thinking about charging a fee for E-ZPass users, whether they use the pass or not, according to a Baltimore Sun story. Not a ...
April 08, 2010
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A Second Government in Second Life
It's taken months and months since Missouri did it, but another government has landed in Second Life, the online virtual world. And, get this, ...
April 08, 2010
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Stop the Presses: The DMV is Annoying to Citizens
I was so ready to praise the District of Columbia's electronic prowess. Then, just like a crash test dummy, I hit the wall at ...
April 08, 2010
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Staring Down At Your Cell Phone While Driving a 2,000-pound Weapon? Illegal.
Who reads the newspaper while driving? I'm guessing not that many. Who texts while driving? More than the number who read newspapers, is my ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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The Technology Treadmill, Good or Bad? Discuss.
Here are some mindblowing stats for you. There are approximately one trillion unique URL's in Google and roughly two billion Google searches daily. One ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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Pentium 386 anyone?
Imagine the shock. Obama's technological whiz kids arrive at the White House only to find Stone Age software in the vaunted West Wing. The ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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Not on Twitter Yet?
I was late to Twitter. Well, relatively. Didn't think I'd like it. Didn't really see the point. Didn't think anyone cared ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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