When simple is better
Now that Christmas is here, I'm pondering things that last.
Make photos a snap
Putting photographs on computers is still a challenge for many of us.
Time to buy a new PC?
The low prices you're seeing on PCs these days are no mirage.
Too many choices
I've been pondering buying another personal digital assistant, a Palm this time, or maybe a Handspring model.
Search engines that roar
I've been trying to figure out how to describe Kartoo.
Is future in hard disks?
Iomega's new 750 megabyte Zip drive has me thinking about the future of portable storage.
MIT's bold venture
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is engaged in a remarkable experiment.
Up next: mouse gestures
The "point and click" methods of graphical user interfaces aren't always best, especially when they involve repetitious mouse movements.
Change in how we relate
I'm all thumbs when it comes to using tiny keyboards. And thumbs are what it takes to write and send a message with a Blackberry e-mail device, or a two-way pager. The key buttons are about the size of match-heads, and then there's that miniature screen to contend with.
A genius all but forgotten
We Americans have loved inventors from the days of Edison on.
IPod's deserved triumph
Apple's iPod is the best portable digital music player on the market. The sleek device, about the size of a pack of playing cards, has huge storage capacity (up to 20 gigabytes), now supports Windows PCs as well as Macs, and offers superior sound quality.
Thorny ethics of spyware
Is it ever right to spy on how someone uses a computer?
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