Tapping Your TiVo’s Hidden Talents
TiVo has a few tricks up its sleeve that might surprise longtime users and new owners alike. This column includes just a handful of those tricks and highlights some features that may make TiVo more useful.
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T-Mobile Service Ties Cellphones to Home, With Some Sacrifices
T-Mobile is rolling out a new system that allows you to use a cellphone account with any corded or cordless home phone. The system works well and is extremely simple to set up and use, but there are some drawbacks.
Exporting Information From AOL
Walt Mossberg answers questions about exporting favorites and other information from an AOL account, uninstalling “craplets” from PCs, and more.
Two Ways to Keep Track of Your Travel Plans
Two new Web sites — a virtual schedule assistant and a travel social-networking site — help make your trip reservations more useful and accessible.
Price May Be Steep, but Thin ThinkPad Has Abundant Features
Lenovo’s thin and light ThinkPad X300 is an innovative laptop that will be perfect for many mobile PC users. But its file-storage capacity is low and its price tag is high.
Going Digital but Keeping the VCR
Walt Mossberg answers questions about using a VCR after TV goes digital, knowing which programs to delete from a PC, and devices that regulate volume on a television set.
Grading Neighborhood Schools
Education-related Web sites that provide free school comparisons can help parents choose one for their children, but some sites are more helpful than others.
Big Update for Vista Leaves Little Changed for Mainstream Users
Microsoft’s first major update to its Windows Vista operating system, called Service Pack 1, is probably worth installing, but for most average consumers it will likely be a nonevent.
Upgrading TVs for a Digital Signal
Walt Mossberg answers questions about government assistance for purchasing television digital converter boxes, transferring data between Windows computers, and the functionality of the iPod Touch and iPhone.
No Hands, All Ears for Sound in Cars
Bluetooth headsets, which wirelessly connect an earpiece with a cellphone to allow hands-free cellphone conversations, are especially useful in cars where drivers should be keeping both hands on the wheel.
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