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Downloadable Movies in a Box: Where’s the Magic?

Movie download service Vudu likes to think of itself as the instant-gratification alternative to running to the video store. But the device, which plugs into your TV and Internet connection, has a poor movie selection and slow downloads.

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Voice Mail Gets a Lot More Fun With Free Services

New Web services are giving cellphone voice mail a fresh sound with features that let users personalize outgoing messages for individual callers and eschew unwanted calls.

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Sending Large Files Down the Tubes

Tubes makes sharing files seem easy, but it needs to make permission levels more understandable, says Walt Mossberg.

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If You Are Drowning in Remote Controls, Harmony Is a Lifesaver

Two new Harmony remote controls help to reduce living room clutter by replacing multiple remotes and make it much easier to use an entertainment system.

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Printing Parts of the Web

The H-P Smart Web Printing program is a useful free solution that organizes online research right in your browser, but only works for PC users of Internet Explorer — for now.

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Apple’s iPod Touch Is a Beauty of a Player Short on Battery Life

The iPod Touch is an elegant and capable music player, but this cousin of the iPhone is short on battery life and lacks some important software features, writes Walt Mossberg. (Video)

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Making iTunes Music Purchases Available to Multiple Computers

Walt answers questions about iTunes copy-protection rules and iPods, making a printer available to multiple computers wirelessly, and surfing the Web from a car.

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Directions Are a Cellphone Call Away

A new, free service launching in nine metropolitan areas sends travel directions to your cellphone via text message after using voice-recognition technology to determine your current location and where you’d like to go.

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Linux’s Free System Is Now Easier to Use, But Not for Everyone

Walt reviews Linux’s relatively slick Ubuntu variation and finds the alternative operating system too rough around the edges for the vast majority of computer users. (Video)

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A Hard Drive Warning From an Old Computer

Walt answers questions about computer hard drive failure, running virtual machines on a Macintosh, and diagnosing slow startup times.

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