Getting a New Windows Computer With XP
Walt Mossberg answers readers’ questions about how to get a new Windows computer with the XP operating system, small portable radios, and the functions of MailBug.
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Walt Mossberg answers readers’ questions about how to get a new Windows computer with the XP operating system, small portable radios, and the functions of MailBug.
Two set-top boxes have been launched to try to marry the Internet and the TV. Both adapters, from Sony and Roku, worked well in tests, but each has limitations.
The Eye-Fi Explore Card, a wireless memory card with a geotagging feature that geographically prelabels photos, was unreliable in one scenario, but we found it to be a great way to automatically organize and label photos.
Walt Mossberg answers readers’ questions about the differences between TVs rated at “720p” and “1080p,” good powerline adapters, and solutions to blocked outgoing email servers when using Wi-Fi.
Microsoft Live Labs’ Photosynth turns multiple photos of a site into a 3-D scene you can virtually “walk” through on the Web. The service is a dramatic new way to use your photos and to share them with others, writes Walter S. Mossberg.
Kinoma Play is one application that is desperately needed by Windows Mobile users, and it just might remind them that there’s a better way to navigate media and media-related Web services without needing to buy a new mobile device.
With an iPhone or iPod Touch, Apple’s new program Remote can convert an MP3 player into a sophisticated remote control for digital-music collections.
Google’s new Chrome Web browser will make using the Internet faster and less frustrating, but this first version is rough around the edges and lacks some features, says Walt Mossberg in the first hands-on review.
It’s exciting to think about iPhone competitors giving better software a real try. But HTC’s Touch Diamond doesn’t hide the outdated Windows Mobile well enough or often enough for a user to want to buy a whole new device.
Walt answers questions about using a stylus that works with the iPhone and caring for an external hard drive.
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