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Word in The Hand

As smart phones and personal digital assistants become more like little computers, they have begun to compete with laptops as portable digital workstations. For short or light-duty business trips, you can now leave the laptop at home and rely instead on a smart phone with a keyboard, such as a BlackBerry phone from Research in [...]

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Vizrea Helps Cellphone Swap Photos With PC, But It Has Drawbacks

Vizrea lets you view photos stored on your PC on a cellphone, and automatically sends pictures taken with the phone back to your PC or to a Web site. But Walt Mossberg finds the new service has some drawbacks.

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Mixing Macs and PCs On Wireless Networks

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about mixing Macs and Windows computers on the same wireless network, setting up video-conferencing and switching email addresses.

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A New Web Site For Real-Estate Voyeurs

Zillow allows users to look up the value of a home, without having to register or communicate with an agent or broker. Even in its test phase, the site is a valuable online asset for homeowners or those shopping for a home.

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PubSub, Rollyo Offer Web Search Services The Big Engines Don’t

Not much attention is paid to small search engines such as PubSub and Rollyo, but Walt Mossberg says they add a dimension that goes beyond what the main Google and Yahoo search sites offer.

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Deciphering Scam Security Programs

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about scam security programs, importing song files to iTunes and transferring Microsoft Works spreadsheets to Microsoft Excel.

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Test-Riding a $5,000 Indoor Bike

A test-workout on the Spark, a new Web-connected stationary bike that allows you to race against virtual riders, finds that it makes exercise more interesting. But most of the virtual courses will be too strenuous for out-of-shape users.

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Kodak Digital Camera With 2 Lenses Works Well, Has a Few Flaws

Kodak has introduced a pocket-sized camera with two lenses, each designed for different kinds of shots. Walt Mossberg says the EasyShare V570 camera works well, despite a couple of drawbacks.

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Transferring Your Web ‘Favorites’

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about transferring “Favorites” from your laptop to your desktop and converting copy-protected WMA files to play on an iPod.

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Turning Your Cellphone Into Your Home Phone

Cellphones rule in lots of places but the old-fashioned wired phone still wins at home. Here’s a look at two products that aim to solve that problem by tying your cellphone into your wired home phone setup.

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Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.

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