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Making Your Own Coffee-Table Book

Online photo-printing services are offering photo books that create bound volumes of digital pictures. Walt and his assistant compare the books produced by the four big services.

Published on July 20, 2005 in The Mossberg Solution

Mnemonic Devices

The wild success of Apple’s iPod music player is based on lots of ingredients, but one of the least obvious of them is about to give a boost to some other portable devices and may just turn these gadgets into competitors to the iPod itself. I’m talking about the little hard-disk drive at the iPod’s [...]

Published on July 18, 2005 in The Mossberg Report

Despite Others’ Claims, Tracking Cookies Fit My Spyware Definition

If you don’t like the idea of tracking cookies, run an antispyware program that detects and removes them, along with all the other indefensible computer code some companies think they have the right to install.

Published on July 14, 2005 in Personal Technology

Sorting Paragraphs Alphabetically in Word

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about sorting paragraphs alphabetically in Word, whether some viruses are a “necessary evil” and using laptops to organize and edit digital photographs.

Published on July 14, 2005 in Mossberg's Mailbox

The $99 Laser Printer: Home Options Get Closer to Office Quality

Walt says he found the Dell 1100 to be just as the company said it was: a straightforward, monochrome laser printer.

Published on July 13, 2005 in The Mossberg Solution

Google Earth Thrills With Photos, Stunts, But How Practical Is It?

Google Earth lets you view satellite and aerial photos of pretty much any spot on the planet. While the program may not be practical for most people, it’s still worth fooling around with just because it’s cool.

Published on July 7, 2005 in Personal Technology

Using Yahoo Mail With Firefox

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about using Yahoo Mail with Firefox, the inner workings of Slingbox and moving messages in Outlook.

Published on July 7, 2005 in Mossberg's Mailbox

Podcasting Is Still Not Quite Ready For the Masses

While Apple has made receiving podcasts as simple as downloading music, it’s still way too complicated for the average user to create a podcast.

Published on July 6, 2005 in The Mossberg Solution

Device Lets You Watch Shows on a Home TV, TiVo From Elsewhere

Walt says the Slingbox — a new gadget that allows viewers to watch TV shows they receive at home in other locations, and on devices other than their TV sets — is a very good product that makes place shifting a reality.

Published on June 30, 2005 in Personal Technology

Using Your Cellphone as a Modem

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about the possibility of a G5 Powerbook, downloading extensions for Firefox and using Sprint’s Treo as a modem.

Published on June 30, 2005 in Mossberg's Mailbox

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