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Kindle may be best e-reader

By Walter Mossberg
Nov 6, 2021 12:49 AM - Q: I want to purchase an e-reader. Currently I use my Palm Tungsten, but the screen is rather small for reading books. I purchased the Amazon Kindle for my niece but I do not like the design of it. Are there any other e-readers on the market that have a full keyboard and can connect to the Internet?
Windows XP SP3 upgrade recommended

By Walter Mossberg
Nov 5, 2021 10:50 PM - Q: Should I install Microsoft's "SP3" upgrade to Windows XP? I hear opinions on both sides. A: In general, I recommend this upgrade, officially called Service Pack 3, because it beefs up security, and that helps not only you, but all Windows users, to avoid the spread of malicious software.
BlackBerry Bold is big, bulky and beautiful

By Walter Mossberg
Nov 5, 2021 9:50 PM - Change is a familiar concept in the mobile-phone industry. Most recently, Apple and Google introduced mobile devices with two vital innovations: They run on fast 3G networks and use touch screens.
To turn off, or not turn off your PC

By Walter Mossberg
Nov 5, 2021 5:55 PM - Q: At work I am told to turn off my desktop PC at the end of the day. My wife's office tells her to leave her computer on overnight. My former employer said to turn off the monitor but leave the PC on. What's right?
Microsoft changes 'favorites' access

By Walter Mossberg
Nov 5, 2021 3:05 PM - Q: In the new version of Microsoft Office, I cannot find a "favorites" capability in the Open dialogue box. In my older version, when I began to open a document, I had a box on the left called "Favorites" that I could invoke to find common file locations. Did they really kill this very useful feature?
With CrossLoop, users get help from techie friend

By Walter Mossberg
Nov 5, 2021 2:11 PM - Trying to help a less-knowledgeable friend or family member solve computer problems can be very frustrating - especially if you can't sit with him or her in front of the PC. It can be slow and awkward merely explaining the steps you'd like the other person to perform to diagnose and solve the problem.
New Amazon service streams shows and films to PCs

By Walter Mossberg
Nov 5, 2021 11:44 AM - Consumer options for viewing popular TV shows and movies directly from the Internet, as opposed to watching them from traditional cable and satellite systems, keep growing. Last week, yet another approach to Internet distribution of commercial video content emerged.
Big fingers pose problem for iPhone keyboard

By Walter Mossberg
Nov 5, 2021 10:50 AM - Q: I bought an iPhone and was frustrated that my fingers appear to be too large to type properly on its virtual keyboard. Is there a stylus that works with the iPhone?
Microsoft's Web 'Synth' offers 3-D photo tour

By Walter Mossberg
Nov 4, 2021 9:53 PM - Microsoft is a little like the General Motors of technology. The software giant is, of course, much more successful, financially and in market share, than the troubled auto maker.
Sony and Roku try to join TV to Web

By Walter Mossberg
Nov 4, 2021 8:57 PM - Perhaps the biggest disconnect in the digital landscape today is between the Internet and the TV set. Consumers have been buying big, new high-definition TVs in large numbers and, separately, are watching more and more video from online sources like YouTube, Hulu and iTunes. But the two trends have yet to merge. Despite the efforts of big names like Microsoft, Apple and TiVo, relatively few people are watching Internet video on their shiny new sets.

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