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.
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Comparison Shopping
Walt tests two Web sites that enable consumers to search for items that are on sale in physical stores and he says Cairo.com is the clear winner.
A Digital-Music System For Computer-Phobes
This week Walt and his assistant tested RCA’s Rip & Go Digital Music Studio, which attempts to introduce these low-tech consumers to digital music — without ever involving a computer.
Personal Computers Break Another Price Barrier
You can buy a lot of personal computer, with few, if any, compromises for just $600 today. This week Walt and his assistant tested two desktop PCs that are loaded with goodies.
PC and Mac, Joined at the Switch
Walt offers a guide to KVM switches, which allow users to operate two computers using a single shared monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer and set of speakers.
Testing Out a Speedy New Home Photo Printer
Walt tests Hewlett-Packard’s speedy new Photosmart 8250 Photo Printer, a product that the company hopes will change the way you think about printing photos at home.
Testing the Flexibility Of Web-Based Calendars
Walt tests two Web-based calendar and organizer programs — AirSet and Trumba OneCalendar — in a quest for more accessibility and flexibility.
Language Learning, the Natural Way
Walt tries out the Rosetta Stone language program, which aims to make learning easier and more effective by scrapping dense explanations in favor of a visual teaching style featuring pictures, audio and text.
Music-Playing Cellphones Hit a Flat Note
After testing three music-playing cellphones, including the new iTunes-friendly ROKR, Walt isn’t ready to give up his iPod. None lives up to the full potential of what a combined phone and music player could be, he writes.
This Is a Test of Emergency Power Systems
Regardless of how “wireless” communications technology has become, your gadgets only work if the batteries can be recharged. With that in mind, Walt test devices that are specifically designed to work in emergency situations.
A Guide to Cellphone Technobabble
The cellphone industry generates more and more obscure jargon that makes it harder to decide what to buy. Walt delivers a basic glossary of wireless jargon, for mere mortals who speak only English.
Go Ahead, You Can Ask Anything
Walt tests a new service that attempts to be like a digital version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’s phone-a-friend, answering all sorts of questions via cellphone or email in just a few minutes.
Behind the Wheel With an iPod
Walt tests a new, modestly priced, supposedly simple, iPod auto accessory that aims to ease the distraction problem for those who try to navigate their iPod library while navigating the roads.
A Screen Test For the Video iPod
Walt finds that Apple’s new iPod is an excellent music player and a surprisingly decent video player. In essence, he writes, this iPod’s video capability is kind of a business or social experiment.
The Best Way to Get From Here to There
Walt pits old reliable MapQuest against Google Local and an enhanced version of Yahoo Maps. Though the newer online mapping services have some fancy features, MapQuest still does the best job.
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