Netbooks That Are Easier on the Eye
Katherine Boehret reviews small, inexpensive laptops from Nokia and H-P with higher-resolution screens that reveal more of what’s online.
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Windows 7 Upgrade Made Easy
If you’re considering moving your old PC to Windows 7, a $15 program will do the heavy lifting for you.
Countertrend: H-P Says Please Print Often
Katherine Boehret reviews the HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One printer-scanner, with a touch screen to display Web apps that promote printing.
Microsoft Packs The New Zune HD With Bells, Whistles And Plenty of Style
The new Zune HD offers a rich screen and a wealth of artist information, but it can’t compete with iPod Touch’s app offerings.
How to Tweak Outlook Email To Work for You
Despite the popularity of Microsoft Outlook, many users aren’t familiar with a number of its coolest functions. Here’s a guide to some of the email service’s lesser-known talents.
A Program That Makes Your Inbox Less Scary
Postbox, a program that sorts through your email and detects its contents, is a good option for someone who wants a fast search option built into email, writes Katherine Boehret.
Yahoo Renovates Its Home Page
Katherine Boehret reviews Yahoo’s made-over home page, which features less clutter and new “apps.”
Second Chances: T-Mobile Tries Again
A review of T-Mobile myTouch 3G with Google, the second “Google phone” to be released.
Easy Way to Log In Face Time
Logitech Vid aims to help non-techies who simply want to use their Webcams to see someone while they’re talking, without any fancy features.
Microsoft Effort to Best Google Yields Results
Microsoft’s Bing search engine retrieves on-target and useful information in a user-friendly manner that looks and feels more inviting than Google.
Organizing Your Online Shopping
Snipi organizes online-shopping results by gathering, or “snipping,” product information from Web pages and saving the information to lists.
A Kick Start to the Sidekick’s Social Side
The new Sidekick LX has a camera, 3G-connection and social-networking apps, but the absence of a touch screen is glaring for this expensive device.
Cool Trays Take the Heat Off Your Lap
Many laptops tend to run hot, making them uncomfortable and sometimes painful to use on your lap. Now, companies are selling trays and pads designed to cool hot laptops and, in turn, cool laps.
Yahoo Widgets Lend Brains to Boob Tube
Samsung’s new LED TV 7000 is integrated with the Yahoo Widget Engine, allowing people to watch TV and access the Web on the same big screen at the same time.
Organizing Your Web Life in One Place
Katie reviews Windows Live, Microsoft’s Web-based attempt to consolidate many of the regular activities you perform on the Internet: sharing photos on Flickr, emailing via Hotmail, posting status updates on Facebook, following tweets on Twitter, sending instant messages on Google Chat and keeping a calendar on Apple’s MobileMe.
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