Software That Makes Twitter So Much Tweeter
Twitter messaging can be improved by employing software programs that customize it and require little work on the part of the user, Katherine Boehret writes in The Mossberg Solution.
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The Swiss Army Knife of Portable Videos
RealPlayer SP grabs videos from the Web and converts and transfers them to over a dozen portable devices. While other software programs perform two or just one of these tasks, RealPlayer’s trio of talent make it like a digital Swiss army knife.
Creating ‘Moments’ of Your Life
ThisMoment — a free software program that artistically assembles digital content — will give your moments a polished look that makes you proud to share, writes Katherine Boehret.
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.
IPod to Reach Out and Touch Someone
New phone applications have been added to Apple’s iPod Touch, but the features come with a few drawbacks.
Mining Email for Contacts
Gwabbit is a tool that automatically hunts through Outlook emails as you receive them, finding contact information that can be “gwabbed” and saved.
A Desktop That Begs to Be Organized
BumpTop, a program that displays items in a way that makes programs and files easy to see and open, turns your digital desktop into a three-dimensional environment.
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.
App Aims to Up Social Status of Some Basic Cellphones
Katie reviews iSkoot’s Notifier, an application designed to give basic cellphones smart-phone-like capabilities.
Buying and Selling Among Friends
Gone are the days when giving away your old stuff involved getting in the car and hauling bags to the local Salvation Army. Now, with a little Web know-how, you can find a number of ways to turn your trash into someone else’s treasure.
Lost Cellphone? Your Carrier Has Your Backup
Katie looks at solutions from T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint and Verizon for backing up and syncing your cellphone’s contacts.
A Go-To Web Site for Home Buyers
Dipping a toe into the real-estate market these days can be tricky. Thankfully, the Web’s ability to demystify intimidating topics has brought what was once considered insider real-estate knowledge to the masses.
Loud-and-Clear Mobile Calls for Seniors
My grandmother, a college graduate and former reference librarian, recently walked out of an electronics store in frustration. She compared the techie conversations that were going on around her with people speaking in a different language. And she isn’t alone.
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