Taking the Mystery Out of Blog Creation
Walt and his assistant test three free blog-creation services and quickly learn how simple it is to set up a blog, and how addictive they can become.
The Mossberg Solution Columns Tagged ‘Yahoo’
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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.
What You Should Know About Web Searches
Doing a search in Google or Yahoo seems as easy as falling off a log, but too often the search results aren’t exactly what you’d like. Walt Mossberg and Katie Boehret offer simple tips and tricks for getting more out of a Web search.
Searching the Web for Video Clips
Video on the Web is all the rage now, but what are the best ways to find clips? Here’s a look at 10 video searching/hosting sites where one can find everything from TV shows to amateur videos.
Digital Music: A Primer
More than 50 million Apple iPods, and lots of competing digital music players, have been sold by now. But many folks are still confused over how legal digital music works. So here’s a quick-and-dirty guide to the digital music world.
Online Games Appeal to ‘Casual’ Players
We tested a service from Big Fish Games, which specializes in downloadable casual games that are family friendly. The site offers a variety of fun titles, but some of the log-in navigation is needlessly confusing.
Freeing Google From the Desktop
We put Google’s suite of mobile programs through the ringer to see if we might let it infiltrate our on-the-go lifestyle as easily as Google search has become an everyday part of our computer’s browser.
An iPod Rival With an Edge
The Mossberg Solution tries out the Sansa Connect, a new music player with built-in Wi-Fi. Despite some limitations, the portable player introduces the user to lots of songs, and may even make the iPod seem old-fashioned.
Truveo Video Search Is Well Worth Patience
Truveo.com, a smartly designed search engine that combs through Web video from all sorts of sources, stands apart in looks and functionality.
Directions Are a Cellphone Call Away
A new, free service launching in nine metropolitan areas sends travel directions to your cellphone via text message after using voice-recognition technology to determine your current location and where you’d like to go.
Printing Parts of the Web
The H-P Smart Web Printing program is a useful free solution that organizes online research right in your browser, but only works for PC users of Internet Explorer — for now.
Palm’s Centro Tries to Steal Pearl’s Glimmer
Palm’s Centro is geared toward younger people who traditionally only carry a cellphone. Palm hopes the $100 device, a miniature version of the more expensive Palm Treo, will give it a much needed shot in the arm.
Tapping Your TiVo’s Hidden Talents
TiVo has a few tricks up its sleeve that might surprise longtime users and new owners alike. This column includes just a handful of those tricks and highlights some features that may make TiVo more useful.
Navigating the Web to Purchase a Car
Katherine Boehret gives a guide to sites that may help you or someone you know browse for a new or used car on the Web.
Testing Souped-Up Search Functions
Two sites called SpaceTime and Searchme turn search into a different, much more visually stimulating experience.
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