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Using a Fingerprint To Log On to Your PC

Fingerprint-reading sensors are a smart solution for saving time and avoiding the memorization of long lists of passwords, but some of the software that controls the process is confusing and could be a lot better.

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An Easier Way to Send Large Email Attachments

A new, free, application called Pando lets you email huge attachments without breaching email size limits, or clogging anyone’s inbox. In our tests, it was simple, fast and effective.

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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.

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A New Picasa Puts a Name To All Those Faces

An updated Picasa tries to take some of the work out of identifying people in shared photos by using “facial recognition.”

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Getting Mobile Novices to Check Email

Are you a member of the “I-check-my-email-constantly-even-when-I-know-no-one-has-emailed-me” club? If so, your mobile email device is never far and you’ve found yourself wondering how other people can leave unread emails sitting in their inboxes all day.

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New BlackBerry Offers Versatility in Flip Form

Smartphones are masters of multitasking. They email, browse the Web, instant message, take pictures, run applications or play videos and music. So it’s easy to forget how uncomfortable they are to use as phones.

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Skipping Your Computer’s Warm-Up Time

The time it takes to boot up a computer can be a source of frustration — especially if you’re in a rush and just want to log on, get information and move on with your day. If televisions took as long as PCs take to start working, we’d miss game-winning touchdowns.

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Yahoo Renovates Its Home Page

Katherine Boehret reviews Yahoo’s made-over home page, which features less clutter and new “apps.”

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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.

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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.

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Palm Pixi Needs a Dusting of Speed

Palm offers the Pre’s webOS operating system in a tinier package: the Pixi.

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