From PC to TV — via Apple
Apple TV, a slender, wireless set-top box that connects TVs to computers, provides a simple way for people to show all the stuff trapped on their computers — video, music, photos — on their big TVs.
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Where Computers Go When They Die
Getting rid of an old PC is a predicament that people face when their systems slow down or break down. Here’s how to recycle your old computer while making sure that your private data isn’t exposed.
Beyond the Standard-Issue Keyboard
A look at alternative keyboard options: two sets that operate wirelessly using Bluetooth, and a stand-alone wired ergonomic keyboard made for touch typists.
Saving a Favorite Web Video
The newest version of RealPlayer offers a distinctly useful feature: the ability to copy any video from the Internet onto your PC, as long as it isn’t protected by a copyright. The download function is smart, simple and fun to use.
Cinema Buffs Capture Hard-to-Find Films
Jaman.com gives users the chance to download independent and international movies from the Web directly to their computers, but the system can be frustrating and the interface is cluttered.
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.
Sending Large Files Down the Tubes
Tubes makes sharing files seem easy, but it needs to make permission levels more understandable, says Walt Mossberg.
No Excuses: a Wire-Free Way to Upload Photos
Most camera users don’t want to hassle with USB cords and slow upload speeds when transferring images onto a computer or photo-sharing site. The $100 Eye-Fi Card is a carefree solution to the aggravation.
Testing Souped-Up Search Functions
Two sites called SpaceTime and Searchme turn search into a different, much more visually stimulating experience.
Squeaky Wheels: Tracking Mobile Mice
Several companies now sell wireless mice designed especially for laptop users for whom the laptop touch pad just won’t do.
An Appointment for Sharing Online Videos
Video-sharing service SeeToo lets users watch videos along with the people with whom they’re sharing it and type comments to each other in real time. But SeeToo sounds too good to be true, and in many tests, it was.
Mapping Your Digital Photo World
The Eye-Fi Explore Card, a wireless memory card with a geotagging feature that geographically prelabels photos, was unreliable in one scenario, but we found it to be a great way to automatically organize and label photos.
Family Snapshots in the Splendor of HD
This Thanksgiving, families across the country will gather around the television just as quickly as they gather around the turkey. And with good reason: Many people will be staring at beautiful high-definition TV sets.
Helping Your Data Decamp to a Mac
With the holidays fast approaching, plenty of shoppers are heading toward their local Apple stores with plans to buy a new home computer. Amid all this excitement, it’s worth taking time to consider how to transfer content from the old Windows PC to a shiny new Mac.
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.
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