Feb 25, 2008 | IE, phone, software
Skype is wonderful free software for making online phone calls. With a headset and a fast Internet connection, you can be talking to another Skype user anywhere in the world for free. Here are some notes about how it works and what’s involved to make calls to...
Jan 30, 2008 | hardware, mail, mobile, phone, SBS, software
Blackberry is making some very appealing phone/mail devices. They don’t work the way you think they do. Some of you won’t have any fun with them at all.Businesspeople have made Blackberries into corporate icons, as omnipresent as iPods on 24-year-olds....
Jan 10, 2008 | audio, mobile, phone, photos, video, wireless
The Wall Street Journal’s site All Things Digital has a useful article that translates some geek jargon into English. It’s a nicely written collection of common-sense explanations of terms used to describe digital cameras, mobile devices, televisions, and...
Jan 3, 2008 | Apple, mobile, Outlook, phone, SBS
The iPhone is a sleek, sexy device that permanently changes our expectations for handheld devices. After holding an iPhone, it’s hard to pick up another cell phone and PDA without feeling a bit of a letdown. The iPhone has a few shortcomings that are not...
Jan 2, 2008 | audio, business, DRM, Internet, mobile, phone, photos, SBS, video, web_services
In 2007, we started to work with Windows Vista, bought lots of handheld devices, and started to move things online – our mail, our photos, our movies. What will 2008 bring? It will start with lots more of the same. Many of you will get your first Windows Vista...
Dec 20, 2007 | audio, DRM, hardware, mobile, phone, software
Microsoft has a name problem. I used to think that Microsoft had learned a lesson from the years of confusion and frustration caused by the similar names for “Outlook” and “Outlook Express,” two programs that were not even remotely related. The...
