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KELLNER: CrossOver installs Quicken on Macs

Monday, Nov. 2, 2009

So there I was, looking at Quicken 2009, the Windows version, on my Mac, and something seemed off. In fact, a fair amount seemed off.

YOUR TECH: Adobe photo sets bar

Software consistent, offers new features

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009

Would it be too much to say that Adobe's newest version of Photoshop Elements, No. 8, list price $99.99, is the Big Mac of home photography software -- something that's consistent no matter where you go?

Evolving eReaders could be holiday hit

Monday, Oct. 26, 2009

More than a decade after the first, furtive attempts to crack the consumer electronics marketplace, the eReader finally appears poised to break out from its nerdy niche and become a holiday hit with broad appeal.

KELLNER: Linux hits user nerve

Monday, Oct. 26, 2009

For a good part of last week, your reviewer's musings about Ubuntu Linux was among the top five most-read stories on washingtontimes.com. Since the other top stories concerned health-insurance reform or the H1N1 vaccine and similar weighty topics, the presence of a geek-oriented column came as a pleasant surprise.

YOUR TECH: Stream wireless radio

Unit plays music in all rooms

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009

Utopia as defined by St. Thomas More may not be within our immediate grasp, but a version of paradise is as close as your computer, your broadband Internet connection and a Wi-Fi router. Streaming Internet radio, to which your own computer-based music easily can be added, is, I believe, the next big thing.

KELLNER: Ubuntu Linux powers up

Monday, Oct. 19, 2009

Just how important are computer operating systems, anyway? We're going to get an indication Thursday morning, when Microsoft Corp. is scheduled to launch Windows 7, successor to the much-maligned Windows Vista.

YOUR TECH: Early start to holidays

Bargains plenty for gift lists

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

Everything seems to be starting earlier this year, so why not add holiday buying advice to the list? After all, I recall seeing Halloween items on sale just after Memorial Day -- or was if after Bastille Day? -- so why not get a jump on your Christmas list?

KELLNER: New ways to unclog corporate e-mail

Monday, Oct. 12, 2009

Cloud computing, the new buzz-phrase of the tech world, is actually an exercise in common sense for many applications.

YOUR TECH: $150,000 buys quite a view

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009

If you have an extra $150,000 or so you don't know what to do with, there's a nifty new plasma-based television-and-speaker combo I'd like to have. E-mail me, and we can work out delivery. Just kidding.