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YOUR TECH: Microsoft keypads evolve

Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

It's interesting, at least to me, what a difference a new peripheral can make. And, it's kind of reassuring that Microsoft Corp.'s keyboards, however they evolve, continue to deliver some great, common-sense value to consumers.

KELLNER: New Apple mouse really is 'Magic'

Monday, Nov. 9, 2009

Even though a computer mouse rightly can be thought of as one of the more peripheral of peripherals, a new one just arrived that can honestly claim the adjective "transformative."

YOUR TECH: iPhone is gift of decade

Features, coverage rank best

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

OK, so Election Day was Tuesday, and we haven't even hit Veterans Day yet, let alone Thanksgiving, so talk about Christmas and Hanukkah may be a bit premature?

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.