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Too much stuff on my Kindle
Q: Saw your article recently regarding transferring documents to a Kindle. I received a Kindle for Christmas and am still getting used to it. At this point, I am only obtaining books from the local library. At the end of the lending time, the book title/...
Tags: Amazon Kindle, DVDs, Amazon.com Inc., DVD Players, Arts and Culture
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How to turn a photo into a sketch
Q: I may be asking the impossible. I would like to convert photographs to line drawings. I am 78 years old so I can't use something that takes time to learn or might be complicated. PhotoShop exceeds my budget, and I would prefer something automatic. I'...
Tags: Email, Microsoft Corporation
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How to move files to your Kindle
Here's a question that no one has asked me lately, but I'll give you the answer anyway: What's new with the old Kindle? Glad you asked. The Send to Kindle app for the PC lets you send your personal documents from your Windows computer (a Mac version of...
Tags: Amazon Kindle, Apple iPhone, Apple iPad, Software Industry, Apple iPod
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Dealing with iPhone battery drain
Dear Eric: What about those new iPhone batteries? I got my iPhone Nov. 1. I was a holdout till my BlackBerry contract expired. I never bonded with the BlackBerry like my friends did, and couldn't wait to get rid of it and get the newer iPhone.
Well, 21/2...Tags: Computer Hardware, New Products, Apple iPhone, Verizon Wireless
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In search of a comfy keyboard
Q: I have always been an excellent typist. My occupation required it. I am now 77 years old and a novice on the computer. I find the flat keyboard difficult.
Why haven't the manufacturers made the keyboard keys closer to the typewriter? Any...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, IBM, Electronics, Health and Safety at Work, Health
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Gadget gifts for all types
Q: What should I give the tech head on my list?
A: Something cool and unusual that he or she wouldn't think of. It gets tricky because you don't want to blow out your bank account, and because one person's "cool and unusual" is another's "dire and...Tags: Facebook, Times Square, Apple iPhone, Apple iPad
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Fight off that computer virus
This time of year, you hear plenty warnings about email scams and phishing attacks. You know not to reply to an email with your Social Security number, and you don't open email attachments from strangers. You've learned to keep your firewall software...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Personal Data Collection, National Security, Interior Policy, Email
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Best computer to handle slides
Q: I have about 800 slides I took during a post-college, pre-grad-school road trip to Alaska in 1979. I would like to put it all on DVD(s) with music from the '70s. I have both a Dell and a Mac. What is my best route? Thanks. —Bryan Brown A: The...
Tags: Apple iTunes, DVDs, Nikon Corp, Bryan Brown, Arts and Culture
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3 hot technology tips
I run across useful stuff all the time when researching this column. Here are some recent finds: Time for a new TV? If you're shopping for an HDTV, you're probably lost in a marketing morass. What's Micro Dimming/Plus? Is Razor LED lighting something...
Tags: Sony Corp., Headaches, Music Theater, Human Interest, YouTube
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In a digital world, what about film?
Q: I am searching to replace my dropped/broken point-and-shoot film camera (was a Nikon but have had other brands). I have not ventured into digital because I always wear polarized prescription bifocal dark glasses outdoors, which requires my switching to...Tags: Connecticut, Kansas, Nikon Corp
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Catching up with online music services
Q: I need help on a good music program. I would like to buy (not free sites such as Limewire) and download only music I desire. I hear folks talk about iTunes, but that and VCast seem to be directed to my cellphone. I want to download to my PC. Other...Tags: File Sharing, Apple iTunes, Sony Corp., Trials, Verizon Wireless
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Convert images on the cheap
Q: Is software available to convert several .jpg files to web-ready .pcx files? Hate doing one at a time.
— Jerry, Maryland
A: XnView is a great free image converter for PC/Mac/Linux that doesn't feel like a cut-down, slapped-together mess. You...Tags: File Sharing, Computer Networking and Internet
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