7 posts and columns on flash drive

In and Out Of Office: Putting iPads To Work

in Personal Technology on March 16, 2011 at 6:13 pm PT

A brief primer on how to get such documents into and out of an iPad, and how to view, edit and create them on the tablet.
Putting iPads to Work

The Long, Weird Cops and Robbers Tale of Gizmodo, Apple and the 4G iPhone

in Media on May 14, 2010 at 1:43 pm PT

Here’s the definitive tale, so far, of iPhonegate.

Opening a Window on the Mac

in The Digital Solution on December 22, 2009 at 3:13 pm PT

A quick guide for new Apple users that explains some of the ways the Mac operating system differs from Windows.

A Windows to Help You Forget

in Personal Technology on October 7, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT

Walter S. Mossberg calls Windows 7 a boost to productivity and a pleasure to use — Microsoft’s best operating system yet.

The Green Side of Online Shopping

in News on March 3, 2009 at 11:46 am PT

E-commerce reduces the environmental impact of shopping by using about a third less energy than traditional retail–but only if you skip the express airmail. A study out Tuesday by the Carnegie Mellon Green Design Institute offers a scientifically rigorous estimate of e-commerce’s green benefits. E-commerce not only uses less energy, but its carbon footprint is also a third smaller than bricks-and-mortar retail, the scientists found.

Monitoring Teens’ Facebook Activity

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on January 21, 2009 at 5:46 pm PT

What is the best way to monitor our teens’ Facebook activity? To my mind, this is more a parenting issue than a technology one. The easiest method would be to join Facebook yourself and become one of your teens’ ”friends” on each account they have. That might not sit well with your kids, but if you’re [...]

PC Options Without Preinstalled Software

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on June 19, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

Walt Mossberg answers questions about ordering a Windows PC without any extra software preinstalled, the co-existence of Internet Explorer and Firefox 3.0 and transferring emails between two Windows machines.