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Three Funky Mice Made for Laptops

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on January 25, 2011 at 2:23 pm PT

Katie looks at three computer mice made for laptop users. Their designs make them simple to pack in a bag, use while sitting on the couch or recharge directly from the laptop.

How to Tweak Outlook Email To Work for You

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on September 15, 2009 at 8:26 am PT

Despite the popularity of Microsoft Outlook, many users aren’t familiar with a number of its coolest functions. Here’s a guide to some of the email service’s lesser-known talents.

Macworld ’09: iWork ’09, iWork.com

John Paczkowski in News on January 6, 2009 at 9:54 am PT

Number two on Phil Schiller’s list of three announcements: iWork ’09. The next iteration of Keynote, Apple’s presentation application, offers some new object transition features: object zoom, a swing transition (Schiller demos it with a Bush-to-Obama slide that gets a laugh from the audience). There are also some new text transitions and chart animations. Finally, Apple’s offering a Keynote Remote application. It’s an iPhone app, of course.