parental controls

Feeling at Home With a Router

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on March 30, 2010 at 9:02 pm PT

Like a hornets’ nest, the home router sits undisturbed by those who know better than to touch it. Valet is a new wireless router designed for people who are tired of being intimidated by a blinking box.

Opening a Window on the Mac

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg 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.

The ABCs of Wii, Xbox and PlayStation 3

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on December 8, 2009 at 4:47 pm PT

Here’s what shoppers need to know about the three most popular gaming systems, the Nintendo Wii, the Microsoft XBox 360 and the Sony Playstation 3.

Apple’s App Store: 100,000 Apps, “Well Over” Two Billion Downloads

John Paczkowski in News on November 4, 2009 at 5:48 am PT

When it launched on July 10, 2008, Apple’s iTunes App Store held just 552 apps. Today, Apple tells us, it boasts more than 100,000. Astonishing, really, when you think about it. The App Store isn’t even two years old yet. Nor is the iPhone SDK.

Weekend Update, 8.29.09–The "Skank" Issue

Beth Callaghan in News on August 29, 2009 at 5:02 pm PT

As of this week, pretty much anyone can tell you–“Skank” blogging just doesn’t pay. Unless your $15 million privacy lawsuit against Google ends up going your way, that is. Rosemary Port, the person who used Blogger to anonymously insult former model Liskula Cohen, was unmasked last week after months of speculation and promptly sued Google for turning over her information. Hilarity ensued, complete with dueling morning TV appearances.

Weekend Update, 8.29.09–The “Skank” Issue

Beth Callaghan in News on August 29, 2009 at 5:02 pm PT

As of this week, pretty much anyone can tell you–“Skank” blogging just doesn’t pay. Unless your $15 million privacy lawsuit against Google ends up going your way, that is. Rosemary Port, the person who used Blogger to anonymously insult former model Liskula Cohen, was unmasked last week after months of speculation and promptly sued Google for turning over her information. Hilarity ensued, complete with dueling morning TV appearances.

A MacBook Surprise

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on August 26, 2009 at 2:38 pm PT

Walt Mossberg answers questions about buying a MacBook online and setting parental controls in Firefox.

Sexually Frustrated? There’s an App for That [UPDATED]

John Paczkowski in News on June 25, 2009 at 8:04 am PT

The parental controls included in iPhone 3.0 have opened up a a rich and fertile frontier in Apple’s App Store: Porn. An app called “Hottest Girls,” which previously featured pictures of women in their skivvies, this week began featuring ones of ladies wearing quite a bit less.

Nintendo Freshens a Game Player

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on April 21, 2009 at 5:46 pm PT

The Nintendo DSi’s two cameras, snappy Web browser and music-player capabilities make it a likable and well-rounded device.