2 posts and columns on Surf Canyon

Using Publisher Documents on a Mac

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on February 18, 2009 at 2:52 pm PT

Walt’s advice on working with Microsoft Publisher documents on a Mac, improving searches with Surf Canyon (even the beta version) and using a smartphone as a modem.

Web Searches That Really Bear Fruit

in The Digital Solution on January 13, 2009 at 4:18 pm PT

There’s nothing more frustrating than a fruitless Web search — or one that returns results that distract you from your original goal. This week I tested two free tools that attempt to make your Web searches more relevant by learning from users’ reactions to search results.