9 posts and columns on Walgreens

Walgreens Treats Lack of Web Presence With Drugstore.com Purchase

in Commerce on March 24, 2011 at 7:09 am PT

Just what the doctor ordered. Walgreens will acquire drugstore.com for about $409 million in cash to significantly accelerate its online strategy.

Millions of Honda Owners Victims of Yet Another Data Breach

in Enterprise on December 29, 2010 at 10:25 am PT

If you drive a Honda, be wary of emails asking personal questions. The carmaker says a list containing names, email addresses and vehicle identification numbers has been stolen.

Still Changing Passwords Today? Silverpop Attack May Be Why.

in Enterprise on December 15, 2010 at 7:40 am PT

The hacking incident that affected McDonald’s appears to have wider implications for users of scores of other Web sites, and it may be connected, though indirectly, to the weekend attack on Gawker.

Gawker Password Mess Spreads to World of Warcraft, and Apparently to Yahoo

in Enterprise on December 14, 2010 at 12:43 pm PT

The residual effects of the Gawker password kerfuffle continue to spread to other sites. The lesson in all this? Don’t re-use passwords!

Diabetes Meter Mates With PC to Track Trends

in Personal Technology on December 16, 2009 at 6:04 pm PT

Walt Mossberg calls the Contour USB a computer-savvy device that can help diabetics track health trends.

Fox Slaps Back (Legally) at Redbox

in News on October 1, 2009 at 4:03 pm PT

In the ongoing fight between Redbox–which rents DVDs from kiosks for $1–and major Hollywood studios, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment just filed a brief to dismiss Redbox’s lawsuit against it. The fascinating legal battle between Redbox and the studios centers around the issues of steep discounting, windowing and the price for premium content.
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Louie Swisher Hearts Redbox–But Hollywood Not So Much

in News on August 31, 2009 at 3:10 pm PT

If you want to get Hollywood movie studio types irked, mention Google. And if you want them steamed, bringing up Netflix will usually work. But if you want to see the tops of their heads blow off, Redbox is just the ticket. Except not to their movies, it seems, if the major movie studio execs have their way in an ever-growing legal battle with the DVD-rental kiosk company. A typical consumer named Louie Swisher, though, begs to differ.
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Happy Valentine's Day: A Geek Love Poem

in News on February 13, 2009 at 9:00 am PT

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, of course, so here’s a lovely sentiment on a T-shirt from the fine folks at ThinkGeek. (BoomTown is still in an Elmer’s glue coma from making 252 handmade cards with 33 pounds of glitter, which my sons’ school insists on instead of the store-bought kind from Walgreens that I prefer.) In any case, big, sloppy hugs all around to the readers of All Things Digital. And remember: Love is bling.

Accessing Email Without Web Access

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on August 6, 2008 at 6:18 pm PT

Walt Mossberg answers readers’ questions about accessing email without using the Internet, finding a company to digitize old photographs, and using Xobni on various email platforms.