GOT THAT OLD MOJO WORKING

Mojo is an old African term for a talisman with magic powers. Now it’s digital.

This digital Mojo lets you put any program onto any hard drive, flash or otherwise, and then run that program on any Windows XP computer anywhere you happen to be.

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GUITAR STARTER

Why is it that children all over the land seem to be taking guitar lessons now? Is it an effect of the successful video game Guitar Hero? Probably not. It’s a mystery, but with a catchy tune.

A lot of guitars will be gifted this season. And to go with these, we found a great set of guitar lessons: Beginning Guitar, available for $40 from IPlayMusic.com . They’re so good we wish they were available for piano, too.

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BILL ME LATER

BillMeLater.com is an alternative payment system for people who are leery of giving out their credit card information over the Web. (Click the blue link above for the full review.)

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BOOKS

“Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 18th edition” by Scott Mueller; book and DVD, $60 from quepublishing.com.

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INTERNET RADIO

We’ve been playing with the Phoenix Wi-Fi Radio recently, and it’s a lot of fun. It’s also expensive: around $200 from discounters. That’s pretty darned pricey for a radio, but it can pull in stations from all over the world and no heavy breathing.

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COUPONS ONLINE

DealLocker.com has online discount coupons for 4,500 retailers and 18,000 products and services.

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SEWING CLASS

A sewing machine that embroiders clip art from your computer is a pretty cool way to jazz up pillows, children’s clothing and T-shirts for the holidays.

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POST IT TO YOUTUBE

Casio’s new Exilim series of digital cameras fits videos to YouTube, a feature devoutly desired by the Web site’s millions of fans.

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KINDLE-ING

Amazon’s new Kindle is the sixth coming of the e-book; none has succeeded so far, but this one has a chance. Joy says the little gadget kindled her imagination. Bob says at a list price of $399, he would only buy it at a fire sale.

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FREE PHONE DIRECTORY

For free directory assistance from Google, dial 1-800-GOOG-411; for Microsoft, dial 1-800-CALL-411.

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