Posted on November 7th, 2010 by Joy Schwabach
We gave away our Wii machine because you had to hold a controller in your hand while you used it. Sometimes it would fly out of your hand during vigorous games. It also kept telling us how badly we were doing. It’s a relief to find that the new Microsoft “Xbox Kinect” is kinder and more forgiving. When we flubbed a move on the Kinect game “Dance Central,” it said, “Let’s move on.” And then another time: “I saw a guy yesterday who was worse than you.” One of the main selling points of the Wii (pronounced wee) was that it provided a way to exercise while playing a game. The Kinect does the same thing, but much better. Well, […]
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Posted on October 6th, 2010 by Joy Schwabach
The 1080p LifeCam Studio webcam has a wide-angle lens for group teleconferencing.
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Posted on August 25th, 2010 by Joy Schwabach
This tablet computer has keys on the back.
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Posted on August 12th, 2010 by Joy Schwabach
A new book on Microsoft Word explains all its new features.
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Posted on July 15th, 2010 by Joy Schwabach
Bing’s new Entertainment link has lots of free games and movie trailers. We also review Springo.com
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Posted on June 28th, 2010 by Joy Schwabach
Browse the web anonymously using the “In Private” setting in Internet Explorer.
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Posted on June 14th, 2010 by Joy Schwabach
Videos and news from the Wall Street Journal’s “All Things Digital” D8 conference.
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Posted on June 2nd, 2010 by Joy Schwabach
Windows Live Gallery is in some ways easier than Google’s Picasa.
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Posted on May 31st, 2010 by Joy Schwabach
Hotmail ties in with social networks, makes it easier to organize mail.
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Posted on May 4th, 2010 by Joy Schwabach
You can share Word docs, Excel spreadsheets and Powerpoint presentations on Facebook.
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