[Medianews] Don't supersize me / Or: Why one discerning viewer refuses to part with his small but beloved television

Don't supersize me Or: Why one discerning viewer refuses to part with his small but beloved television By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff | July 23, 2006 My editor recently queried me about my TV set. Because I'm the Globe's TV critic, I think he expected to hear a lot of home-theater

[Medianews] Scan Artist / The same technology that gets a car into Fast Lane is now implanted in Dr. John Halamka's arm. Will this electronic ID make hospitals work better?

PROFILE Scan Artist The same technology that gets a car into Fast Lane is now implanted in Dr. John Halamka's arm. Will this electronic ID make hospitals work better? By Michael Fitzgerald | July 30, 2006 In December 2004, Dr. John Halamka became the first physician in the country to have

[Medianews] The Wi-Fi in Your Handset

The Wi-Fi in Your Handset By MATT RICHTEL The New York Times July 29, 2006 What if, instead of burning up minutes on your cellphone plan, you could make free or cheap calls over the wireless networks that allow Internet access in many coffee shops, airports and homes? New phones coming on

[Medianews] Digital Music: A Primer

July 05, 2006 Digital Music: A Primer By Walter S. Mossberg and Katherine Boehret Over 50 million Apple iPods, and lots of competing digital music players, have been sold by now -- as well as over a billion songs and tens of millions of videos, since legal media sales took off a few years

[Medianews] The Brand Underground

The Brand Underground By ROB WALKER The New York Times July 30, 2006 Aaron Bondaroff is 29, part Puerto Rican, part Jewish, Brooklyn-born and a high-school dropout. His life weaves through the most elusive subcultures of lower Manhattan. A-Ron, as he is also known, is one of those

[Medianews] Portable Navigation Systems Going in More Directions

Portable Navigation Systems Going in More Directions By IVAN BERGER The New York Times July 27, 2006 Sure, portable navigation systems, the kind that can be taken from car to car and plugged into a lighter socket, are a godsend for driving directions, but they are becoming quite handy in other

[Medianews] Trying Out the Latest Sidekick

June 28, 2006 Trying Out the Latest Sidekick By Walt Mossberg and Katherine Boehret When it comes to cool hand-held devices, one always stands out in the crowd: the T-Mobile Sidekick. You may have seen photos of Hollywood stars posing with this device like an accessory, or maybe you've just

[Medianews] For Some Netflix Users, Red Envelopes Gather Dust

For Some Netflix Users, Red Envelopes Gather Dust By MATT PHILLIPS July 18, 2006 Having grown up in a religious family that seldom went to movies, David Morrison didn't see a film in the theater until his early 20s. So when the Greensboro, N.C., resident heard about the DVD-by-mail rental

[Medianews] All the Good Ones Have Been Taken -- In Domain Names, Too

PORTALS By LEE GOMES All the Good Ones Have Been Taken -- In Domain Names, Too July 19, 2006; Page B1 It's hardly secret knowledge, though perhaps only Dennis Forbes has seen it in all its glory. There are roughly 47 million domain names that end with .com, making that space the biggest and

[Medianews] Moguls of New Media

Moguls of New Media The MySpace member with a million 'friends.' The receptionist with a production deal. Some of the Web's amateur entertainers are becoming powerful players. By JOHN JURGENSEN July 29, 2006; Page P1 On the popular Web site MySpace.com, members set up profiles with

[Medianews] Free Sharpcast Service Lets You Synchronize Your Photo Albums

July 13, 2006 Free Sharpcast Service Lets You Synchronize Your Photo Albums By Walter S. Mossberg As more people acquire multiple computers and high-end cellphones, one of the biggest problems they face is synchronizing important files among all of these devices, and ensuring they have backup

[Medianews] Email Scammers Try New Bait in 'Vishing' For Fresh Victims

Email Scammers Try New Bait in 'Vishing' For Fresh Victims By ANDREW LAVALLEE July 17, 2006; Page B1 For some time, banks and credit-card companies have been warning computer users about so-called phishing emails that link to counterfeit Web sites where customers are asked to enter their

[Medianews] Some Safety Tips To Help You Avoid Latest Theft Scams

July 27, 2006 Some Safety Tips To Help You Avoid Latest Theft Scams By Walter S. Mossberg If you're running a Windows computer, you must install an array of security software to fend off an international collection of crooks, hackers, vandals and sleazy business people who aim to invade your

[Medianews] [Fwd: hamfest]

Please post on your web site or pass to other hams Live Video and Audio of the Huntsville, Al Hamfest weekend of August 19th and 20th Many of you watched us Broadcast the Dayton Hamvention in live streaming video and audio this past May. Now you can watch us as we travel to the Huntsville, AL

[Medianews] Monster.com founder's next venture: Hooking older, wiser Web users

Monster.com founder's next venture: Hooking older, wiser Web users By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff | July 30, 2006 At 45 years old, Jeff Taylor, founder of the popular Internet job-search site Monster.com, is too young to sign up for his new Internet venture. But that still leaves Taylor