Digital cameras are projected to be among the hottest holiday gifts this year. If you are looking for a digital camera for that special someone, these shopping tips will help you find one that is just right. The Three Key Features The three features most relevant to consumers are megapixels, optical zoom, and the LCD […]
Week of January 2, 2005 Q: I notice that some electronics places are selling “high speed” memory cards. They are about twice the price of regular speed memory of the same size. How do they function, and is the additional cost worth it? -Daniel Shirley, Butler, PA A: As the name suggests, high-speed memory operates […]
Week of October 31, 2004 Q: I have a 5-year old Olympus Camedia digital camera and a new Dell Windows XP PC. When I install the Olympus software and attempt to download pictures, it does not work and suggests one of the following: change the port setting, lower connection speed, or set camera to outer […]
Week of October 3, 2004 Q: I want to organize my digital pictures and I don’t know which program is the “best” for storage and organizing the “albums/files” with Microsoft Windows. What program do you recommend? -Jo Griffith, Savage, MN A: If you are looking to store and organize your pictures, you don’t need a […]
Week of September 5, 2004 Q: Could you tell me if the new color laser printers work well for printing photographs from digital cameras? I use my HP Laser 6P printer to print many mail-merged documents and special documents for school. The printer is six years old and it is a real workhorse, having served […]
Week of June 20, 2004 Q: Last fall we finally got a DVD player and surround system. We love it, but we seem to have a problem when viewing most DVD’s. The picture is way too dark. For instance, we just rented Mystic River. I saw it in the theater and it was just fine, […]
Week of January 4, 2004 Q: Is there any product that will effectively remove ‘red eye’ from pictures on my computer? -Donald Wallick A: Most image editing programs have a function to remove redeye from your pictures. When you use the redeye removal tools, use the image zoom feature to make the eyes as […]
Week of December 28, 2003 Q: I have some CD’s that skip and stick when I play them. How do I know if is the disk or my player? A: It is a combination of both player and disc that are causing your playback problems. CD players vary in their ability to handle scratched […]
Week of December 21, 2003 Q: In a recent column, you mentioned that with “adjusting the [digital] pictures on your computer, the Digital Rebel can produce professional image quality that exceed 35-millimeter film”. What are some of these adjustments that should be made? I have Adobe Photoshop Elements…and I’m in the process of learning […]
Week of November 23, 2003 Q: What do you know about Comcast’s High Definition cable? Is it true HD, or would I be better off with a satellite dish? Can you run down the pros and cons of cable vs. satellite? -Dan Murray, Moon, PA A: I have seen Comcast’s HDTV on several televisions and […]
Week of November 16, 2003 Q: I have a three year-old HP printer/scanner/copier. I was recently given a Fuji digital camera and I take lots of photos with it. The two don’t like each other. The driver from the camera displaces the scanner driver. Four times I have had to go through a dreadful […]
Week of September 21, 2003 Q: I just bought a Sony DVD player and an Onkyo receiver. I connected them with a single digital connection, as the instructions for both the DVD player and the receiver show. But my Dolby Digital surround sound does not work. What am I doing wrong? […]
Week of August 31, 2003 Q: I have read the archived columns on your website and it has already answered some of my questions! For example, I have been using Kodak paper on my Canon printer and wondered why the prints don’t look so good. I now know to try the […]
Week of August 17, 2003 Q: I recently bought a professional digital camera and am becoming quite serious about photography. I want to buy a laptop computer to use with my camera and want to get the best screen possible. What do you recommend? -Sharon, State College, PA A: […]
Week 34, 2003 Q: I recently bought a Hughes Platinum HDTV satellite receiver and everything works fine. I also installed a Terk TV55 antenna to be able to receive local over-the-air HDTV. That’s when my problems started. I know my local stations sometimes have HDTV programming, but when I try to watch […]
Week 32, 2003 Q: I recently started renting DVDs. When I try to play them, about 50% give me this message: “cannot play in this format, please play another type of disc”, I am now afraid to rent any more DVDs. What does this mean? My DVD player is almost four […]
Week 30, 2003 Q: I bought a Canon ES75 Hi8 camcorder. The guy who sold it to me said it could be hooked up to the PC so I can download, edit, and make my own videos. I haven’t seen this anywhere else. Can it be hooked up to the PC? […]
Week 29, 2003 Q: Can you hook up cable television through a front projector? If so, is there anything special needed for the hookup? -Sam Mursau, Appleton, Wisconsin A: You can use cable television with a front projector, but you cannot connect a front projector directly to the cable […]
Week 28, 2003 Q: My roommate bought an Advent TV from Best Buy in Deerfield, IL in September 2002. He bought the Advent because it was the cheapest and they said it had a one-year warranty. He did not buy the extended warranty. It ceased to function in February of this […]
Week 27, 2003 Q) My husband is a musician who has begun selling his CDs over the Internet. We are making “promotional” quantities, maybe ten at a time and trying to produce high quality CD labels (using Avery stationery products) for these small quantities of CDs. We achieve good results with our H-P black […]
