My aunt Hetty was a remarkable woman – a combination of the aunties from Gigi and an Auntie Mame. I learned so much from her about people and life and living fully within this remarkable world of ours. I remember Hetty once chastised my sister when we were both very young, after Amy asked Hetty what she wanted for her birthday. "How can you not know what I want? If you listen to a person, you'll know exactly what it is she wants and needs. But it takes really paying attention to the other person."

Over the past month, I learned that (more…)

Although not without some limitations, the iPad version of Quickoffice – Quickoffice Pro HD ($19.99) – can quickly become indispensable for storing and sharing files in the cloud, as well as for creating, editing, and viewing word processing docs, spreadsheets and presentations geared to....
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If you use Adobe Lightroom or Camera Raw, new updates are available online for registered users of the current versions. Just click on Update in the programs' Help menu.

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Millenniata, a Utah-based startup, believes that it has the answer for reliable data archiving using optical discs, with its innovative M-Disc technology. In M-Disc, the company claims to have manufactured recordable DVDs with a thousand-year lifespan...

Read our review of the LGBlu-Ray Disc Rewriter with Milleniata M-Disc Technology on ComputerShopper.com.

Roundup of PDF Apps for the iPad

We tested a number of PDF (Acrobat) apps for the iPad.
Here are our findings and recommendations on TabletPCReview.com.