http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/personal_technology/?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_personal_technology Personal Technology -- SiliconValley.com en-us Copyright 2005 Knight Ridder http://www.siliconvalley.com/images/logos/site/siliconvalley/siliconvalley/rss_channel.gif http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/personal_technology/?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_personal_technology 5 Location, location, location GPS researchers try to zero in on pinpoint accuracy http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/personal_technology/12982739.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_personal_technology Ancient navigators once looked to the stars to find out where they were. Today, people are still looking to the skies for the same purpose, but they're getting the information from satellites, not the stars. Buzz over Treo with BlackBerry e-mail http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/personal_technology/12982750.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_personal_technology Walk down any busy Silicon Valley street and you'll see them: tech workers, stooped over their mobile phones, talking, playing games or tapping out e-mails.

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 03:01:00 PDT http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/personal_technology/12982755.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_personal_technology Q I want to write a couple of books. So I need software to handle references, footnotes, etc. Any recommendations? A Microsoft's Word software includes complex modules that handle footnotes and bibliographies for books. These features require a bit of learning but only a bit.

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 03:01:00 PDT Gizmondo offers little value for handheld gamers http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/personal_technology/12954523.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_personal_technology There's one surefire way for a video game system to fail with consumers: a lack of decent games. It seems so obvious, right? Yet somehow, along comes Gizmondo.

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:38:00 PDT HP rolls out new line of lower-cost printers http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/personal_technology/12932402.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_personal_technology Hewlett-Packard on Monday unveiled a new lineup of low-cost color printers as it seeks to expand its printer business with less expensive offerings.

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 06:05:00 PDT http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/personal_technology/12925635.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_personal_technology For most of us, a dead battery in our cell phone or digital camera is an annoyance. For surgical tools salesman Jason Paul, it can cost him big money.

Mon, 17 Oct 2005 11:38:00 PDT http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/personal_technology/12925024.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_personal_technology Apple's new video iPod renewed my interest in the admittedly geeky pursuit of downloading television programs to a portable player to bring the show on the road, as it were.

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