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You’ve Come a Long Way, Silicon Valley

December 17, 2013

Katie looks back at how products geared to women shaped the technology industry.

Recent Columns And Posts By Katherine

Space Monkey Peer-to-Peer Digital Storage System Offers Better Backup

in The Digital Solution on December 10, 2013 at 3:15 pm PT

A peer-to-peer backup system called Space Monkey is a less-costly alternative to many hard-drive and cloud solutions.

Oh, the Places Your Phone Will Find

in The Digital Solution on December 3, 2013 at 3:14 pm PT

Field Trip, made by a division of Google, sends you, by way of pop-up cards, short blurbs about unique, sometimes-hidden locations as you pass them.

Xbox One: Digital Home Base for the Living Room

in The Digital Solution on November 26, 2013 at 3:25 pm PT

Though the Xbox One is still geared toward gamers, it will appeal to a broader audience with its variety of apps and ways of watching TV.

An iPad That’s Mini in Screen Size Only

in The Digital Solution on November 19, 2013 at 3:06 pm PT

Apple’s new iPad mini has the same screen resolution and chip for faster processing as the iPad Air.

Baby, You Can Drive (Or Ride In) My Car

in The Digital Solution on November 12, 2013 at 3:50 pm PT

If you’re still driving your own car, you might need to get up to speed. Katie writes about the latest services that let you share a car or ride.

Media Device Stores and Shares Well With Others

in The Digital Solution on August 27, 2013 at 3:24 pm PT

SanDisk’s Connect Wireless Media Device may relieve some of your devices’ storage burden and could serve as a media-sharing godsend on a long car trip.

The Answer to “What Is My Password Again?”

in The Digital Solution on August 20, 2013 at 3:12 pm PT

Katie reviews PasswordBox, which stores online logins and automatically retrieves them at every visit to a website.

Device Nags You to Sit Up Straight

in The Digital Solution on August 13, 2013 at 3:11 pm PT

The LumoBack sensor straps around your lower waist to track your posture and vibrates whenever you slouch.

Moto X Stands Out in Sea of Phone Sameness

in The Digital Solution on August 6, 2013 at 3:11 pm PT

New 200ドル smartphone from Google-owned Motorola Mobility aims to use personalization of color and inscriptions as one of its key components.

Google’s New Nexus 7: The Budget Tablet to Beat

in The Digital Solution on July 30, 2013 at 3:14 pm PT

Small but mighty, the revamped device has an impressively sharp screen. But battery life disappoints.

How to Control a PC in Thin Air

Posted by Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution, July 23, 2013 at 3:31 pm PT

Revamped Google Maps App Aims to Give Users More Content

Posted by Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution, July 16, 2013 at 4:11 pm PT

Two Ways to Hit “Print” on a Mobile Device

Posted by Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution, July 9, 2013 at 3:38 pm PT

At Work With Microsoft Office on an iPhone

Posted by Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution, June 18, 2013 at 3:10 pm PT

Buy the Stroller Now or Wait for a Price Drop?

Posted by Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution, June 11, 2013 at 3:08 pm PT

A Tablet Good for Living Room, Bag and Water

Posted by Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution, June 4, 2013 at 3:19 pm PT

KatieCam: Jed York’s First Game (Video)

Posted by Katherine Boehret in D11, May 30, 2013 at 1:45 pm PT

KatieCam: Fanhattan’s Gilles BianRosa on Growing Up in France (Video)

Posted by Katherine Boehret in D11, May 30, 2013 at 11:20 am PT

KatieCam: What’s On Nuance CEO Paul Ricci’s Bookshelf (Video)

Posted by Katherine Boehret in D11, May 30, 2013 at 11:07 am PT

KatieCam: Just How “Smart” Is SmartThings CEO Alex Hawkinson’s Home? (Video)

Posted by Katherine Boehret in D11, May 30, 2013 at 10:45 am PT

KatieCam: Atheer’s Soulaiman Itani and Allen Yang Talk About Sleep

Posted by Katherine Boehret in D11, May 30, 2013 at 10:07 am PT

KatieCam: Steven Sinofsky Does Yoga Every Day (Video)

Posted by Katherine Boehret in D11, May 30, 2013 at 9:55 am PT

KatieCam: Tesla’s Elon Musk on Being a Dad (Video)

Posted by Katherine Boehret in D11, May 30, 2013 at 2:00 am PT

KatieCam: Yves Behar and Jason Johnson on Teamwork (Video)

Posted by Katherine Boehret in D11, May 29, 2013 at 7:40 pm PT

KatieCam: Motorola Mobility’s Dennis Woodside Loves Triathlons

Posted by Katherine Boehret in D11, May 29, 2013 at 7:20 pm PT

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