Alex L. Goldfayn

Shopping for an HDTV can feel like learning a new language. A recent review on Cnet.com, for example, featured horrible phrases like black levels, native resolution, color temperatures, full calibration,...

"I love him," said Elmhurst resident Laura Kooy, 45. "He's very patient, and he says there are no stupid questions." In Batavia, Rickie Gill, 63, agreed: "I can't live without...

Imagine using the phone all you want--and never having to pay a bill. You can call anyone in the United States or Canada, using real phones, and talk as long...

"The Sonoma Diet" is one of the newest, most popular books on eating advice. Released in December, the book has already spent time on The New York Times best-seller list....

Rachel Begelman has been asked out on Internet dating sites more times than she can count. Her friend and business partner, Sarna Lee, has had similar experiences with the opposite...

"Just like a biological virus can make you sick," said the man on the Internet cartoon, "a computer virus can make your computer sick." The cartoon is produced by a...

Last week, Sari Hirsch was looking online for a DVD of the movie "Cheaper By The Dozen." She checked the Web sites she usually visits when shopping for a DVD:...

Sometimes they catch Sam watching Animal Planet. Other times, he is staring at his reflection in the stainless steel refrigerator. And every once in a while, they catch Sam, a...

Just like the opening scene in "The Godfather," men are whisked away to meet the leader--asking him for favors and wisdom. In this version, the men are armed with babies,...

This weekend, 135,000 tech types are in the midst of their annual pilgrimage here to the high-tech worship service known as the International Consumer Electronics Show. Among them are exhibitors,...