Mark A. Kellner

Google CEO backs Obama recovery plan

Nearly a year into the Obama administration and two years into the "great recession," a tech industry leader is endorsing the way the White House is managing the U.S. economy.

December 7, 2009

KELLNER: Thanks for year’s best technologies

While 2009 has turned out to be a rather dismal year for millions of Americans, there are still things I believe we can all appreciate that have come from the tech sector this year.

December 7, 2009

KELLNER: Go all-out for holidays

This isn't the winter of our discontent, otherwise known as 2008, so perhaps more buoyancy is in order as we prowl the malls and make our gift selections.

December 2, 2009

KELLNER: Low-cost netbook of Toshiba quality

Here's a helpful mantra for you when you're contemplating the Toshiba Satellite T115-S1105 portable computer: $479. $479. $479.

November 30, 2009

YOUR TECH: Sonos hits high notes

Minutes before the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys were to square off Sunday, the strains of Frederic Chopin's "Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise for Piano & Orchestra" drifted through the house. Then came the "Gavotta" from Igor Stravinsky's "Pulcinella," with clarinets and oboes in delightful harmony. Then Mozart's "Haffner" symphony.

November 25, 2009

KELLNER: USPS redesigns to aid Mac users

There are many reasons why the proud service Benjamin Franklin founded is on the ropes. One small part might be the agency's cavalier attitude toward customers seeking to integrate today's computer technology with its services.

November 23, 2009

KELLNER: Library in your pocket

Books are great things, but they aren't always cheap, nor are they always easily portable. What's the answer? A small firm in Bellingham, Wash., 90 miles north of Seattle, might hold more than a few keys.

November 16, 2009

YOUR TECH: Microsoft keypads evolve

It's interesting, at least to me, what a difference a new peripheral can make. And, it's kind of reassuring that Microsoft Corp.'s keyboards, however they evolve, continue to deliver some great, common-sense value to consumers.

November 11, 2009

KELLNER: New Apple mouse really is ‘Magic’

Even though a computer mouse rightly can be thought of as one of the more peripheral of peripherals, a new one just arrived that can honestly claim the adjective "transformative."

November 9, 2009

YOUR TECH: iPhone is gift of decade

OK, so Election Day was Tuesday, and we haven't even hit Veterans Day yet, let alone Thanksgiving, so talk about Christmas and Hanukkah may be a bit premature?

November 4, 2009

KELLNER: CrossOver installs Quicken on Macs

So there I was, looking at Quicken 2009, the Windows version, on my Mac, and something seemed off. In fact, a fair amount seemed off.

November 2, 2009

YOUR TECH: Adobe photo sets bar

Would it be too much to say that Adobe's newest version of Photoshop Elements, No. 8, list price $99.99, is the Big Mac of home photography software -- something that's consistent no matter where you go?

October 28, 2009

Evolving eReaders could be holiday hit

More than a decade after the first, furtive attempts to crack the consumer electronics marketplace, the eReader finally appears poised to break out from its nerdy niche and become a holiday hit with broad appeal.

October 26, 2009

KELLNER: Linux hits user nerve

For a good part of last week, your reviewer's musings about Ubuntu Linux was among the top five most-read stories on washingtontimes.com. Since the other top stories concerned health-insurance reform or the H1N1 vaccine and similar weighty topics, the presence of a geek-oriented column came as a pleasant surprise.

October 26, 2009

YOUR TECH: Stream wireless radio

Utopia as defined by St. Thomas More may not be within our immediate grasp, but a version of paradise is as close as your computer, your broadband Internet connection and a Wi-Fi router. Streaming Internet radio, to which your own computer-based music easily can be added, is, I believe, the next big thing.

October 21, 2009

KELLNER: Ubuntu Linux powers up

Just how important are computer operating systems, anyway? We're going to get an indication Thursday morning, when Microsoft Corp. is scheduled to launch Windows 7, successor to the much-maligned Windows Vista.

October 19, 2009

YOUR TECH: Early start to holidays

Everything seems to be starting earlier this year, so why not add holiday buying advice to the list? After all, I recall seeing Halloween items on sale just after Memorial Day -- or was if after Bastille Day? -- so why not get a jump on your Christmas list?

October 14, 2009

KELLNER: New ways to unclog corporate e-mail

Cloud computing, the new buzz-phrase of the tech world, is actually an exercise in common sense for many applications.

October 12, 2009

YOUR TECH: $150,000 buys quite a view

If you have an extra $150,000 or so you don't know what to do with, there's a nifty new plasma-based television-and-speaker combo I'd like to have. E-mail me, and we can work out delivery. Just kidding.

October 7, 2009

KELLNER: Technology sector hiring, expanding

If you're looking for work in the tech services sector, Todd Thibodeaux has good news for you: There are jobs to be had, and the sector is poised for continued growth.

October 5, 2009