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"Paging Number Question Q: My sister has asked me to ask this question. She has a pager and is considering getting a BlackBerry. Will she be able to keep her paging number and receive pages on a Blackberry? --closet_vixen   A: Unfortunately, no. When you change from one cell phone provider to another they must let you keep your current number, but this rule does not apply to pager providers.  Downloading Music to iPod Q: I&amp;#039;d like to know if it&amp;#039;s possible to download to my iPod music collection from my PC at home and the one I use at my sister&amp;#039;s place. --closet_vixen   A: To get music onto an iPod you need iTunes. Go to apple.com/iTunes/download to install the software onto your PC. Once the download is completed, you can have it scan your hard drive and pull all of your music into your iTunes library (and it will format the music as well so iTunes can play it). Once this is done, just connect your iPod to your PC and transfer the music onto the device.  You can manage your iPod with different computers (like the one at your sister&amp;#039;s house) if you set up the iPod to &amp;quot;manually manage music&amp;quot; and both computers have iTunes and are running the same operating systems. Once this is done you can copy music from multiple computers onto your iPod (except if you have a shuffle; they can only work with one computer). You might run into problems, though, if she&amp;#039;s also using an iPod and iTunes. Please remember to always legally download music.  Shopping for Cell Phones Q: I&amp;#039;ve been thinking about buying a new cell phone, but when I&amp;#039;ve tried to research models of phones, I find the range of options to be quite overwhelming: phones that range from free to hundreds of dollars, and some phones that can do everything short of perking coffee in the morning. ;-)  Can you offer any guidelines -- perhaps a checklist of questions to ask -- when looking to purchase a cell phone? --christinabuff   A: I would start by picking a service provider; this narrows down what phones are available to you. And you&amp;#039;re right: You want to be prepared before going to the store and being overwhelmed. Think about what you want from a phone: Do you want a basic phone that is only a phone, or do you want it to do other things? Consider:   Bluetooth -- a must if you drive a lot and want a hands-free wireless headset to talk while you are driving.   Music -- if you want to be able to listen to some songs but not carry your iPod with you, then look for this.   Pictures -- do you have a new child/grandchild/niece/nephew and want to show everyone his or her picture? If so, let the salesperson know you want to be able to store pictures on your phone.   Email -- if you want to stay on top of your email while on the road, you&amp;#039;ll need a device that can do this.   Video -- want to watch TV while sitting in the doctor&amp;#039;s office waiting for your appointment? Then get a phone that&amp;#039;s capable of showing video.   These are the basics to consider, and you&amp;#039;re right in that there are phones that do many things. Decide before going to the store if you want all of these features or if you&amp;#039;ll never use them. If you want a basic phone with Bluetooth, tell the salesperson that, and he or she will be able to show you a model. There&amp;#039;s no point in paying for extra features on a phone if you&amp;#039;re not going to use them.  Fast Digital Camera Q: I&amp;#039;m in the market for a digital camera that can capture pictures quickly and has a powerful (10x) zoom. I seem to miss out on great shots with my current camera because it&amp;#039;s too slow (flash? shutter?), and with a toddler in constant action, I need a faster picture. Under $300 would be ideal. --houseofkards   A: What you want to look for is a camera with a fast recovery time (this is the time between pictures) and, unfortunately, it&amp;#039;s not a setting you can adjust on the camera. Very high-end cameras, like SLR cameras, have an incredibly fast recovery time but are usually very pricey. If you can&amp;#039;t afford a digital SLR, look for a camera with a &amp;quot;burst mode&amp;quot; feature. This feature allows you to take about 10 pictures in quick succession.  Also, when looking for cameras with a powerful zoom, make sure you get one with a 10x optical zoom and not a digital zoom. A digital zoom just zooms in on a picture the same way you zoom in once you look at it on your monitor, whereas an optical zoom uses the lens to zoom in like a traditional film camera.  Best Device for e-Books? Q: I have a library of e-books I&amp;#039;ve downloaded to my PC from audible.com, and I&amp;#039;m wondering which is the best portable device to listen to them on. Thanks! --patriciajoanne   A: Unfortunately, we haven&amp;#039;t reviewed items specifically for listening to e-books, but check out the manual of your MP3 player (if you have one) to see if you can transfer the book file to that device. If you don&amp;#039;t have an MP3 player but are looking into one, make sure you choose one that can play audiobooks; that way, you can have your books and your music with you at the same time. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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