I was wondering if you knew of a company that provided data storage for normal Word and Excel files on the Web, where you could access those files from another computer by simply having a password. I'd like to be able to drop an entire folder or folders into the site.
Try Visto, at www.visto.com. Or, failing that, try Driveway, at www.driveway.com. Both use a folder metaphor and would seem to do what you want. I'm not sure if you just drag a folder into them, but I think you can establish online folders that correspond to folders on your hard disk, and then access them when you're away from your computer, from a laptop or a borrowed PC.

I work off several computers: a laptop at home, a desktop at my office, and a backup desktop at home. How can I synchronize the favorite places for my Internet Explorer on two of the computers with the bookmarks on Netscape Navigator on the third? I prefer to do it by e-mail, rather than by using a Zip drive or floppy drive.
You can export your favourites in Internet Explorer to a bookmark file that Netscape can use. Just go to the File menu in Internet Explorer, select Import and Export, and follow the instructions to export a file. Be sure to name it bookmark.htm, which is the standard name for a Netscape bookmark file. Then, remembering where this bookmark file was stored on your hard disk, attach the file to an e-mail and send it. When it's received on the PC using Netscape Navigator, you can copy it over your previous bookmark file, or you can open the Edit Bookmarks window in Netscape and import the file.

While flying home recently, I saw an interesting ad for a digital camera for only $99.95 plus shipping of $9.95. The company name and the camera name weren't household terms, but they claimed the camera was equal to those costing $1000 or more. Do you think this is too good to be true?
In digital cameras as in the rest of life, you usually get what you pay for. Prices are dropping all the time, but most decent, low-priced digital cameras usually cost more than $100, though you can get a good one for $200 or $300. The camera this company is selling is likely a low-resolution, stripped down model that is in no way equal to those selling for $1,000 or more. If it was that good and that cheap, why would it only be sold by an obscure company in an airline magazine? It'd be hailed all over and selling by the gazillions in stores and on the Web. So, I'd steer clear of it.