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Running Windows Programs on Macs

Running Windows programs on a Mac, upgrading to Windows 7, netbooks.

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Backing Up, Lossless Audio and Genealogy Programs

Walt answers reader questions regarding computer backup, importing CDs into iTunes, and viewing genealogy records on the Mac.

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Snow Leopard, Windows 7 and Netbooks

Walt answers reader questions about running Snow Leopard on PowerPC Macintoshes, the Windows 7 name, and sharing files with netbooks.

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Disabling Wi-Fi on a Laptop

Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability.

I have a laptop that I use primarily to play music. Is there any way to disable its connection to a wireless network?
Sure, but exactly how you do [...]

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Installing Microsoft’s ‘SP3’ Upgrade to Windows XP

Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability.

Should I install Microsoft’s “SP3″ upgrade to Windows XP? I hear opinions on both sides.
In general, I recommend this upgrade, officially called Service Pack 3, because it beefs [...]

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Navigating Microsoft Office

Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability.

In the new version of Microsoft Office, I cannot find a “favorites” capability in the Open dialog box. In my older version, when I began to open a document, [...]

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Downloading Pictures Wirelessly

Walt Mossberg answers questions about downloading pictures from a digital camera wirelessly, dealing with corrupted files when using automatic backups and connecting your computers to a home-theater system.

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When to Stay With Windows

Walt Mossberg answers questions about staying with Windows, free AOL email and transferring music in iTunes to a new computer.

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Displaying Song Lyrics on an iPod

Walt Mossberg answers questions about viewing lyrics on an MP3 player, Kodak’s photo software, and deleting personal files from a computer.

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Moving Music to a BlackBerry

Walt answers questions about transferring music to a BlackBerry Pearl, using an external hard drive with Leopard’s Boot Camp and removing unwanted software.

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Determining When to Buy a New PC

Walt answers questions about security software for Windows, determining when to purchase a new PC, and more.

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Making iTunes Music Purchases Available to Multiple Computers

Walt answers questions about iTunes copy-protection rules and iPods, making a printer available to multiple computers wirelessly, and surfing the Web from a car.

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Is There a Tool to Help Send Large Files Over the Internet?

Walt answers questions about sending large files over the Internet, buying a combo PDA/cellphone, and sharing music on the same local area network.

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Make This Palm Play Music

Walt Mossberg answers questions about how to use the Palm Treo 650 as an MP3 player, firewalls for Windows 98, and the new version of iTunes.

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Moving iTunes Files To a New Computer

Walt answers questions about moving iTunes files to a new computer, file-compressing programs and security software.

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