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Converting to Digital TV

Walt Mossberg answers questions about cable converter boxes, faster versions of Wi-Fi, whether the Mac is immune to viruses, and more.

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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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Deciding Which Media Applications to Keep

Walt Mossberg answers questions about preinstalled media players, backing up a hard disk running on Parallels and more.

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Uninstalling Leopard on a Mac

Walt Mossberg answers questions about downgrading from Leopard to Tiger on a Mac, finding “easy listening” music on iTunes and why new slim laptops don’t have FireWire ports.

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Upgrading TVs for a Digital Signal

Walt Mossberg answers questions about government assistance for purchasing television digital converter boxes, transferring data between Windows computers, and the functionality of the iPod Touch and iPhone.

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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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Putting a Computer in Hibernation

Walt answers questions about standby mode, the MacBook Pro’s WiFi detection and laptops with LED displays solid state drives.

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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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A Hard Drive Warning From an Old Computer

Walt answers questions about computer hard drive failure, running virtual machines on a Macintosh, and diagnosing slow startup times.

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Creating Files for Older Versions of Office With the 2007 Edition

Walt answers questions about creating files with the latest version of Microsoft Office that users of older versions can use, moving Outlook contacts to a Macintosh program, and reinstalling Windows XP.

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