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.
Do you still recommend the Dell XPS One all-in-one computer that you favorably reviewed last December? I am not a techie at all but need to replace my 5-year-old [...]
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.
Is there a way to transfer a Windows Media music file to iTunes?
If the Windows Media file is copy-protected, typically because you bought it from an online store [...]
Walt Mossberg answers readers’ questions about the differences between TVs rated at “720p” and “1080p,” good powerline adapters, and solutions to blocked outgoing email servers when using Wi-Fi.
Walt Mossberg answers readers’ questions about how to get a new Windows computer with the XP operating system, small portable radios, and the functions of MailBug.
Walt Mossberg answers readers’ questions about accessing email without using the Internet, finding a company to digitize old photographs, and using Xobni on various email platforms.
Walt Mossberg answers questions about reporting errors on digital maps, “virtual private networks” on Amtrak trains and saving Internet Explorer favorites.
Walt Mossberg answers questions about ordering a Windows PC without any extra software preinstalled, the co-existence of Internet Explorer and Firefox 3.0 and transferring emails between two Windows machines.
Walt Mossberg answers questions about transferring files between an old and new laptop, protecting against Windows viruses on a Mac, and installing updates to Vista.
Walt Mossberg answers questions about Google’s upcoming cellphone operating system, Microsoft Office for the Mac and methods for backing up Outlook Express emails.
Walt answers questions about monitoring children’s Web access, switching Outlook content to a Mac and using the new Microsoft Office for Mac on non-Intel Macs.
Edited by Walt and written by Katie Boehret, this is a guide to gadgets, web services and other consumer technologies.
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