Upgrading Macs
Walt Mossberg answers questions on Macs moving to the new Snow Leopard; getting help moving to Windows 7 and cleaning up your PC.
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Turning Off Your Desktop PC
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.
At work I am told to turn off my desktop PC at the end of the day. My wife’s office tells her to leave her computer on overnight. My [...]
New Trends in Docking-Station Design
Walt answers questions about traditional docking stations, software for removing a hard drive’s partitions, and alternatives to an iPhone calendar.
Sending Video Files Without YouTube
Walt Mossberg answers readers’ questions about sending video files without YouTube, buying a MacBook for an art/graphic-design student, and choosing a reliable antispyware program.
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.
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.
Removing Songs from an iPhone
Walt answers questions about removing songs from an iPhone, setting the wallpaper on a computer desktop, and automated online backup services for PCs.
Vista Incompatibility and Start-Up Issues
Walt answers questions about Windows Vista complaints, using antivirus software when running Windows on a Mac, and transferring large files.
Moving a 25 GB File From a Mac to a PC
Walt answers readers’ questions about moving a 25 gigabyte file from a Mac to a PC, switching the iPhone to horizontal mode, and enlarging font size.
Comparing the Treo and BlackBerry
Walt answers questions about PDAs, Microsoft Office 2003’s compatibility with Vista and memory upgrades for a MacBook Pro.
Reviewing the Nokia 770
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about the Nokia 770, hard-drive storage and Jumbles programs for Windows Mobile.
The Basics of Boot Camp
This week, Walt answers questions about Apple’s new software, Boot Camp, that allows users to run Windows on a Mac.
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