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Waiting for OS X Leopard

Walt answers questions about waiting for the new Mac OS, using an iPod with an old version of Windows and getting broadband in rural areas.

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Reviewing the Nokia 770

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about the Nokia 770, hard-drive storage and Jumbles programs for Windows Mobile.

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File Systems and GreenBorder Pro

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about using GreenBorder Pro, adopting a two-computer strategy to deal with security issues and un-installing Windows on a Mac.

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Apple’s Boot Camp program for running Windows on a Mac is a beta. Any idea when a final version will be out? And will Boot Camp allow Macs to run the new Vista version of Windows?
Boot Camp may never be final, because Apple plans to roll its functionality into the forthcoming new version of its [...]

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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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Installing Windows Media Center

This week, Walt answers questions about installing Windows Media Center, opening files in Safari and transferring 8mm film to DVD.

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Transferring Your Web ‘Favorites’

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about transferring “Favorites” from your laptop to your desktop and converting copy-protected WMA files to play on an iPod.

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Alternatives to Instant Messaging

There’s no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and unreliable as our personal computers. Everybody has questions about them, and we aim to help.
Here are a few questions about computers I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, [...]

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The Practical Case Against File Sharing

Walt answers questions about getting viruses from file-swapping services, other options beyond dial-up Internet access, and buying a Mac desktop computer.

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Hard Drive

Walt answers questions about completely erasing a PC, installing Verizon’s Fios Internet service, and using a Firefox Web browser on an iMac.

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