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.
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.
Buying a PC With an AMD Processor
Walt answers questions about software-compatibility issues for AMD processors, importing bookmarks and backup drives for Windows PCs.
Monitoring Kids’ Web Access
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.
Determining When to Buy a New PC
Walt answers questions about security software for Windows, determining when to purchase a new PC, and more.
Uninstalling Games to Increase Disk Space
Walt answers readers’ questions about whether deleting games helps boost disk storage space, the security risks of using Parallels, and getting tokens for Ooma.
Printing Wirelessly from a Digital Camera
Walt answers questions about printing wirelessly from a digital camera, Intel processors and playing iTunes songs on a Treo.
Running Vista on a Mac
Walt Mossberg answers questions about running Windows Vista on a Mac, finding an alternative to Quicken and choosing an iPod to use when exercising.
Deciding Whether to Repair a Laptop
Walt answers questions about a crashed laptop, the new iMacs and high-speed data networks from cellphone companies.
Finding the Speakerphone on a Treo
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about using the speakerphone on a Treo, making a BCC address line appear in email and running the Parallels Desktop on a Mac.
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.
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.
IPod Workarounds
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about performing iPod tasks without extra software, viruses and spyware for Macs with Intel processors and using multiple firewalls.
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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