Smartphones’ Memory Problem — and Fix
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about browsers’ antivirus capabilities, smartphone memory, Wi-Fi router speeds and the limits of burning songs from iTunes.
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Genealogy Software for the Mac
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about family-history programs for Apple, protecting all the computers on a Wi-Fi network and transferring iTunes libraries between computers.
ITunes’s Usage Limits
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about iTunes’s usage limits, the screen zooming feature on Microsoft’s Wireless Optical Mouse 5000 and backing up your hard disk.
Using Gmail Without an Invitation
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about signing up for Gmail, iPod-to-computer transfers and switching your computer’s power options.
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.
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.
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.
Deciphering Scam Security Programs
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about scam security programs, importing song files to iTunes and transferring Microsoft Works spreadsheets to Microsoft Excel.
Video Players Compatible With iTunes
Walt answers questions on speech-recognition software for Macs, whether Windows Media Player will play video files from iTunes, and if Vista is worth the wait.
Moving iTunes Files To a New Computer
Walt answers questions about moving iTunes files to a new computer, file-compressing programs and security software.
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.
Make This Palm Play Music
Walt Mossberg answers questions about how to use the Palm Treo 650 as an MP3 player, firewalls for Windows 98, and the new version of iTunes.
Will Vista Be Ready for Prime Time?
Walt Mossberg answers questions about Microsoft Vista, family-tree Web sites and utilities that allow the use of Mac iPods on PCs.
IPod Alternatives
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about alternatives to the iPod and converting an internal DVD burner into an external drive.
Turning Off Tabbed Browsing
This week, Walt answers questions about disabling tabbed browsing in the new Internet Explorer, ripping DVDs into iTunes and transferring contacts from one computer to another in Outlook and Outlook Express.
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