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Microsoft Programs and the iPhone

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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Running Old Programs on Windows Vista

Walt answers questions about Windows Vista, including its ability to handle old programs and whether a version will be able to run on Macs.

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The Search for a Simple Cellphone

Walt answers questions about finding a simple cellphone, Apple TV’s video formats and networking two Windows PCs.

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Is There a Tool to Help Send Large Files Over the Internet?

Walt answers questions about sending large files over the Internet, buying a combo PDA/cellphone, and sharing music on the same local area network.

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Is Security Prudent for a Smart Phone?

Walt answers questions about security for smart phones, finding desktop computers with Microsoft Vista Ultimate preinstalled, and changing iTunes authorizations.

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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.

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Questions About Apple’s iPhone

This week, Walt was swamped with questions about Apple’s hot new iPhone, from replacing the battery to deleting emails.

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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.

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Making iTunes Music Purchases Available to Multiple Computers

Walt answers questions about iTunes copy-protection rules and iPods, making a printer available to multiple computers wirelessly, and surfing the Web from a car.

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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.

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Displaying Song Lyrics on an iPod

Walt Mossberg answers questions about viewing lyrics on an MP3 player, Kodak’s photo software, and deleting personal files from a computer.

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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.

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Deciding Which Media Applications to Keep

Walt Mossberg answers questions about preinstalled media players, backing up a hard disk running on Parallels and more.

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When to Stay With Windows

Walt Mossberg answers questions about staying with Windows, free AOL email and transferring music in iTunes to a new computer.

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Downloading Pictures Wirelessly

Walt Mossberg answers questions about downloading pictures from a digital camera wirelessly, dealing with corrupted files when using automatic backups and connecting your computers to a home-theater system.

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