Buy a Smart Phone Now, or Wait for iPhone?
Walt Mossberg answers questions about whether to buy a smart phone now or wait for the iPhone, boosting the range of a wireless connection, and removing junk programs that come with a new computer.
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External Modems for a MacBook
Walt answers questions about external modems for a MacBook, resizing photos for email, and using the forthcoming iPhone in Europe.
Accessing Financial Web Sites on a Public Connection
Walt answers questions about accessing financial sites on a nonsecure Internet connection, which cellphones with email capability to take abroad, and what to do when Web sites don’t work well in Safari.
Wearing Out an External Hard Drive
Walt answers questions about external hard drives, limiting a child’s computer time and installing Windows XP on a new PC.
Choosing a Photo-Sharing Web Site
Walt Mossberg answers questions about selecting a photo-sharing Web site, syncing laptops and desktops and printing photos.
Cingular’s New Data Network
Walt Mossberg answers questions about Cingular data networks, the quality of Compaq laptops and options for connecting an iPod to home speakers.
Deciding Whether to Repair a Laptop
Walt answers questions about a crashed laptop, the new iMacs and high-speed data networks from cellphone companies.
Waiting for Windows Vista
Walt answers questions about Windows Media Center, the Aero interface in Vista and right-clicking on Apple laptops.
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.
Keeping Computers in Sync
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about keeping multiple computers in sync, waiting for Microsoft Vista and installing multiple security programs.
Using Cellphones as Modems
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about using cellphones as modems for laptops, storing personal files from office computers and buying an ultralight laptop.
Recovering Deleted Desktop Icons
Walt Mossberg answers questions about recovering deleted icons, clearing search histories and the difference between laptop processors.
How to Wipe a Hard Drive Clean
Walt Mossberg answers questions about “file wiper” programs that permanently erase a hard drive, staying safe at public wireless hot spots and sorting USB cables.
Windows Software for Business, Pleasure
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, [...]
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.
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