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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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Moving iTunes Files To a New Computer

Walt answers questions about moving iTunes files to a new computer, file-compressing programs and security software.

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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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Converting Videos To Play on an iPod

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about converting videos to play on a video iPod, opening multiple Web sites with a single click and power adaptors for using a laptop overseas.

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Synchronizing Bookmarks in Firefox

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about synchronizing bookmarks in Firefox among multiple computers, balancing performance and price when buying a computer and permanently deleting files.

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Mixing Macs and PCs On Wireless Networks

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about mixing Macs and Windows computers on the same wireless network, setting up video-conferencing and switching email addresses.

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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.

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Blog Searches

Walt Mossberg answers readers’ questions about searching for people or companies mentioned in blogs, disabling the Caps Lock key and playing Windows Media Video files from the Web on a Mac.

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Calming Security Fears

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about Internet security fears, red-eye elimination in photos and software availability for Macs.

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How to Find Low-Cost DSL Service

Walt Mossberg answers readers’ questions about finding low-cost DSL service, choosing video-editing software and transferring files from a Windows PC to a Mac.

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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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Dealing With Attachment Issues

Walt Mossberg answers questions about troublesome email attachments and finding a hand-held mobile product that doesn’t include a cellphone.

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Converting Your Clips for iPod Video

Answers to questions about converting video clips for use with the new iPod, the different DVD formats and finding the FolderShare program for a Mac.

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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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