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Finding a Photo-Organizing Program

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about switching between software provided by camera companies, Web-based tax-preparation software and scheduling antispyware sweeps.

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Converting Quicken Files to a Mac

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about converting financial records from a PC to a Mac, scheduling anti-spyware scans and burning home videos in VCD format.

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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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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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Reviewing the Nokia 770

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about the Nokia 770, hard-drive storage and Jumbles programs for Windows Mobile.

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Blocking Spyware Before It’s Installed

Walt answers questions about antispyware software, Powerline adapters and the Mac mouse button.

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Waiting for Windows Vista

Walt answers questions about Windows Media Center, the Aero interface in Vista and right-clicking on Apple laptops.

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Deciding Whether to Repair a Laptop

Walt answers questions about a crashed laptop, the new iMacs and high-speed data networks from cellphone companies.

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Deleting Emails on Your Treo

Walt Mossberg answers questions about deleting groups of emails on a Treo, eliminating unnecessary background programs and sending files from a Mac to a Windows PC.

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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.

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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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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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