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Buying a PC With Windows 7

Walt answers questions about upgrading to Windows 7 and alternatives to Microsoft Money.

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Keeping Files In Sync

Keeping files in sync for two laptops, using Quicken on a Mac, transfering files to a new PC with Windows 7.

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Using PC and Mac Interchangeably

Walt answers readers’ questions on compatibility problems between a Windows laptop and a Mac, ways to back up Outlook folders, and more.

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Getting Faster Internet Service

In this week’s installment of Mossberg’s Mailbox, Walt talks to a reader about the benefits offered by a faster processor in comparison to the advantages of a faster Internet connection. And for anyone who’s thought of moving from the PC version or Quicken to the Mac version, read Walt’s suggestions first.

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Using Quicken in Vista

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 Vista on a Mac

Walt Mossberg answers questions about running Windows Vista on a Mac, finding an alternative to Quicken and choosing an iPod to use when exercising.

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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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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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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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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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Keeping Laptop Screens Clean

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about cleaning laptop screens, security packages and converting Quicken data from a PC to a Mac.

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