Switching From Dial-Up to DSL
Walt Mossberg answers questions about moving to DSL from dial-up, browser hijacking and waiting for Windows Vista.
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Protecting Your Computer
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about software firewalls, purchasing a computer with Windows Vista and using the Firefox browser and Thunderbird email.
Transferring Your Web ‘Favorites’
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about transferring “Favorites” from your laptop to your desktop and converting copy-protected WMA files to play on an iPod.
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.
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, [...]
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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 [...]
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.
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.
Waiting for Windows Vista
Walt answers questions about Windows Media Center, the Aero interface in Vista and right-clicking on Apple laptops.
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.
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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Walt Mossberg answers questions about different aspects of Microsoft Office 2007, including Access, new Excel capabilities and the Mac version of Office.
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.
Doing Business With Windows Vista
Walt answers questions about Windows Vista for business, the Mac operating system and running an old version of Microsoft Office with the new version of Windows.
Using DOS in Windows Vista
This week, Walt answers questions about DOS in Windows Vista, antispyware programs for Vista and the compatibility of the new Microsoft Office with older versions.
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