Windows XP: Home v. Professional
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about Windows XP and security patches for Apple’s operating system.
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Books for Switching to Macintosh
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about switching to Macintosh, eliminating spyware and transferring files from an old computer to a new one.
What Can That New iPod Do?
This week Walt answers questions about the iPod nano’s new software features, Windows XP Professional, and ways to stop spam.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Hard Drive
Walt answers questions about completely erasing a PC, installing Verizon’s Fios Internet service, and using a Firefox Web browser on an iMac.
Downloading Email at Work and Home
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about downloading email to both home and work computers, the differences in Treo models and transferring files between Windows systems.
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.
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.
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.
Changing the Look of Your Wallpaper
Walt Mossberg answers questions about rotating wallpaper and using the Xbox 360 to play music without a Media Center PC.
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, [...]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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