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When to Stay With Windows

Walt Mossberg answers questions about staying with Windows, free AOL email and transferring music in iTunes to a new computer.

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Deciding Which Media Applications to Keep

Walt Mossberg answers questions about preinstalled media players, backing up a hard disk running on Parallels and more.

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Uninstalling Leopard on a Mac

Walt Mossberg answers questions about downgrading from Leopard to Tiger on a Mac, finding “easy listening” music on iTunes and why new slim laptops don’t have FireWire ports.

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Exporting Information From AOL

Walt Mossberg answers questions about exporting favorites and other information from an AOL account, uninstalling “craplets” from PCs, and more.

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Upgrading TVs for a Digital Signal

Walt Mossberg answers questions about government assistance for purchasing television digital converter boxes, transferring data between Windows computers, and the functionality of the iPod Touch and iPhone.

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Displaying Song Lyrics on an iPod

Walt Mossberg answers questions about viewing lyrics on an MP3 player, Kodak’s photo software, and deleting personal files from a computer.

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Choosing Sides in the DVD War

Walt Mossberg answers questions about Blu-Ray versus HD DVD formats, Internet access on the MacBook Air, and the Tablet PC version of Windows.

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When Your Computer Starts Up Slowly

Walt Mossberg answers questions about a computer that is slow to boot up, software that allows users to run Windows on a Mac and the risk of using WiFi for sensitive communications.

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Monitoring Kids’ Web Access

Walt answers questions about monitoring children’s Web access, switching Outlook content to a Mac and using the new Microsoft Office for Mac on non-Intel Macs.

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Cellphone Data Cards and the iPod Touch

Walt answers questions about cellphone data cards, cellphone service that works in Europe and tutorials on switching to Macs.

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Moving Music to a BlackBerry

Walt answers questions about transferring music to a BlackBerry Pearl, using an external hard drive with Leopard’s Boot Camp and removing unwanted software.

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Picking a Laptop With Vista Business

Walt answers questions about choosing between Windows Vista Business and Home Premium for a laptop.

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Running Antispyware Software on a Mac

Walt answers questions about running antispyware software on a Mac, where to download free security software for Windows, and more.

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Determining When to Buy a New PC

Walt answers questions about security software for Windows, determining when to purchase a new PC, and more.

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Tuning a Mac for Real-Time HDTV

Walt answers questions about watching high-definition television in real time on a Mac, the future of Palm’s Treo, and remote desktop control.

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