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Disabling Wi-Fi on a Laptop

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on November 12, 2008 at 6:04 pm PT

Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. I have a laptop that I use primarily to play music. Is there any way to disable its connection to a wireless network? Sure, but exactly how you do [...]

Netbooks Come Into Their Own

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on November 5, 2008 at 6:10 pm PT

Walt reviews the latest entrants in the “netbook” category–devices that are between a laptop and a smart phone in size and versatility–and finds some compelling choices.