3 posts and columns on backups

Danger Will Robinson! Do Not Approach the Sidekick!

in News on October 12, 2009 at 4:23 pm PT

A quick update on the Microsoft/Danger Sidekick fiasco. T-Mobile has pulled its Sidekick handsets off the market following a back-end server failure that resulted in many users losing their personal data. Surf over to the carrier’s Web site and you’ll find that it now lists the entire Sidekick line of devices as “temporarily out of stock.” Not that you’d want one anyway.
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Turning Off Your Desktop PC

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on October 22, 2008 at 5:50 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. At work I am told to turn off my desktop PC at the end of the day. My wife’s office tells her to leave her computer on overnight. My [...]

Using a Stylus With the iPhone

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on September 3, 2008 at 4:14 pm PT

Walt answers questions about using a stylus that works with the iPhone and caring for an external hard drive.