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A Windows to Help You Forget

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on October 7, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT

Walter S. Mossberg calls Windows 7 a boost to productivity and a pleasure to use — Microsoft’s best operating system yet.

Windows 7 Minimum Requirements

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on August 5, 2009 at 1:14 pm PT

Windows 7 system requirements; a new laptop for a Mac user and moving email contacts to a new Internet service provider.

Advice on Shopping For a Windows PC — If You Must Buy Now

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on October 26, 2006 at 11:59 pm PT

If you’re thinking of acquiring or giving a new Windows PC this holiday season, don’t do it. Walt Mossberg suggests you wait until Vista arrives.

New Product for Mac Operates Windows, OS X Simultaneously

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on June 15, 2006 at 12:01 am PT

Apple’s Intel-powered computers can run both Windows and Mac OS X, but now there’s an even better approach. Parallels Desktop lets users run Mac and Windows programs simultaneously, giving them the best of both worlds.