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Touch-Screen Laptops, iPhone Apps, and Vista Ultimate

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on September 30, 2009 at 2:44 pm PT

Walt Mossberg gives advice on touch-screen laptops, iPhone apps, Vista Ultimate.

Even in Test Form, Windows 7 Leaves Vista in the Dust

in Personal Technology on January 21, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT

Walt previews the public beta of Windows 7 and finds that even in beta form, it’s better than Vista.

Monitoring Teens’ Facebook Activity

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on January 21, 2009 at 5:46 pm PT

What is the best way to monitor our teens’ Facebook activity? To my mind, this is more a parenting issue than a technology one. The easiest method would be to join Facebook yourself and become one of your teens’ ”friends” on each account they have. That might not sit well with your kids, but if you’re [...]

Clickfree Backs Up Your Files Easily, So You’re Not Toast

in Personal Technology on January 7, 2009 at 6:24 pm PT

If you got a new computer over the holidays, you’re probably focused right now on enjoying all its cool features, or savoring how much faster it is than the old warhorse it replaced. The last thing you want to dwell upon is the chore of backing up your data. Still, backing up your files is important.

Purchasing an E-Reader

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on November 19, 2008 at 6:26 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 want to purchase an e-reader. Currently I use my Palm Tungsten, but the screen is rather small for reading books. I purchased the Amazon Kindle for my niece [...]

Apple Polishes Popular MacBook for a Higher Price

in Personal Technology on October 22, 2008 at 6:02 pm PT

Apple’s MacBook laptop, the company’s low-end portable computer aimed at average consumers, isn’t just any old product. It’s the best-selling Macintosh in history, at a time when Mac sales are growing much faster than sales of PCs in the U.S. overall. And, according to the sales-research organization NPD Group, the midrange model of the MacBook has been the single best-selling laptop of any brand in U.S. retail stores for the past five months.

Buying a PC With an AMD Processor

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on September 10, 2008 at 5:32 pm PT

Walt answers questions about software-compatibility issues for AMD processors, importing bookmarks and backup drives for Windows PCs.