7 posts and columns on FireWire

Apple Still Selling Laptops, Refreshes MacBook Pro Line

in Media on April 13, 2010 at 5:43 am PT

Perhaps the iPad and tablet computers will replace laptops one day. But for now, most people are still going to use conventional computers for day-to-day work.

Apple’s New iMac, MacBook Grow Better, Brighter

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

Apple is rolling out new versions of its iMac and MacBook this week. Though both new Macs sport important improvements, they are evolutionary, not revolutionary, writes Walt Mossberg.

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 [...]

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 [...]

What's All the Fuss Over Firewire?

in News on October 27, 2008 at 4:44 am PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears twice weekly in the Voices section of this site. (Click on the image to see a bigger version.)

QOTD

Actually, all of the new HD camcorders of the past few years use USB 2.”

– Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s 14-word email reply to customers annoyed by the removal of the FireWire port from the new 13-inch MacBook

Uninstalling Leopard on a Mac

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on March 6, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

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.