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Keeping Family, Sitter and Car on One Calendar

in The Digital Solution on September 27, 2011 at 5:31 pm PT

Busy families struggle to coordinate schedules among the many devices and apps they have. Yet, no single program unites all of these calendars in one place. This week, Katie tests an app that attempts to do just that.
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Mac Users Are Getting New Outlook From Rival

in Personal Technology on October 13, 2010 at 6:03 pm PT

Microsoft significantly improved each of the key components for its new Macintosh version of Office coming out Oct. 26, which finally includes a robust Mac version of Outlook, writes Walt.
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Opening a Window on the Mac

in The Mossberg Solution on December 22, 2009 at 3:13 pm PT

A quick guide for new Apple users that explains some of the ways the Mac operating system differs from Windows.
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OS X 10.5.8 Kills Bugs Dead

in News on August 5, 2009 at 4:17 pm PT

Apple on Wednesday released OS X 10.5.8, the latest point release to Mac OS X Leopard, even as Amazon takes pre-orders for its next iteration–Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6). 10.5.8 is largely a maintenance update, though it does patch a number of security vulnerabilities (18 to be exact), some of them fairly old.
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Upgrading to the iPhone 3G S

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on June 25, 2009 at 3:05 pm PT

Walt Mossberg answers readers’ questions on AT&T’s upgrade policy for the iPhone 3G, importing data on the new Palm Pre and the glare on Mac Books.

Running the Treo’s OS on the Pre

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on June 10, 2009 at 4:14 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions on the Palm Pre operating system, whether the Pre can be used as a modem, and more.

WWDC Keynote LIVE: Microsoft Exchange and Snow Leopard

in News on June 8, 2009 at 11:15 am PT

“We’ve decided to build Microsoft Exchange support into Snow Leopard,” says Serlet to much applause. A quick demo of this new feature shows set-up is extraordinarily easy. Corporate Exchange accounts are auto-discovered and searchable via Leopard technologies — regardless of whether a user has Microsoft Office installed on their local machine. iCal and Address Book offers integrated views of Exchange events and contacts and local events and contacts. The integration seems very slick and easy. It also supports Exchange’s location and availability features.
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Google Answers the iPhone

in Personal Technology on October 15, 2008 at 9:02 pm PT

In the exciting new category of modern hand-held computers — devices that fit in your pocket but are used more like a laptop than a traditional phone — there has so far been only one serious option. But that will all change on Oct. 22, when T-Mobile and Google bring out the G1, the first hand-held computer that’s in the same class as Apple’s iPhone.
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Google’s New Service Offers Web Calendar That’s Quick and Easy

in Personal Technology on April 27, 2006 at 12:01 am PT

Though it’s still in its beta phase, Google Calendar stands out among other Web-based scheduling programs because it’s a snap to use.