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Apple’s new Intel-powered laptop, the MacBook Pro, isn’t revolutionary and has some drawbacks. But it beats its predecessor, the PowerBook, and marks a promising start to the era of Intel-powered Apple laptops.
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Published on March 2, 2006 in Personal Technology
MovieBeam is selling a gadget prestocked with movies that you rent at the click of a button. It’s a smart way to avoid the hassle of renting DVDs or downloading movies online, but its limited selection is a major drawback.
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Published on March 8, 2006 in The Mossberg Solution
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about converting financial records from a PC to a Mac, scheduling anti-spyware scans and burning home videos in VCD format.
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Published on March 9, 2006 in Mossberg's Mailbox
The new Mac Mini runs Apple’s Front Row software and can stream music and videos from Windows computers. It is still too much of a regular computer to be a true media hub, but makes a solid addition to any entertainment center.
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Published on March 9, 2006 in Personal Technology
Fingerprint-reading sensors are a smart solution for saving time and avoiding the memorization of long lists of passwords, but some of the software that controls the process is confusing and could be a lot better.
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Published on March 15, 2006 in The Mossberg Solution
When the vast majority of the world’s PC users want to surf the Web, they fire up Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, the free browser that comes included with Windows, now in version 6.0. They may not even know its name, since it’s usually the only, or at least the preset default, choice for browsing on a [...]
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Published on March 15, 2006 in The Mossberg Report
TransMedia’s slick consumer Web service, Glide Effortless, can store, display, and share photos, music, videos, Web links, blogs and other documents, but its focus on adding features means it hasn’t fixed a lot of glitches.
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Published on March 16, 2006 in Personal Technology
This week, Walt answers questions about installing Windows Media Center, opening files in Safari and transferring 8mm film to DVD.
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Published on March 16, 2006 in Mossberg's Mailbox
The Roku SoundBridge Radio wirelessly connects to your broadband service and streams Internet radio without a computer. The device needs a little tweaking, but its easy set up might encourage more people to step away from their computers.
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Published on March 22, 2006 in The Mossberg Solution
Walt answers questions on speech-recognition software for Macs, whether Windows Media Player will play video files from iTunes, and if Vista is worth the wait.
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Published on March 23, 2006 in Mossberg's Mailbox
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