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MacBook Laptop Lacks A Few Features But Has Lots to Like, Low Price

There’s a lot to like about Apple’s new MacBook, especially the price. Like other Intel-based Macs, it can run Windows alongside the Mac operating system. But it’s missing features that are standard on Windows-based laptops.

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Using Cellphones as Modems

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about using cellphones as modems for laptops, storing personal files from office computers and buying an ultralight laptop.

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Opening The New Vista

The release of a new version of Microsoft Windows is like the launching of a new aircraft carrier. It’s a major, ponderous event whose ripples affect everything around it. So Microsoft’s planned launch of the next version of its Windows operating system, called Windows Vista, currently set for January 2007, will be a big deal.
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The Wireless Factor: A Challenge to the iPod

The Gremlin represents a fresh approach to denting the iPod hegemony. The portable music player, for $299, has built-in Wi-Fi, so it can download songs without a personal computer. Still, the device has a few rough edges.

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New Product for Mac Operates Windows, OS X Simultaneously

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.

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Recording Add-Ons for Newer iPods

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about finding recording accessories for newer iPods, saving files to “write protected” floppy disks and choosing the right cellphone service for your business.

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A Photo-Sharing Web Site Offers New Services

Tabblo differs from other Web-based photo-sharing sites, offering features like dragging and dropping and editing all on the same page, without the annoying constant reloading that characterizes so many photo sites.

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Two New Services Try to Warn You About Sleazy Sites

Two new services aim to provide advance notice of bad or offensive sites, letting you know if sites in Web search results are harboring things like malicious software or pornography.

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Finding the Speakerphone on a Treo

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about using the speakerphone on a Treo, making a BCC address line appear in email and running the Parallels Desktop on a Mac.

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Trying Out the Latest Sidekick

T-Mobile’s Sidekick 3 might be worth buying in social circles where it’s considered cool, but its poor phone, low-resolution screen and covered keyboard design left our reviewers unimpressed.

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Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.

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