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Buying a Laptop Means More Attention to Special Features

Walt provides some tips for making laptop purchases. First, you may want to wait to get that new laptop until later this year or early in 2008. There are a number of interesting new hardware features coming.(Video)

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Accessing Financial Web Sites on a Public Connection

Walt answers questions about accessing financial sites on a nonsecure Internet connection, which cellphones with email capability to take abroad, and what to do when Web sites don’t work well in Safari.

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An iPod Rival With an Edge

The Mossberg Solution tries out the Sansa Connect, a new music player with built-in Wi-Fi. Despite some limitations, the portable player introduces the user to lots of songs, and may even make the iPod seem old-fashioned.

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Kodak’s New Printer Is a Good Start, Plus It Cuts the Cost of Ink

Kodak is offering a new line of home inkjet printers that use cheaper ink. Walt tries one out to see if its quality is good enough to satisfy people attracted by the lower ink costs. Video

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Why Don’t You Recommend Linux?

Walt answers questions about alphabetizing your favorites in Explorer, using Linux as an operating system, and whether Dell is offering Windows XP as an alternative to Vista.

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Creating Your Own ‘Wiki’ Web Site

Wikipedia.com, the encyclopedia Web site created and operated with contributions from online users around the world, is a resourceful tool. Though accuracy isn’t guaranteed, it reflects a collection of knowledge contributed and edited by many users.
A “wiki” is a Web site or similar online resource that allows anyone to add and edit content collectively. But [...]

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Tips for Getting Past Some of the Hassles of Buying a New PC

Walt gives his annual spring buyer’s guide to desktop PCs, including tips for the Windows Vista operating system.

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Should You Wait to Buy a Mac?

Walt answers questions about deciding when to buy a Mac after the delay of the Leopard operating system, removing old versions of iPod software and alphabetizing your favorites in Explorer.

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Photo Frame Comes Armed With Wi-Fi

Kodak’s Wi-Fi picture frame can wirelessly tap into photos stored online, offering an ever-changing collection of images.

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Ways You Can Avoid Getting Junk Programs on Your New Computer

Many people are furious about so-called craplets, the unwanted programs that come loaded on most new PCs. Until computer makers stop dumping these junk programs on us, here are some strategies for avoiding them.

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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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