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Uninstalling Leopard on a Mac

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.

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Published on March 6, 2008 in Mossberg’s Mailbox

Tapping Your TiVo’s Hidden Talents

TiVo has a few tricks up its sleeve that might surprise longtime users and new owners alike. This column includes just a handful of those tricks and highlights some features that may make TiVo more useful.

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Published on March 5, 2008 in The Mossberg Solution

T-Mobile Service Ties Cellphones to Home, With Some Sacrifices

T-Mobile is rolling out a new system that allows you to use a cellphone account with any corded or cordless home phone. The system works well and is extremely simple to set up and use, but there are some drawbacks.

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Published on February 28, 2008 in Personal Technology

Exporting Information From AOL

Walt Mossberg answers questions about exporting favorites and other information from an AOL account, uninstalling “craplets” from PCs, and more.

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Published on February 28, 2008 in Mossberg’s Mailbox

Two Ways to Keep Track of Your Travel Plans

Two new Web sites — a virtual schedule assistant and a travel social-networking site — help make your trip reservations more useful and accessible.

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Published on February 27, 2008 in The Mossberg Solution

Price May Be Steep, but Thin ThinkPad Has Abundant Features

Lenovo’s thin and light ThinkPad X300 is an innovative laptop that will be perfect for many mobile PC users. But its file-storage capacity is low and its price tag is high.

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Published on February 21, 2008 in Personal Technology

Going Digital but Keeping the VCR

Walt Mossberg answers questions about using a VCR after TV goes digital, knowing which programs to delete from a PC, and devices that regulate volume on a television set.

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Published on February 21, 2008 in Mossberg’s Mailbox

Grading Neighborhood Schools

Education-related Web sites that provide free school comparisons can help parents choose one for their children, but some sites are more helpful than others.

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Published on February 20, 2008 in The Mossberg Solution

Big Update for Vista Leaves Little Changed for Mainstream Users

Microsoft’s first major update to its Windows Vista operating system, called Service Pack 1, is probably worth installing, but for most average consumers it will likely be a nonevent.

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Published on February 14, 2008 in Personal Technology

Upgrading TVs for a Digital Signal

Walt Mossberg answers questions about government assistance for purchasing television digital converter boxes, transferring data between Windows computers, and the functionality of the iPod Touch and iPhone.

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Published on February 14, 2008 in Mossberg’s Mailbox

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