Vista: Worthy, Largely Unexciting
Vista is the best version of Windows that Microsoft has produced, Walt Mossberg says. But while navigation has been improved, the successor to XP isn’t a breakthrough in ease of use.
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Microsoft Programs and the iPhone
There’s no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and unreliable as our personal computers. Everybody has questions about them, and we aim to help.
Here are a few questions about computers I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, [...]
Sorting Out Digital Photos
It’s easy to get carried away with taking digital photographs. Thanks to memory cards with lower prices and higher capacities, people have their cameras at the ready for every vacation, family get-together, birthday, night out, night in, snowfall, fallen leaf, school play, play date, new dress, full moon and half moon. It’s no wonder computers [...]
BlackJack Beats Out Palm 750, but iPhone May Well Top Both
The Samsung BlackJack smart phone has a slimmer design and longer battery life than the Treo 750. But if you can afford $499, you might want to wait for the Apple iPhone, Walt says.
Mossberg’s Mailbox
Walt Mossberg answers questions about different aspects of Microsoft Office 2007, including Access, new Excel capabilities and the Mac version of Office.
Using Your DVR From Afar
The whole point of using a digital video recorder is convenience. Rather than arranging your schedule around television shows, you watch what you want when it’s best for you. But you may be running out the door for a weeklong trip, forgetting to plot out which shows will air while you’re gone. Or you might [...]
Bold Redesign Improves Office 2007
The latest version of Microsoft Office, called Office 2007 and due out Jan. 30, is a radical revision, the most dramatic overhaul in a decade or more. (Video) Plus, Mossberg’s Mailbox.
Windows Computer as DVR
This week, Walt answers questions about recording high-definition video on a Windows computer, converting VHS tapes to DVD, and syncing a Palm Treo with a Macintosh computer.
Making Voice Mail More Like Email
We test Pinger, a free messaging service that tries to make voice mail a little more like email, or like a cellphone text message.
The HDTV Dilemma: Pay for TiVo’s Recorder Or Settle for Cable’s?
For HDTV owners who want a digital video recorder, the choice can be tough. The Comcast high-definition DVR is a cheaper, but flawed product and the TiVo Series3 is an excellent, but overpriced one.
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