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Glide Online Service Has Good Potential, But Rough Edges

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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Installing Windows Media Center

This week, Walt answers questions about installing Windows Media Center, opening files in Safari and transferring 8mm film to DVD.

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Off the Beaten Browser

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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Using a Fingerprint To Log On to Your PC

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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Mini Is Solid Addition To Home Media Center Despite Some Caveats

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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Converting Quicken Files to a Mac

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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A New Way to Avoid the Video Store

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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MacBook Pro Offers Promising Start to Era Of Intel-Powered Apple

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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Finding a Photo-Organizing Program

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about switching between software provided by camera companies, Web-based tax-preparation software and scheduling antispyware sweeps.

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Searching the Web for Video Clips

Video on the Web is all the rage now, but what are the best ways to find clips? Here’s a look at 10 video searching/hosting sites where one can find everything from TV shows to amateur videos.

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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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