Running Vista on a Mac
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...
View ArticleRunning Old Programs on Windows Vista
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...
View ArticleHandling Photos in Microsoft Word
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...
View ArticleFusion Is Latest Way For Macs to Operate Windows, PC Software
Despite all the attention to the new iPhone, a big part of the recent blistering success enjoyed by Apple has been an upsurge in the sales of the company’s Macintosh computers. While Mac sales still...
View ArticleRunning Windows Vista on a Mac
Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. This week my mailbox contained questions about...
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Leopard: Faster, Easier Than Vista
The Mac is on a roll. Apple Inc.’s perennially praised but slow-selling Macintosh computers have surged in popularity in the past few years, with sales growing much faster than the overall PC market,...
View ArticleDetermining When to Buy a New PC
Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. This week my mailbox contained questions about...
View ArticleMoving Music to a BlackBerry
Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. My IT department will not turn on the feature in...
View ArticleOne Way to Turn a Mac Into a PC Just Got Better
There are two common methods for running Microsoft Windows and Windows programs on an Apple Macintosh, and one of those methods just got better and easier. The first approach uses a feature called Boot...
View ArticleUsing Mac OS X On a PC
Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. I read your recent column about running Windows on...
View ArticleOn the Dell XPS One All-in-One Computer
Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. Do you still recommend the Dell XPS One all-in-one...
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Helping Your Data Decamp to a Mac
With the holidays fast approaching, plenty of shoppers are heading toward their local Apple stores with plans to buy a new home computer. Amid all this excitement, it’s worth taking time to consider...
View ArticleUpgrading from XP to Windows 7
This week’s Mailbox is devoted to the most common of the hundreds of questions I received in response to last week’s Personal Technology column describing how difficult and time-consuming it will be to...
View ArticleWhen "Internet Addiction" Turns Deadly
So-called “Internet addiction” among Chinese youths has led to a proliferation of clinics around the country that claim to be able to treat the recently defined disorder. On Monday, police in the south...
View ArticleNew Operating Systems and DriveSharp
I enjoyed your columns on Windows 7 and Snow Leopard upgrades, but I’m wondering about the case of a Mac user who runs both platforms, e.g., Leopard and Windows XP or Vista? Such a user would be able...
View ArticleKeeping Files In Sync
My wife and I each use a different Windows laptop, so we end up having documents scattered between them. We back up data using a wired external hard drive, not knowing what has been saved where. Is...
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Parallels Zips Past Fusion in Running Windows on Macs
One of the advantages of the Apple Macintosh is that it’s the only computer consumers can buy that is able to run both Apple’s own Mac operating system and Microsoft Windows on the same machine. That...
View ArticleFaxing with magicJack and Reusing the Windows 7 CD
Q: Can the magicJack Internet phone device you reviewed last week be used for faxing? A: The company says: “We do not officially support using faxing with magicJack.” It says it “sometimes” works with...
View ArticleiPad Boot Camp
Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site. (Click on the image to see a...
View ArticleStreaming Video to a TV
Q: Is there a device that would enable me to watch streaming movies from Netflix directly on my TV, without using a computer? A: Yes, there are many. A small portion of Netflix’s huge catalog is...
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Phones Without Internet
A possible Internet-free PDA substitute: Apple’s iPod Touch Q: I am a long time Palm PDA user. I want a more trim phone, with a larger screen, that will sync my personal data with my desktop. I don’t...
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A Parallels World Where Windows Zips on Macs
Apple’s Macintosh computers have long been able to run Windows, in addition to their native operating system, Mac OS X. But the process has sometimes been clumsy, slow or taxing to the machine and it...
View ArticleWaiting for Windows 8
Q: I am in need of a new computer. I currently run Windows XP. When is Windows 8 due and should I wait for it? Should I just buy a new computer now with Windows 7 and upgrade to 8 when it arrives? A:...
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Groupon's New Year's Resolution? To Make Money on Yours!
So far this year, one of the hottest daily deal categories has been — you guessed it — weight-loss programs and fitness classes. Just in time to make your 2012 resolutions, email offers are pouring in...
View ArticleKeeping the Family Tree
Q: I have a MacBook Pro and an old Dell that is dying. I’m very much into genealogy and I’ve used Family Tree Maker for 15 years and love the 2005 version. If I were to install Boot Camp on my Mac...
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