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In his latest “Personal Technology” column for The Wall Street Journal, Walt Mossberg evaluates Apple’s latest iPod, the iPod nano, and is “smitten.” The columnist feels that the nano even exceeds Apple’s performance claims. “The nano has the best combination of beauty and functionality of any music player I’ve tested — including the iconic original white iPod. And it sounds great.

In his Personal Technology column today, The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg outlines what he feels Intel-based Macs will mean for the average consumer. Mossberg says that providing Apple executes the changeover properly, it will have little or no affect on the typical Mac user. “In the short run, however, the chip changeover should make little difference to average consumers,” he says.

Wall Street Journal tech guru Walt Mossberg says Apple’s Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger upgrade is the “best and most advanced personal computer operating system on the market” and “leaves Windows XP in the dust.” “It also adds to the Mac’s general superiority over typical Windows computers as the best choice for average consumers doing the most common computing tasks,” Mossberg says. “Apple’s hardware already was the best in the business, and Mac OS X has, so far, escaped the virus and spyware problems that plague Windows.

Wall Street Journal tech guru Walt Mossberg says that the Mac is a great alternative for common, mainstream consumer tasks, but that it isn’t for everybody. “The Mac is as good as Windows at these core tasks, and in many cases better. Still, you certainly shouldn’t consider switching to the Mac if you are happy with Windows and you aren’t much affected by viruses and spyware. Even if you aren’t happy with Windows, don’t consider switching to the Mac if you are resistant to learning new ways of doing things.

In his review for Apple’s Mac mini, Wall Street Journal tech writer Walt Mossberg says the low-cost machine is just what Apple needs in order to get Windows users to jump ship. “Apple says it was designed to work with the monitors, keyboards and mice from Windows PCs that it assumes switchers already own. I’ve been testing the Mac mini under just that scenario for several days, and it does indeed work, quite well,” Mossberg writes.

In his latest Wall Street Journal column, tech guru Walt Mossberg praises Apple’s new iPod shuffle. “I’ve been testing the new iPod Shuffle for a couple of days, and, in my tests, it fulfilled–and even exceeded–Apple’s claims for convenience, battery life and song capacity. Sound quality is so good you can barely believe the music is coming from something so small,” writes Mossberg. “In my tests, the iPod Shuffle performed well, exceeding Apple’s claims.

Wall Street Journal tech guru Walt Mossberg has compared Apple’s new iPod Photo to the iRiver H320. “The iPod Photo was just as easy, and satisfying, to use with photos as it is with music. It’s a winner, if a little pricey. But the iRiver player is complicated and clumsy, designed by techies for techies… We can’t recommend the iRiver for average, nontechnical users. But the new iPod Photo is a great choice for storing and sharing digital photos.

Wall Street Journal tech guru Walt Mossberg and his assistant Katie Boehret have been testing three potential competitors to Apple’s popular iPod mini — Pocket DJ from Dell (US$199), the Rio Carbon ($249), and Creative Zen Micro ($249). The Rio Carbon was released last month, and the Pocket DJ and Zen Micro will be available in November. “In our judgment, the three players are closer in style to competing with Apple’s Mini than competitors have been in the past,” writes Mossberg.

In his 2004 Fall Buyer’s Guide, Wall Street Journal tech guru Walt Mossberg recommends that consumers take a good look at Apple’s new iMac G5. “Most buyers will go with Windows PCs. But Apple’s new iMac models are an excellent choice,” writes Mossberg. “Not only are they beautifully designed, but they also use a powerful processor called the G5, and their prices are actually lower than those for comparable Windows machines. Best of all, users of the current Mac operating system haven’t encountered any viruses.

In his latest “Personal Technology” column for the Wall Street Journal, Walt Mossberg gives very high praise to Apple’s new iMac G5. “I am writing these words on the most elegant desktop computer I’ve ever used, a computer that is not only uncommonly beautiful but fast and powerful, virus-free and surprisingly affordable,” writes Mossberg.

Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal has written a column for Windows users today explaining how to protect themselves against the plethora of computer viruses going around these days. One of the solutions he provides is simply getting a Mac. “Opting out: The single most effective way to avoid viruses and spyware is to simply chuck Windows altogether and buy an Apple Macintosh.

Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal says that Microsoft’s new MSN Music service falls short of matching Apple’s iTunes Music Store. “I’ve been testing Microsoft’s new store in advance of today’s launch and comparing it with Apple’s much-praised iTunes music store.