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Tips For Saving Files In Word & Excel
There are three completely different screens that can come up when you’re saving files in Word and Excel. I’ll help you recognize them so you know what to do next with each one. More important: I’ll show you some options that will simplify the process of opening and...
DSL PRICE WAR
SBC lowered its promotional price for new DSL accounts to $14.95 - good for one year, only available if you order online and use SBC local phone service.(As always, if you order...
THE COMING DEATH OF VOIP
Internet telephony - "voice over IP" or "VOIP" - is just now approaching the mass market. Consumer products are hitting the market from the likes of Linksys designed to work with...
NORTON INTERNET SECURITY RANT
The "Norton" brand name used to be synonymous with high-quality computer utilities. Sadly, there are almost no programs in its consumer lineup now that are good enough to...
BANK DATA BREACH
There have been a string of security breaches this year involving the theft of personal information stored by banks or other big companies.The latest is the largest US banking...
YAHOO! MUSIC UNLIMITED
Yahoo has introduced an online music service, Yahoo! Music Unlimited, that looks darned appealing. Here's an article about Yahoo! Music Unlimited.Yahoo is following on the heels...
VICTORY FOR THE LITTLE GUY
WalMart is getting out of the rental DVD business and turning its customers over to Netflix.WalMart only made a half-hearted effort to compete over the last two years, developing...
FIND A HUMAN
Frustrated by voice mail systems? Here's a list you might find useful. It's the phone numbers for several dozen large companies - banks, cell phone carriers, credit card...
SECURITY PROBLEMS FOR APPLE, FIREFOX
The Apple and Firefox evangelists won't make eye contact with you for a while, since all the latest news of security flaws and exploits is aimed at them. Here's a summary from...
PERSONAL DATA AT RISK
There have been several recent incidents where personal data stored on computers has been compromised. On Monday, Time Warner announced it had lost backup tapes with names and...
PDF SECURITY
Maybe you saw the news item - classified information about the shooting of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq was found by journalists in a PDF document given to the media by...
GOOGLE WEB ACCELERATOR
Google Web Accelerator just turned up today, and no one can quite figure it out. The Slashdot community is nonplussed.It's a bit of software that takes your requests for web...
REALNETWORKS RHAPSODY
RealNetworks unveiled a new version of its Rhapsody service for music. Here's an article about the launch. Rhapsody has been marginally successful in its basic incarnation, which...
TREO 650
Palm and PocketPC devices have been fading in the last couple of years. Sony dropped out of the market, Palm has had financial struggles, and there's been no buzz for new...
SECURITY PROBLEMS WITH FIREFOX
Here's an article about Firefox addressing the misconception that Firefox is somehow "more secure" than Internet Explorer. It's not. It has its own security problems - more than...
SYMANTEC OFFERS ANTISPYWARE PROGRAM
Symantec finally released an antispyware program, filling an embarrassing hole in its lineup of security products. The Norton Spyware Protection program will be free and...