A reader left a snide remark about one of my recommendations, but it actually raised an important point about recommendations you might find online – there are many opportunities for abuse.
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PDF files are a convenient and easy way to save documents for viewing almost anywhere. If you can print a document, you can create a PDF of it. Cute PDF Writer offers free, fast and easy PDF conversion.
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In a podcast a few years ago about mobile connectivity, I briefly reflected on some of the secrets for staying connected while traveling. Even then, that podcast was an example of how I stay connected while traveling because it was recorded, written, and posted from my RV in a state park many miles from my home.
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In addition to .com, .net, and the like, it’s now possible to purchase custom generic top-level domains. I’ll review what this means and why it’s cause for concern.
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Email account theft is rampant. If it happens to you, there are several steps that you need to take not only to recover your account, but to prevent it from being easily hacked again.
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Password security has never been more important. With occasional security breaches at service providers, and rampant email account theft you need to do everything you can to make sure you’re choosing and using secure passwords.
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Fighting spam is an incredibly complex and unfortunately inexact effort. Spam filters use data from many places – including you – to determine what is and is not spam. I’ll review what steps you should take to maximize getting what you expect.
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One part of most program’s installation process is modifying and updating the registry. It is possible to see exactly what was touched in the registry.
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Diagnosing a computer that won’t boot can be very difficult. In particular, spinning disks and blinking lights don’t mean as much as you might think.
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Windows XP, at the time of this writing, has a large install base, but no one has stepped up to support this market as it is getting smaller. Should you keep using it?
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