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• Picking the Right Security Software Here are some considerations to keep in mind when choosing security apps.
• How to Automate Windows 7 Backups How to set up and automate backups in Windows 7.
• Protect Your Privacy on Facebook and Twitter Here's how to safeguard your identity and your personal data in the age of the social Web.
• Which Updates Should I Install? When Dick McGraw checks Windows Update, he wonders which patches he should download and install
• What is Antivirus 2010? Lonerlady asked the Answer Line forum about this very insistent program
• Turn an Old Floppy Into a Password Safe If you're handy with a glue stick, you can put an unused 3.5-inch disk to good use as a "fake rock."
• Avoid Windows Encryption Belialxyn asked the Answer Line forum how to retrieve encrypted files after reinstalling Windows
• Is Your PC Bot-Infested? Here's How to Tell Botnets are big, bad, and widespread -- but if your system is infected, you can take several simple steps to clean it and stay safe.
• Bugs and Fixes: Grab an Essential Fix for Internet Explorer Plus: Close serious holes in Office, Reader, Shockwave, and Firefox.
• How to Completely Erase a Hard Drive These tips and tricks will help you destroy old data and make sure that your old drives are wiped clean.
• E-Mail Crooks Target Webmail Accounts A wicked e-mail scheme uses your Webmail address--and your contact list--for scams.
• Remove Sensitive Data Before You Sell an Old PC Brian Ellis wants to know the best way to secure an old PC for a new owner
• Dump the File Cabinet and Scan Your Important Papers Sue Bulot wants advice about digitizing all of her important papers
• Streamline Your Online Experience Use these Facebook, Twitter, and blogging tools and tips to take control of your Web presence.
• Improve PC Speed and Security Use file management and deletion software to clean your hard drive, and child-friendly tools to protect your family's privacy.
• How to Tame Vista's User Account Control In this screencast, senior editor Robert Strohmeyer walks through the steps you'll need to take to tame one of Vista's most annoying features: user account control.
• Check the Strength of Your Password Microsoft's free password-checking site tells you instantly if your password is hacker-friendly or Pentagon-safe.
• A Barrage of Popups A. Spencer typed the wrong URL into Internet Explorer, and pop-ups came faster than he could close them.
• How Do I Track My Kid's Surfing? Tammy Setzer wants a way to keep her children from deleting their Web browsing history.
• Master the Software Updating Process to Keep Your PC Safe and Stable Running the latest versions of software helps keep your computer secure from malicious software. Here's how to manage software updates for all your major apps.
• IE 8: Its Security Is Worth the Download Plus: Fixes for Firefox and Opera, and new risks from poisoned pictures.
• Protect Your Privacy When Uploading Photos Know what's in your photo file's metadata before you share it with the world.
• Adobe Reader, IE 7 Holes Under Attack Plus: Read about new flaws in Firefox, RealPlayer, and Visio, and their fixes.
• Pin Down Your Passwords As your password collection grows unruly, look to these password tools to manage them all.
• People Search Engines: Slam the Door on What Info They Can Collect Take these steps to stop the new generation social search engines from telling the world everything about you.