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  • How to Block Websites Blocking all users of a Windows PC from opening certain websites--no matter what browser they use or what time of day they are online--is easy if you follow this guide to tweaking your browser and router.
  • How to Change Your Browser's Default Search Engine Tired of seeing your browser default to Google or Bing? It takes less than 60 seconds to change your default search engine with this simple guide.
  • How to Reset Your Windows Password Here's our guide to resetting your Windows password if you don't have access to a previously created password-reset disk.
  • How to Set Up a Wireless Router Setting up your new wireless router is simple as long as you have a PC with a wireless network adapter and an active high-speed Internet connection. Here's a quick guide to getting your wireless router running smoothly.
  • How to Unblock Blocked Websites Governments, schools, and businesses sometimes block websites in an attempt to reduce distractions, conserve bandwidth, or censor content. If you're willing to risk circumventing such limitations, here's how to do it.
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  • Ice Cream Sandwich: What Are the Hot New Android OS Changes? Android has undergone a huge transformation with the Ice Cream Sandwich update. Here are a few of the biggest changes.
  • 20 Best U.S. Airports for Tech Travelers Looking for a place where you can get things done--or be entertained--while waiting for a flight? We tested Wi-Fi quality and cell reception (and counted electrical outlets) at the 40 largest airports in the United States, to find the ones that do the best job of keeping you plugged in at the gate and in the air.
  • Should Your Phone Be Your Cash Card? Near Field Communication lets you pay at the register with a tap of your phone. But is the system safe—or necessary?
  • Connected Blu-ray Players for Any Budget PCWorld put six popular Blu-ray players through their paces. We compared them on image quality and Internet options to help you find the best match for your home theater.
  • Black Friday Survival Guide: 15 Apps to Hunt Down Deals, Parking, and More These 15 apps for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone 7 can help you save money and time on your post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy.
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Downloads: Freeware, Shareware and Software to Buy
  • avast! Free Antivirus Free antivirus protection just as good as the 'big boys.'
  • Kaspersky Anti-Virus Protect your PC with an expert antivirus solution specially created for home use
  • Quick Heal AntiVirus 2010 32Bit Lighter | Faster | SmarterQuick Heal AntiVirus 2010, with its intuitive and easy-to-use interface, provides hassle-free protection for your system. Once installed it acts as a shield against viruses, worms, trojans, spywares and other malicious threats. It also provides protection against new and unknown viruses using Quick Heal's renowned DNAScan technology, and blocks malicious websites. Quick Heal AntiVirus 2010 is very low on resource usage and gives enhanced protection without slowing down your computer.AntiVirusThe powerful virus detection engine of Quick Heal AntiVirus scans and removes viruses, worms, trojans and many other threats that may try to sneak into your system through removable drives, email attachments and Internet downloads.AntiSpywareSpyware is malicious software that is installed on the system without the userâs knowledge to gather personal information of the user and to monitor the critical information such as user name, passwords, bank account details, credit card details etc. The AntiSpyware feature blocks spywares before they get installed on your PC. It also protects your privacy by detecting and cleaning spywares, and blocking their activities of identity theft automatically.AntiMalwareA new advanced malware scanning engine scans registry, files and folders at lightning speed to thoroughly detect and clean Spywares, Adwares, Roguewares, Dialers, Riskwares and lots of other potential threats in your system.Anti-RootkitDetects and cleans rootkits proactively by doing deep system scan. Scans running processes, registry and file system
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