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Preparing Windows XP for the long haulMicrosoft's support for Windows XP may be fading, but a loyal horde of XP users plans to stick with this venerable OS for as long as possible. If that's your long-term goal, there are a number of steps you can take now to ensure a finely tuned XP system for months — possibly years — to come. August 12, 2010
Eliminate Flash-spawned 'zombie' cookiesWay back in a 2008 column, I spotlighted one of the most insidious and least-known features on the Internet: Adobe Flash cookies that were not subject to the usual cookie rules. Almost two years later, these special Flash cookies are still living in our PCs, and enterprising privacy-busters now use them to create zombie cookies — regular cookies that come back from the dead. August 5, 2010
Windows Live shares your Messenger contactsAnticipating its "Wave 4" Windows Live rollout of new Hotmail and Messenger apps, Microsoft made sweeping changes in how it connects you with its latest social-networking construct. With the new Live format, Microsoft pays a great deal of lip service to maintaining your privacy; but my tests show you can't trust what you see on the screen. July 22, 2010
Run Windows on iPad using remote-computing appsWindows users might dismiss Apple's new ultra-light, ultra-sleek iPad as just another frivolous toy for Mac heads. But add remote-computing software and services, and the iPad's combination of light weight and nicely sized screen makes Apple's pad a dandy Windows terminal. July 15, 2010
iTunes account theft strikes close to homeThese days, even online security experts can get burned by identity thieves who strike at popular online services. A recent attack on an iTunes account dramatically points at the need to regularly change passwords and manage online billing info. July 8, 2010
Office 2010's Web tools raise security questionsMicrosoft's newest Office adds some nifty Internet features, including easy access to shared documents via SkyDrive and PowerPoint Broadcast. But putting personal and business information into the cloud opens up potential security risks that all Office 2010 users should be aware of. July 1, 2010
About the editors
Editor in chief Tracey Capen was the executive editor of reviews at PC World magazine for 10 years, from 1995 to 2005. He was InfoWorld's managing editor of reviews from 1993 to 1995 and worked in the magazine's test center and as networking editor from 1989 to 1992. Between his stints at InfoWorld, he was senior labs editor at Corporate Computing magazine from 1992 to 1993.
Fred Langa is senior editor. His LangaList Newsletter merged with Windows Secrets on Nov. 16, 2006.
Prior to that, Fred was editor of Byte Magazine (1987 to 1991) and editorial director of CMP Media (1991 to 1996),
overseeing Windows Magazine and others.
Senior editor Woody Leonhard writes books about Windows and Office. His latest works —
Windows 7 All-In-One for Dummies
and Green Home Computing for Dummies
— explore what you need to know in a way that won't put you to sleep.
