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WACKY WEB WEEK

Hot-shop hotshots entertain museum visitors

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By Kathleen Atkins

The Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, has a...

TOP STORY


Avoiding those unwanted free applications


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Free apps are great, but they often come with an...

LANGALIST PLUS


Multiple options to obtain recovery discs

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By Fred Langa

There's often a way to get OEM recovery disks, even if it's...

BEST PRACTICES


Total access to all your Windows backups

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By Fred Langa

With the right tools and some little-known techniques, your...

PATCH WATCH

Patch Tuesday loaded up with nonsecurity updates


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We're half way though the year — and half way to the...

TOP STORY

Outlook: Strain out spam and safeguard senders


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By Katherine Murray

Spam is such a looming presence in...

LANGALIST PLUS


More on creating bootable USB drives

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By Fred Langa

Some additional tips, tricks, and free tools can help get balky,...

[/url]MOBILITY

Forgotten Windows control app for mobile users
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By Michael Lasky

Created originally for facilitating on-the-road...

ON SECURITY


Microsoft adds Windows 8 support to EMET


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A sophisticated anti-malware tool, Microsoft's Enhanced...

TOP STORY


Tips for traveling with digital devices


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Taking a multiweek trip out of the country takes careful...

LANGALIST PLUS


Tracking down the details on malware

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By Fred Langa

After finding — and curing — Alureon and Blacole malware...

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Two new thin, lightweight Windows 8/RT devices
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By Michael Lasky

As they migrate to Windows 8/Windows RT, computer...

BEST PRACTICES


Filling Wi-Fi holes in a home network
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By Lincoln Spector

Why is it that the place you most need a strong,...

TOP STORY

Use your smartphone to take Windows online

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By Fred Langa

Getting your PC online can be a challenge when there's no Wi-Fi,...

LANGALIST PLUS


What you should know about disk-defrag reports

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By Fred Langa

Running different disk-defragging apps on the same drive...

[/url]INSIDER TRICKS

Online shopping — at the Microsoft Store
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By Michael Lasky

Windows 8 is a game-changer in ways beyond its...

PATCH WATCH

Catching up on Internet Explorer vulnerabilities


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Among the patches for Microsoft's browser is a fix for...

TOP STORY

Going Google (apps) Part 3: Share/collaborate

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By Woody Leonhard

If you've ever tried to share documents or struggled with...

LANGALIST PLUS


Unlocking a read-only USB flash drive

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By Fred Langa

How to rehabilitate thumb drives or other flash memory devices...

BRIEFING SESSION

Hard-drive crash! A tour of a data-recovery lab
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By Lincoln Spector

When a hard drive crashes and there's no backup...

BEST SOFTWARE

Microsoft Word 2010 vs. 2013: Feature showdown


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By Katherine Murray

Microsoft, like many companies,...

TOP STORY

What's a Bitcoin and why would you want one?

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By Woody Leonhard

You might have heard in recent weeks about Bitcoin...

LANGALIST PLUS


Restoring SSDs from non-SSD image backups

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By Fred Langa

A reader's drive-imaging tool fails to restore his solid-state...

DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT


Apps for building and organizing a music library
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By Lincoln Spector

Want to fill in some gaps in your MP3...

[/url]BEST SOFTWARE

Utilities for better productivity and security
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By Michael Lasky

It's often the small applications that make the...