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  • Protect your identity as you surf

    The Internet is a dangerous place, full of profiteers who sell your personal data to information brokers and cunning criminals who have nothing better to do than obtain credit cards in your name, go on spending sprees, and ruin your credit rating. So whether you're shopping or chatting online, you'll need to take certain precautions to keep your personal info from falling into the wrong hands. Try these tips.

  • Goner proves social viruses still a threat

    The Goner worm, which relies on the inquisitive computer user to spread, shows that gullible users are still their own worst enemy.

  • National Lampoon is back -- online

    With gross-out humor back in fashion, the National Lampoon is seeking to resurrect itself on the Internet. And that is no laughing matter.

  • Children of 'Love' bug: No celebration

    An international manhunt has failed to deter several anonymous authors from creating new, potentially more destructive variants of the 'ILOVEYOU' script worm that clogged e-mail servers around the world on Thursday.

  • Keeping your private information private on the Web

    No one should decide how your personal data is used except you. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself online.

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  • First Take: Google Talk

    With an interface that lacks ads but is also short on features, this early Google Talk beta serves Gmail users who want to chat via text or voice.

  • ICQ 4.1

    ICQ, along with Yahoo Messenger, offers the most options for customisation and everyday use at home or in the office.

  • McAfee VirusScan 2006

    With VirusScan 2006, McAfee greatly enhances user protection against spyware and adware threats but slows your system down in the process.

  • ZoneAlarm Pro 5.5

    ZoneAlarm Pro 5.5 is the best software firewall available to PC users today.

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

    Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 makes prettier presentations, so an upgrade may be in order if your work is particularly image-focused and you don't mind relearning the application. If PowerPoint 2003 serves you well, however, it offers most of the same features, albeit with flatter-looking graphics.

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