EJ wrote to ask about backing up his computer: Terry, what program do you use to back up your files I use two programs routinely. First, every evening, I use Karen’s Replicator (www.karenware.com, free for personal, non-business use) to copy my data files to another computer across my home network. Not only does this give [...]

Why should I network the computers in my home? Convenience, so you can share files and/or printers and/or the Internet connection Backup, so you can copy critical data files (e.g., your Quicken data) to the other machine for backup Computer access, so you can surf the Web while your spouse or kids are doing email [...]