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		<title>Internet Protection with a Firewall and Router</title>
		<link>http://www.computerforchristmas.com/blog/2009/02/17/internet-protection-with-a-firewall-and-router/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, subscriber Peter Killick had a question about protection from downloads: I was under the impression that my combination of a router plus a software firewall completely prevented anything ever being downloaded on my computer over the web without my approval, typically indicated by clicking a button. My router is a Netgear, properly and carefully [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strange Computer Symptoms</title>
		<link>http://www.computerforchristmas.com/blog/2009/01/06/strange-computer-symptoms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Longtime subscriber Greg wrote to ask: Terry, My desktop has started to have a couple really aggravating problems and I wanted to run them by you. 1) Every morning when I go to check my email before work, I find that all my desktop icons have disappeared and I am looking at the wallpaper only. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating a Home Computer Network</title>
		<link>http://www.computerforchristmas.com/blog/2008/09/26/creating-a-home-computer-network/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you don&#8217;t already have a home computer network and want to set up one, it&#8217;s easy. In fact, it&#8217;s so easy that I recommend that ANYONE using a high-speed Internet connection should use a router for the added security that it gives their computer. A wired or wireless router (wireless routers normally have 4 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backing Up Your Files</title>
		<link>http://www.computerforchristmas.com/blog/2008/08/29/backing-up-your-files/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Buy a Notebook Computer?</title>
		<link>http://www.computerforchristmas.com/blog/2008/05/26/why-buy-a-notebook-computer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.computerforchristmas.com/blog/2008/05/26/why-buy-a-notebook-computer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 23:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve mentioned many times that my main computer is my notebook computer. Sure, I have a desktop computer, too, I just don&#8217;t use it very much. Before getting my Inspiron 8600 in 2004, my primary computer was a Dell Inspiron 5000, which was also a notebook. That notebook taught me a number of important things [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speeding Up Windows XP</title>
		<link>http://www.computerforchristmas.com/blog/2008/03/28/speeding-up-windows-xp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember back when you got your latest computer? It seemed so fast, so much faster than your previous computer. Now, if it doesn&#8217;t seem to drag, it just doesn&#8217;t seem as peppy as it used to&#8230; Part of that effect is our memory — not the computer&#8217;s memory but the memories stored between our ears. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Anti-virus?</title>
		<link>http://www.computerforchristmas.com/blog/2008/01/14/microsoft-anti-virus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.computerforchristmas.com/blog/2008/01/14/microsoft-anti-virus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my newsletter readers wrote to ask about antivirus recommendations: I have been using Norton antivirus programs for 10 years. In May I purchased Norton 360 which has been giving me fits. When I shut down Windows, everything goes off but the tower. I have done all their troubleshooting to see which program I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eee PC History</title>
		<link>http://www.computerforchristmas.com/blog/2007/11/04/eee-pc-history/</link>
		<comments>http://www.computerforchristmas.com/blog/2007/11/04/eee-pc-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forbes has a nice Eee PC article on the history behind the new product from Asus. Chairman Jonney Shih was looking for a new growth product for Asus &#8211; well, he found it! Whether you&#8217;re a road warrior wanting to stay in touch, a computer newbie wanting a simple way to get to the Web [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using OpenOffice Calc instead of Microsoft Excel</title>
		<link>http://www.computerforchristmas.com/blog/2007/10/23/using-openoffice-calc-instead-of-microsoft-excel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.computerforchristmas.com/blog/2007/10/23/using-openoffice-calc-instead-of-microsoft-excel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With your first computer (or even your fifth!), don&#8217;t be too quick to buy Microsoft Office &#8212; there&#8217;s a great, free alternative called OpenOffice. First, let me say it this way: &#8220;If you can use Excel, you can use Calc.&#8221; It&#8217;s really that simple. Learning to use a spreadsheet — learning the concepts of putting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do I Need A Firewall?</title>
		<link>http://www.computerforchristmas.com/blog/2006/11/29/do-i-need-a-firewall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.computerforchristmas.com/blog/2006/11/29/do-i-need-a-firewall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Firewall? I don&#8217;t need no stinkin&#8217; Firewall!&#8221; You only have to read a few of my Internet security articles or my home networking articles to know my thoughts on that. I believe you must be use a software firewall on your computer. Whether you are use dialup, cable or DSL, and no matter whether you [...]]]></description>
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