A lot of people choose one of the big-name security software packages from Norton, McAfee and such to protect their computers. I’m not one of them. I tried them in the past, but I learned that I didn’t like relying on a “it will do everything” security package — sure they were cheaper, but I [...]

Google Desktop is Google’s free search system for your own hard drive. Google Desktop is designed to run all the time, but to do its real work — indexing your hard drive to get the information for its search results — while your computer is idle. Tech Tip Since Google Desktop only does its indexing [...]

There’s a great package of goodies available from Google for us to install on our computers — Google Pack! Visit Terry’s Computer Tips for more information on this free Google Pack software. Google Pack is the combination package of Google Earth (view and zoom the Earth from space), Picasa (photo gallery), Google Pack Screensaver (create [...]

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HP has a special that expires the next Sunday (Nov. 19th) on some of their HP Pavillion Desktop PCs. In this case, it is the a1650 series of the HP Pavilion desktop computers, which are designed for entertainment and power computing. HP is offering both the AMD-based and Intel-based customizable a1650y models, at prices starting [...]

Buy.com has a few sales that look good for Computer for Christmas buyers: Plus, save $10 on your order of $30 or more if you use Google Checkout (limited time offer). Last Minute Deals Valid 11/9/06 to 11/13/06! *unless otherwise noted. Compaq n620c Notebook: Centrino 1.4GHz, 512MB, 30GB, DVD-CDRW, 14.1″ VGA, XP Pro *Factory Refurbished [...]