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How to Choose Between Online Backup Service Providers (eHow)

After all the articles I’ve written on the merits of Online Backup, I thought it worthwhile to compile those thoughts into an eHow article for the Internet masses.  Each of the different service providers offer different feature sets, work with different types of devices and/or Operating systems, and it seems like it could quickly and . . . → Read More: How to Choose Between Online Backup Service Providers (eHow)

How to Pick a Secure Password

With all the recent stories about phishing attacks on email addresses, I thought it worthwhile to pass along an article on the Gmail Blog:  Choosing a Smart Password.  If you think about it, many of us have numerous websites that require a login (Online Banking, Social Networking, Media Sharing, etc).  It can be tough to . . . → Read More: How to Pick a Secure Password

HP Mini 311 and Netbook Buying Guide

Now that just about every hardware manufacturer is releasing netbooks (small, lightweight laptops), its tough to figure out which ones are worth buying.  I was just perusing a review of the HP Mini 311 at Engadget, and noticed that this hardware seems like something well worth recommending.  It sports graphics testing scores similar to that . . . → Read More: HP Mini 311 and Netbook Buying Guide

Remote Backup Supplemental: DropBox

If you read any of my previous articles about Remote Backup Agents (Remote Backup Agent (iDrive, BackBlaze) and Remote Backup Agent Supplement (Mozy, SugarSync)), you know that I am a big fan of offsite backups for home and small business.  As I’ve mentioned before, most people don’t realize the value of their data (documents, media . . . → Read More: Remote Backup Supplemental: DropBox

Media Centers: A supplement or alternative to TV!

This posting is geared more towards our home readers.  With the economy down the past few months, many folks have been looking for ways to trim the budget and save some extra cash.  My favorite quick-hit?  Television!  Ok, so I know many of us hate to miss the newest episode of “How I Met Your . . . → Read More: Media Centers: A supplement or alternative to TV!

Personal Finance Software: Balance your Checkbook for Free/Cheap!

I was reading through my old postings, and noticed that I left a software category out of my posting about Free Internet Tools to Aid your Household or Small Business.  That category (ironically a personal interest) was personal finance software.  Many of you hear this and automatically think one of the following three thoughts:

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