Pop open a new Dell Studio laptop and you won't see that familiar row of icons on the left side of the screen. Instead Dell populates common apps into a Mac-like "dock" (though at the top of the screen, not the bottom), with the goal of making t Read More

No one is safe from the scourge of computer malware: NASA says that laptops taken to the International Space Station last month were infected with the Read More

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I harp on it constantly, but I know how hard it is for some people to get their act together enough to actually make backups of their data, no matter how easy it might actually be. Well, here's an end to the excuses: Read More

Reader George writes: I lost my songs from my hard drive and want to download the songs that are on my iPod into another hard drive. Is there software that can pull the songs from an iPod to a hard drive?There sure is. ... Read More

Reader Jeffrey writes: All of a sudden, I am receiving an inordinate amount of "bulk" email in my Yahoo account. Many of the identical emails are sent day after day, which I delete without opening. ... Read More

One of the few nice things about Windows Vista is that you can legally choose not to use it. Many versions of Vista include " Read More

Computer power management: Good. Power management with a detailed description of how much energy, money, and CO2 you'll save based on each change: Even better. Read More

Reader Jose writes: I was wondering if you knew a tool that can give you how much Internet bandwidth you are using from your Internet provider. ... Read More

Thousands (possibly millions) of users are receiving what looks like an innocuous daily missive from CNN.com (it sailed right through my spam filter), offering links to the "Daily Top 10" stories and videos. Flag these emails as spam, and do not Read More