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...user assistant for Harvard Arts and Sciences Computer Services, I have cleaned “spyware” off more students’ computers than I care to count. This software can fill up your computer’s hard drive, take over your Internet browser and compromise your privacy. Spyware has garnered wide publicity in the news and word-of-mouth infamy on campus, yet the federal government has done next to nothing to combat this scourge...
Most music programs make it possible to add album art, squeezing it into the corner of your browser. While it’s nice to get a look at the cover for the song you’re listening to, it does seem a little pointless, particularly when you’re buying standalone songs. Cover art generally refers to albums as a whole, not single songs. And anyway, you miss all the other art, lyrics, liner notes, credits, pictures of the artist, shoutouts to parents, friends and God—all the unnecessary, obscure and banal goodies enshrined...
...audio note. To send notes as email, click on the mail icon at the top of the page. Unlike Word, OneNote automatically saves everything you type, making it a great alternative to paper sticky notes. And a handy search box lets you do Web searches without switching to your browser, then drop the results right into OneNote...
World Wide Web The Internet had been around since the 1970s but wasn't ready for prime time. Only after software engineer Tim Berners-Lee created HTML code, URLs and the first browser did the Web debut in 1991. Before long, surfing was something you did indoors while basking in electroluminescent light. The Web changed the way we did everything--shop, date, invest, check the weather, get porn--and gave us control over the flow of information while compromising our privacy. For a time, an IPO craze minted millionaires--and brought us a very funny sock puppet...
SALTON BEYOND COFFEEMAKER Instead of fumbling with confusing buttons to schedule the coffeemaker, you "surf" to this $99 device via your Web browser and program it in plain English. Salton's breadmaker and microwave will even scan food bar codes to pull up recipes. And no more blinking 12:00. These appliances set their own clocks...