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December 2006

Word Wrap
Summary of My Year On the Computer
Computer Troubles
The Changing Face of Digital Photography
Book Review: The Cult of iPod
Protect Your Address Book
Christmas at Arlington National Cemetery
Understanding Mac OS X’s Login Passwords
Practice Good “Netiquette” – Be a Good “Netizen”
The Back Page Photo

November 2006

Word Wrap
Keyboard Shortcuts
Book Review: OpenOffice.org Writer - The Free Alternative to Microsoft Word
How Do I Get My Home Videos Into the Computer?
They Still Don’t Know A Mac Can Do That
The Part of Backup Nobody Mentions
The New, the Best, and the Worst
U3 Drives
The Back Page Photo

October 2006

Word Wrap
My Spyware
Are You “Compuliterate?”
Should Your System Be RAIDed
It’s Not Your Parents’ (or Even Your) Television
What Language To Speak
Digital Resolution Made Confusing
The Tech Night Owl: Let’s Try That Again In English
Distinguishing Forests from Trees in Search Engine Results
Google Unhappy at Being Verbed
The Back Page Photo

September 2006

Word Wrap
Computer Hysteria: Shhhhhh!!
So Long Computer Recycle Program - It’s Been Nice!
Why the Death of Virtual PC Is Another Microsoft Failure
CAPTCHA
The Net Neutrality Rant
The Kind of Virus Even a Mac User Must Fear
Are You Concerned About Loss of Personal Data?
The Back Page Photo

August 2006

Word Wrap
Is Anyone Interested In Boot Camp and Windows Vista Beta 2?
Google Becomes a Verb
“Suddenly… ”, “… I Didn’t Do Anything!” Part 2
What’s the Best Way To Run Windows on a Mac?
The Mystery of the Burnt Thighs
Do Shield Laws Extend to Bloggers?
Unintelligible Garbage Is Your Friend
The Back Page Photo

July 2006

Word Wrap
Get a Mac. Say “Buh-Bye” To Viruses
Book Review: Learning Unix For Mac OS X Tiger
Internet Fraud
Parallels Workstation: The Best Way To Run Windows On a Mac?
“Suddenly… ”, “… I Didn’t Do Anything!” Part 1
A Little Common Sense About Plastic Seals
Web 2.0 and Portable Computing
Web 2.0 and The Evolution of the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO)
Accessing Family Accounts in Cases of Emergency
The Back Page Photo

June 2006

Word Wrap
Protecting the Environment
The War Over Neutrality
RSS Explained
Traveling With a Video Camcorder
Consumer Reports: An Equal Opportunity Offender
Online Librarians Never Say Shhh!
Why Do You Get So Much Spam?
Get a Mac. It Just Works

May 2006

Word Wrap
Predelivery Service
Book Review: AppleScript: The Missing Manual
20 Ways To Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity
Computer Hysteria: The Sentence
An Alternative Retirement Home
Book Review: Degunking Your Mac
The Spam Report: Maybe It’s Your Host
Upgrading Your Monitor

April 2006

Word Wrap
Book Review: Office 2004 for Macintosh
Identity Theft Phishing Scams Abound
Book Review: iPhoto 5 - The Missing Manual
Book Review: iPhoto for Mac OS X
Don’t Put That Application In the Wrong Place!
Book Review: Cool Mac Apps - Second Edition
Book Review: iPod & iTunes - The Missing Manual
Definitions
What Does a Cache Do For a Computer?
‘Good Guys’ Show Just How Easy It Is To Steal ID

March 2006

Word Wrap
Book Review: Office 2004 for Macintosh
More Power, Scotty!
Book Review: Garage Band 2: The Missing Manual
How Big Is a 300 GB Hard Disk?
Booting An Intel iMac From An External Drive
New Website Provides Internet Safety Information
Multi-core Processors
Reality and Digital Pictures
A Feast for the Fridge: Printing Digital Pictures
An End to Computer Annoyances

February 2006

Word Wrap
Book Review: iPod & iTunes Hacks
Care and Feeding of CD’s
Book Review: iLife ’05: The Missing Manual
The Lost Art of Journalism
Website Accessibility for Disabled Users
Book Review: Mac OS X, Tiger Edition, The Missing Manual
Book Review: Adobe Photoshop CS2, One-on-One
A USB Primer
Absence Makes the E-Mail Grow Fonder

January 2006

Word Wrap
2005 Darwin Awards
Digital Cameras Blossom as Popularity Increases
Non-Apple Wi-Fi Options Expand for Mac Users
Don’t Be a Loser At the Rebate Games
RealNetworks Unveils Browser-Based Rhapsody
A Pitch For a Cheap Laptop
Bits and Pieces

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