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Windows operating systems have a giant target on them, attracting hackers and malware makers who love to exploit system vulnerabilities. Make sure that your personal computer doesn´t have a large target on it by keeping it updated with the latest Windows security updates.

More and more people get infected with viruses every day. This article first covers the basic aspects of protection against malicious software, and then ventures into crucial tips less frequently offered: user vigilance and education. The reader is given a practical example on how to identify a possible email virus threat, as well as instructed on how to give themselves a basic education in recognizing and dealing with online threats.

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This article explains several ways to prolong the charge of a laptop battery. Includes optimizing the power options, adjusting the monitor´s brightness, avoiding CDs, DVDs, and external devices, and using the hibernate setting.

This article explains a few tricks for searching the web that many users may not be familiar with. It demonstrates how to filter out unwanted keywords, how to search for whole phrases, and how to force the inclusion of a particular term. This is directed at the average person, not at those who are already tech-savvy.

This article explains the often confusing array of options for securing and backing up data. It goes into the reasons why backup is important for both businesses and individuals, and has an in-depth summary of each of the backup technologies available. Considerations such as price, capacity, and level of maintenance required are outlined as they relate to each backup option.