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What hosting service you should choose depends primarily on how much traffic you expect

You can tell IE to accept or reject cookies from specific sites, or to accept or reject all first-party and/or third party cookies.

Microsoft seems to have a tough time balancing security and simplicity.

You’ve been victimized by marketing hype. Some manufacturers promise that you can get 125-Mbps throughput

The problem is related to how the router assigns IP addresses to all of the PCs on your network. The router uses the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to assign each PC a unique IP address. Without an IP address, a PC can’t connect to Internet.

Flaky is the right word for WiFi connections - they can be affected by a mind-boggling array of objects and phenomena, from cordless phones to filing cabinets. You should also keep in mind that wireless networks rarely deliver data at their rated bandwidth speeds. You’re lucky to get half the rated speed, even in the best of conditions.

Searching on eBay is kind of like visiting a foreign country, it’s a lot easier to find that quaint little hotel up in the Alps if you speak the local lingo. With eBay, that means getting hep to some of its search operators.

Here is how to print your favorites. You’ll first export your Favorites to an HTML file, then print that.

You can create a shortcut on your desktop that allows you to quickly shutdown Windows with a double-click, instead of having to go through the Start menu.

Voting Record:
There is no simple link for finding a voting record. The only way to compile a voting record would be to dig through every single roll call of the House or Senate and then compile it manually.

You may have used the Thomas Search Site. but much of what you find may be incomprehensible. For example, what does “HJRes143″ means?

You may be sick of having to constantly reach for the mouse to perform even the simplest tasks. Here are two of my favorite mouseless timesavers

Believe it or not, 40-but WEP encryption and 64-bit WEP encryption are actually two terms for the same thing

The job is easy if your PC is using XP with Service Pack 1 or 2 installed. Just open the Add or Remove Programs in control panel, Click the Add/Remove Windows Components button on the left

Windows allows you to use more than one monitor to expand your desktop area. For example, graphic artists often use multiple monitors to display an image on one monitor and their tools on another monitor.

One reason Internet Explorer opens in a small window is because it remembers the window size and position from the last time you closed it.

Chances are you have installed the Advanced Networking Pack, which uses the IPc6 protocol, at the behest of your network’s system administrator.

This quick fix can automatically repair a surprising number of broken connections.