I wandered into my office last night to check on a client’s PC and knew immediately that something was wrong. The office was conspicuously quiet. My usually noisy computer sat silently under my desk in an electricity-deprived coma. I pressed the power button but wasn’t surprised that nothing happened. I checked a few connections and went through the usual troubleshooting only to determine that there would be no “Aha!” moment. My computer was dead. I’ve not had the heart to begin the morning’s post-mortem.

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Every now and then I come across something on the Web that blows me away. This week I’d like to share something that I can’t help feeling is the most exciting cross between media and technology since Tivo. It’s called Pandora, and I have no doubt that you’ll be as enthralled with it as I am.

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Windows programs behave like messy children at times.

Microsoft Word has a bad habit of running out the door and forgetting to delete temporary backup files it makes while you type documents.

Adobe Reader unloads a toy box full of goodies into a temporary folder every time you download and install a new version.

Internet Explorer is a pack rat: Every time you take Explorer for a spin on the Internet — even if it’s just for a quick glance at a few news sites — it furiously scribbles down copies of everything it sees and stores it on your hard drive.

What you need is a handyman to dig deep and clean up after messy programs. Wallets are tight, though, so you need one that will do all that hard cleanup work fast, but for free. If your new handyman could fix a few other things around the house and make the place run a little more smoothly, that would be great too.

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An increasing number of viruses and other types of malware pose as friendly geek Samaritans, selflessly willing to rid your PC of woes that you never knew it had.

Unfortunately, these often-convincing programs are designed to fool you, infect your PC and steal your money.

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Description: An article I wrote about a Buddhist lecture I attended and a new understanding I came to about one’s enemies.
Rating: G
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