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Making frequent backups of your critical data is important, everyone agrees. But often it doesn't get done regularly because it's a hassle. The easier you make backing up data, the more reliably you will do it. When it comes to backups, the easiest way is often an external hard drive. 
Voice teleconferencing remains a staple of business despite the proliferation of alternatives such as email, instant messaging, and webinars. The problem is that teleconferencing can get expensive. Fortunately, many free teleconference services are available. 
Is Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" the new iPhone theme song? Does Magellan's new RoadMate GPS with 7-inch display automatically order Kung Po Chicken when you pass a Chinese restaurant? And is diagnosis-by-cellphone really part of the healthcare reform bill? 
You need to send a weekly fax update to a large group of people. But it's tedious to stand at the fax machine and enter each number. Fax broadcasting, the ability to send a fax message to multiple recipients, is the answer. 
When you open Explorer in Windows 7 you will see a tree of "Libraries" in the left sidebar. Libraries are a new feature of Windows 7 and may cause confusion among users of earlier versions. But Libraries are quite handy, easy to understand, and fun to work with. 
Con men have always known that the easiest way to deceive a mark is to offer what he wants most. So it's no surprise that cyber crooks are offering false protection against dangerous viruses. Yes, that free antivirus program you were so glad to discover and installed so eagerly may be a virus in disguise! 
A reader asks: "I have three email accounts, and it's a nuisance to check each one. I also have trouble keeping my address books in sync, and when I'm looking for a certain message, I have to check in three places. Is there an easy way to consolidate all my email accounts in one place?" 
