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Did you know... your fearless Busdriver has another job in addition to publishing the Internet Tourbus newsletter? Since 1998, I've operated FlowersFast, an online florist service. It's kind of like FTD or 1-800-Flowers, only with better prices and friendlier service. :-) 
When you replace a hard drive, what do you do with the old one? Most people give their surplus drives away to friends or charities. Some just throw them in the trash. But what about all the data on that old drive? Even if you deleted files or formatted the drive, your data might still be readable. 
You don't need to know a burglar's name to know that he's a threat to your home security. Likewise, you shouldn't need to know a computer virus's name in order to stop it before it does damage to your computer. But ironically, that's exactly how most anti-virus programs work. 
GotoMyPC allows you to log on to a remote computer, access the desktop, open files or run programs, just as if you were sitting at its keyboard. This screen sharing ability can be handy for techies solving a client's problem; people who are away from home or office; or just showing Grandma how to save photos on her hard drive. 
The fashionable thing in computer monitors these days is "HD" or High-Definition. If you don't have an HD monitor the geeks will look at you with puzzlement and pity. Naturally, HD monitors are the most expensive sort now, too. But in some situations, they can actually SAVE you money. 
