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Kazaa sneakware stirs inside PCs

It sounds like a "B" movie plot: Return of the PC Snatchers. Millions find their PCs' bandwidth and hard disk space siphoned for mysterious but worthy-sounding scientific projects, just because they downloaded the client for a music- and file-swappin...

Boost dial-up to broadband speeds

Trying to get broadband speeds out of a dial-up modem is like cramming a watermelon through a garden hose. But that's exactly what Artera Group International Ltd. does with its Artera Turbo service - kind of.

CD-RW drives hit 40X -- but where are discs?

With the emergence of fast new CD-RW (CD-rewritable) drives, you can burn CD-RW discs at a full 12X speed, and CD-Rs (CD-recordables) at a stunningly fast rate of up to 40X--sort of. The drive can write that fast; finding the proper discs is another ...

Face the music: Suits pending over copy controls

Copy-protected CDs are the Dick Cheney of the music industry: People know they exist, but music labels say little about their whereabouts.

Free to fee e-mail is becoming a reality

Free e-mail services could end up a thing of the past, as the world's e-mail giants move away from advertising dependent business models to embrace more profitable, fee-based e-mail systems.

PDFs - a quiet revolution

The PDF format is slowly changing the way in which documents are distributed, printed and managed. "So, what exactly are PDF files, how are they produced and why is the format so successful?

School's in - online

Although it seems like much of the education content on the Net now comes with a price tag - as sites struggle to make money - a great deal of Web material for students is still available for free. To help you prepare for the new school year we've ga...

Who knew Windows could do that?

"I really wish Windows could..." Well, guess what? Windows probably can. With the right shortcuts and speed tricks, you can cut much of the time you spend on many chores and eliminate others entirely - all without editing the Registry, reformatting ...

Code deciphering

If you're considering developing programming skills in preparation for a career change, or are just interested in how software - from operating systems to games - is created, read on.