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Sites of Passage

So, the ticket's bought, the money's converted and your bags are all packed. "Now you're left wondering how to stay in contact with friends and family "during your travels. PC World surveys some accessible options.

The E-mail rules: manage the medium

Like getting e-mail? Great, I'll forward you some of mine. Be careful what you ask for, though. I send roughly 22,000 e-mail messages a year and receive more than twice that amount.

Domain names set for big changes

The .au Domain Administration (auDA) board has approved the final recommendations for its naming policies, clearing the way for significant changes to the Australian domain name system (DNS).

Peer-to-Peer Gets Down to Business

The file-sharing site Napster - one of the biggest Web stories of the past year - put peer-based networking in the news. Now businesses are using similar technology to collaborate, share data, and more.

Buyer beware, Part II

Pay for a colour TV and get a black-and-white model, and you know something is fishy. But can you tell "whether the 1000MHz Pentium III you bought "really is what it claims to be? Aldis Ozols teaches you the secrets of smart "PC shopping.

Power Browsing

Beef up your browser with these plug-ins, add-ons, and tips for getting the most out of the Web.

Operation overdrive: 1GHz notebooks on assignment

Time to go undercover with the latest round of high-performance notebooks. These mobiles sport such extras as biometric security, built-in wireless aerials and DVD-ROM drives - not to mention Intel's PIII 1GHz mobile processor - in fact, everything ...

Safe Kids

Warning: the Web can be hazardous territory for children and teenagers. Try these 22 parent-approved tips to defend them against Internet dangers, from overzealous marketers to online criminals