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Why Is Anyone Still Using Internet Explorer?

How many times must Internet Explorer be shown to be totally insecure before people turn to the more secure Firefox?

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Free PC-to-Phone in Canada and U.S.

FreeCalls365.com has launched a new VoIP (Voice over IP) telephone service that provides free PC-to-phone calls in Canada and the United States.

The service is supported by advertisements. You place the call from your computer. Headphones are strongly suggested. The dialer will constantly display ads based on the user's area code.

Free High Speed Wireless Internet

This simple guide describes tools that are helpful to logging into wireless networks whether they have encryption on our not. Want to get free Internet service in your new apartment? Chances are you can by using the tools described here!

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Track your FedEx, UPS or USPS Package

Here is a neat application! Package Mapper shows you a map of your FedEx, UPS or USPS package routes. Enter a carrier and a tracking number to see your package's progress plotted on the map. Best of all, it's free.

Package Mapper is available at http://packagemapper.com

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Broadband Internet and even MSN TV in your Auto

KVH Industries Inc. and Microsoft Corp. rolled out an agreement at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to bring the MSN TV service to consumers traveling in cars, trucks, RVs and boats throughout the United States.

KVH's Mobile Internet Receiver with MSN TV service, a customized version of the MSN TV 2 Internet & Media Player, will provide in-motion access to web browsing, Microsoft Windows Media Player, MSN Mail and MSN Messenger, digital photo viewing, MSN Video, and MSN Radio with two-way connections made possible by broadband EVDO cellular services.

Planning a Road Trip Online

We all know about Mapquest.com and Google Maps, right? If those are the only two mapping sites you know of, you are missing a lot!

Fred Langa has an extensive list of mapping and trip planning sites. He includes sites for North America, the British Isles, all of Europe, much of the Middle East, Australia, and even Central and South America. Want to drive cross-country with stops at various cemeteries and courthouses along the way? At least one of these sites can map the route for you. These sites will help you plan highway trips across Europe, Australia, Brazil, and elsewhere.

Put a PC desktop in your Pocket

U3 announced new flash drives on Thursday that host a "personal workspace." The device saves not only data and files but also software programs, user preferences and the means for managing them. By turning a USB flash drive into a USB smart drive, U3 lets you carry programs and personal preferences, launch software, and access all of your own data on any Windows XP or Windows 2000 PC from a device the size of a pack of gum. Now you can move between multiple locations with ease.

U3's Launchpad interface allows you to store all of your favorite browsers and office software as well as downloaded versions of the Nullsoft Winamp player, uber IM client Trillian, and voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) software Skype.

Read this web site's articles on your iPod

That's right, you can read these articles and other RSS feeds on your music iPod! You will need Macintosh OSX 10.4, Tiger, or now OSX 10.3.9 Panther and also an iPod, iPod mini, or iPod Nano with Notes facility plus the free program iFeedPod.

iFeedPod is available at http://www.carnglas.com