Use this list to take your music, photos, videos, documents, and any other data online for backup protection. These services can save your bacon and have some cool features beyond just backup. Make sure all your important files are backed up!

If your concerned about security and need to know the latest information about possible virus and malware threats, then take a quick look at the following list. The data from these sites is updated regularly and can help you keep ahead of an outbreak or attack.

Wanna have a little bit of fun and improve on your typing speed too? Check out these two typing test/tutor websites.
One is a fast and simple test of what you can do in 60 seconds, and the other has a little more style and features, including stats and games. With a few minutes a day of downtime, we can easily boost up our typing speed or accuracy, or perhaps both, and best of all, they are free.

I recently came across about an interesting article that I wanted to share. It relates to computer repair shops and how an undercover operation by a news organization exposed some of their shady practices.

A few links to some interesting articles.
# Google says you can get to Orange County in only 55 days.
# Placing limits on machine intelligence.
# Some pretty crappy gadget are on this Wired list.
# Nice looking wallpapers with blue themes.

Most of us have file on our computer that should not and are not for public consumption. However, that bank account file, password file, confidential report, or sensitive exposé newspaper article that is for your eyes only, has to live somewhere. How do you keep these file from being opened, read, or even visible to anybody?

Online trading sites are attracting a lot of attention right now. People are starting to become more aware of what they are spending and are looking to trim their entertainment budgets by swapping their stuff. Book, DVD, CD, etc… swapping services that allow you to trade what you already have, for something you don’t are becoming increasingly popular. Two major players …

JustResizeIt is a free utility that makes image resizing really simple. This Adobe Air application will run on Mac, Windows, or Linux (so long as you have a GUI and can drag and drop with your mouse).

I’m certain that at least a few of you have been victim to a stolen laptop. With reports indicating that a laptop is stolen every 53 seconds and that 12,000 laptops a week are are lost in US airports (source Fast Company), it almost seems inevitable that we will suffer from this loss.

Do you think your computer might have been compromised? No anti-virus, no problem. You can do an online virus, spyware, and malware scan using some free tools on the web.