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Help File: Less spam (Post, March 12, 2011; 6:07 PM) Help File: Google and Bing directions ignore I-66 inside the Beltway (By Rob Pegoraro, March 5, 2011; 7:30 PM) Backup battery on motherboard needs replacing for clock to tell right time (By Rob Pegoraro, February 26, 2011; 5:23 PM) Minimizing cellphone security risks (By Rob Pegoraro, February 19, 2011; 3:47 PM) Help File: E-book readers, except Kindle, offer digital loans from libraries (By Rob Pegoraro, February 12, 2011; 3:02 PM) Help File: Chrome thinks it's still overseas; enabling Facebook 'https' security (By Rob Pegoraro, February 5, 2011; 11:42 PM) Help File: Using a tax-prep application (By Rob Pegoraro, January 29, 2011; 5:17 PM) Quitting a stuck iPhone app; using an old Family Tree Maker file in 64-bit Windows 7 (By Rob Pegoraro, January 15, 2011; 7:25 PM) Help File: Upgrades for old laptops (By Rob Pegoraro, January 9, 2011; 1:34 AM) Help File: Options for recycling electronics (By Rob Pegoraro, January 1, 2011; 5:36 PM) Fast Forward: Help File: Wiping data from an old PC or Mac (By Rob Pegoraro, December 26, 2010; 12:07 AM) Help File: What "the cloud" is and is not online; a judgment call on keeping Java (By Rob Pegoraro, December 18, 2010; 3:57 PM) Help File: hijacked searches over an insecure wireless router; time zone support in Google Calendar (By Rob Pegoraro, December 11, 2010; 8:02 PM) Tech help for AVG anti-virus update glitch (By Rob Pegoraro, December 4, 2010; 5:19 PM) Help File: Is keyboard from unknown company safe to use? (By Rob Pegoraro, November 27, 2010; 4:56 PM) Fast Forward: Help File: Correcting typing mistakes while browsing has gotten a little easier (By Rob Pegoraro, November 20, 2010; 6:53 PM) Fast Forward: Help File: AT&T cuts grandfathered-in status for unlimited subscribers (By Rob Pegoraro, November 13, 2010; 11:48 PM) Fast Forward: Help File: Adding HDMI inputs; what's with that iPhone daylight savings bug? (By Rob Pegoraro, November 6, 2010; 10:11 PM) Fast Forward: Help File: Is it worth it to upgrade to Windows 7? (By Rob Pegoraro, October 30, 2010; 9:11 PM) Help file: I can't run the old Cardfile program in my copy of Windows 7 (64-bit). Is there any workaround? (Rob Pegoraro, October 16, 2010; 8:54 PM) Help file: Facebook's new 'Groups'; Mac screens (By Rob Pegoraro, October 9, 2010; 6:37 PM) Fast Forward's Help file: Blaring TV commercials (By Rob Pegoraro, October 2, 2010; 5:59 PM) The tech help file: Which type of GPS device to choose? (September 25, 2010; 7:44 PM) Fast Forward's Help File: Taping Web radio; closing Facebook accounts (By Rob Pegoraro, September 18, 2010; 7:50 PM) Read More Help File Columns

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