Ten Places to Find Free Public Wireless Internet (WiFi)

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Being on the road and without an internet connection is tough. Even worse is when you move and are waiting for those dreaded two weeks that it takes for your DSL activation date to arrive. Like it or not, the internet has become a part of our lives and you notice it the most when you’re unable to connect. Fortunately, there are many places, public and private that offer free wireless internet. Here is a list of ten places that are known to offer free WiFi that you can use when you need to connect.

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What Does Resetting Your Mac’s PRAM Do?

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Whenever something is going haywire on your Mac, an often recommended step is to reset the PRAM. In the old days, it used to be a cure-all. Although Apple themselves call this a drastic measure, most Apple techs try resetting the PRAM as a quick fix. But what exactly does resetting this mysterious PRAM do?

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Ten of my Favorite Extensions for Firefox 3

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The best feature of Firefox is the ability to customize it using third-party, open source add ons. There are hundreds of these extensions that customize Firefox to do just about anything you would want it to do. Of course, some of these add ons are better than others. The following ten recommended extensions drastically improve Firefox’s usability.

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