Various things

Avoid worms with these seven steps

Media Player Classic and RealAlternative as replacements for RealOne, Windows Media Player and Quicktime. Interesting, I’ve been using JetAudio at home and it works with all the Real and Windows Media formatted stuff, but not Quicktime. I might have to check this combination out.

Fair Use and Blogging

Tips to avoid identity theft. -A woman I work with has become a victim of identity theft recently. It’s painful to hear about all the junk she has to deal with and worry about while the person who stole her identity is still on the loose.

There, never let it be said that I didn’t give you anything to read about. 🙂

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