ZDNet's Robin Harris explains how you can wipe a hard drive clean, leaving zero traces of data.
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Windows/Linux only: Send instant messages to any network with Pidgin, the IM client formerly known as GAIM.
- DRM row sparks user rebellion [BBC]
"Attempts to suppress the spread of a DVD crack have led to a user-generated…
Health site WebMD has compiled a list of what it deems the "best diet tips ever." Here's one that stands out:
Firefox only: Content Preferences lets you modify the display settings for individual sites and remembers those…
Personal-development blogger Steve Pavlina says you can amp up your productivity by applying heuristics—behavioral…
A do-it-yourselfer at Instructables shows you how to create a "string tripod" for your camera using about five…
Add an auction-listing widget to your web site with eBay To Go, a new service unveiled today.
- Gateway's quad-core PCs hit store shelves [CNET]
"Mainstream computers using Intel's Core 2 Quad Q6600 chip."
Windows only: Encrypt and compress documents, data and Outlook e-mail with SecureZIP, a free program from the makers…
- Web threats to surpass e-mail pests [CNET]
"By next year, Trend Micro predicts more malicious attacks will hit…
A blogger named Mitch wasn't happy with the Firefox extension for Google Notebook, so he borrowed the Google…
All-things-Google blog Google Operating Systems offers an excellent primer on working with Gmail attachments, which…
Audiobook-download site Simply Audiobooks offers a selection of free public-domain titles.
Windows/Mac/Linux (Firefox): Digg Navigation shoots you to virtually any area of Digg with just a few clicks.
Tech blog eXoid dispels some of the myths about S3 standby mode and offers tips on using it to conserve energy.
- PCs that barely resemble PCs [CNET]
"The results are in for the PC Design Contest 2007, co-sponsored by Intel Korea…
Ustream.tv lets you broadcast any live event over the web using nothing more than a webcam.
Windows/Mac/Linux: Rip DVDs to your iPod with HandBrake, the latest version of the program previously known as MediaF…