This week’s online newsletter includes:

*   Firewall + Router Protection
"I’ve got a firewall program and a router — am I safe?"

*   Reader Questions, Suggestions and Comments
A medley of short questions (and answers), suggestions and comments…

*   My Security Software Recommendations
My recommendations for anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, and anti-spam software…

*   Removing Carriage Returns (Line Breaks, Form Feeds) from Documents
I wrote the original version of this article in June, 2007. This week, I’m expanding an article from mid-2007 —it seems that a lot of people want to remove carriage returns (form feeds) from their documents!

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This week’s online newsletter includes:

*   Firefox 3 Problem – Can’t Add or Change Bookmarks
What happens when a reader is unable to add bookmarks or change her bookmarks in Firefox 3. Fortunately, the same thing happened to me a couple weeks ago, so I had a step-by-step solution for her…

*   Ad-blocking in Sunbelt Personal Firewall
A reader wants to display the ads on web sites, not block them, and wants to known how to stop blocking them…

*   My Security Software Recommendations
My recommendations for anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, and anti-spam software…

*   A First Look at OpenOffice.org v3.0
I take my initial look at Version 3 of the excellent, no-cost, open-source OpenOffice office suite…

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*   Another Look at Optimize 2.0 – Five Months Later

I got Optimize 2.0 and was very impressed with the cleanup and speedup changes it made on my computer. Now, five months later, is it still a worthwhile tool?

*   What if Scotty Barks – Has WinPatrol Found Something?
I recommend that everyone use the free system-monitoring and system-control program WinPatrol. Scotty is its mascot — and watch dog…

*   My Security Software Recommendations

My recommendations for anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, and anti-spam software…

*   Making Word, Excel and Powerpoint Documents Open in Microsoft Office
How can you fix it, if the files open in the wrong program?

Google made a big change in the Google Pack recently. The free Google Pack software package started out with free Google applications like Google Earth, Google Desktop, the Google Photos Screensaver and Picasa (the photo-editing program that Google purchased).

Google began including other programs like Firefox (with the added Google toolbar), Adobe Reader, RealPlayer, Spyware Doctore (Starter Edition), Norton Security Scan ,Google Talk, and Skype.

Now, you can add Sun Microsystem’s StarOffice to the list! What’s StarOffice? It’s a supported version of OpenOffice, with lots more templates, fonts, and more…

Continue reading Google Pack Now Includes StarOffice

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*   OpenOffice to the Rescue
When you need a good wordprocessor program that’s compatible with Microsoft Word and Excel files, get the free one…

*   Updates Last Week
I watch a few operating systems and programs for updates — mainly because these are the ones that I use or in which I am interested. What updates or versions were new last week?

*   My Computer Security Software Recommendations
Want to know which Antivirus program I recommend? Which firewall program? Which Antispyware program? Which Antispam? Or, which router for your home network?