How to tweak Windows 7 for speed, looks and functionality

It looks great, performs well and is packed with so many small improvements that we'll soon forget Vista ever existed. But at the same time, it's important not to get carried away by the hype.

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Top 25 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2009

2009 has been an eventful year for several well-established torrent sites, with The Pirate Bay, isoHunt and Mininova all battling in court against the entertainment industries. For the latter, this legal action has resulted in a partial shutdown of the site, a painful decision after years of loyal service.

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Facebook gives users more control of privacy

Facebook is launching new privacy settings, designed to simplify the process for its 350 million users.
It is the latest in a string of changes that have been made to its privacy policy this year.
The site claims that only 15-20% of users have ever adjusted their settings.

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How to Carry Your PC in Your Pocket

Smaller laptops and netbooks have made traveling with a computer more convenient than ever. Still, there are times you don't even want to carry one of those. With a free program called PortableApps, you can carry several computer programs and all of your data, bookmarks, settings, email, and more in your pocket. The applications can be installed on a flash drive for use on any Windows computer. Borrow one at a library, hotel lobby, clients office, coffee shop or anywhere else, you are set to go.

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How Facebook's New Privacy Changes Will Affect You

In a late night post on Facebook's company blog, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a round of upcoming changes that will affect all users of the social network. Specifically, the changes focus on new privacy controls for information sharing. For those who have been following Facebook closely, the announcement doesn't deliver any new information, it only confirms some previously discussed plans. However, for Facebook's user base, now 350 million strong, the updates represent a major overhaul as to how privacy is handled on the site.
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