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         <title><![CDATA[The Famous Netiquette Quiz, 2009]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Famous Network Etiquette Quiz of 2009: Are You a Netiquette Bonehead?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Does &#039;Yahoo&#039; Stand For?]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Internet 101, Lesson 1]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Internet 101: Lesson 1 -- Equipment Needed]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Anatomy of an Internet URL]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[How to Make a Good Password]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Has no one ever explained to you the secrets to a strong password? These 5 tips will dramatically improve your password strength. It works like this...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Top 10 Freeware Utilities]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Editor Picks: Top 10 Freeware Utilities for PC, 2008]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What is &quot;IM&quot;?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A quick explanation for new I.M. users.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Top 10 Internet Scams]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The 10 nastiest Internet scams and con games of 2009. See examples and explanations here...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Top 10 Gifts for Internet Computer Geeks!]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Downloading Music MP3s]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Downloading Music MP3s: how Peer-to-Peer File Sharing works, and how the law barely allows it.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[How Big is the Internet?]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Is a &#039;Computer Virus&#039;?]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Top 10 Timewaster Websites]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Internet Acronyms Quiz, Level 1]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Acronym Quiz Level 1, Easy Internet Acronyms (5 questions)   Related: Acronym Quiz, Level 2 Related]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Faster Dial-Up Modem Speeds!]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Are you stuck with a slow dial-up Internet connection? Short of getting high-speed bandwidth, here is a compression-proxy solution that will get you six- to ten-times regular modem speed while still using your modem connection.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Student&#039;s Internet Guide]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[What every college, university, and high school student should know about successful academic research using the World Wide Web.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Plug-Ins 101]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&quot;Plug-Ins 101&quot; is a quick tutorial for explaining the top 11 Internet browser plug-ins, and how to find and install them. Brought to you by your About Guide to Internet for Beginners]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Definition: Antivirus]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Glossary definition of the term &quot;antivirus&quot;.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Malware War of 2009]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[As cousins to viruses, spyware programs insidiously install themselves onto your computer. Different from viruses, though, spyware programs observe your computer habits and broadcast them to distant servers. Here is an explanation of how and why...]]></description>
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