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		<title>Surf More Securely with HTTPS Everywhere</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HTTPS Everywhere, is a Firefox extension that helps you to surf more securely by automatically encrypting your web traffic for quite a few popular websites that support HTTPS. &#8220;But I already know to type &#8216;https://&#8217; in my browser when I want to visit a secure website. Why should I use HTTPS Everywhere?&#8221; you might ask.]]></description>
		<link>http://preparedpc.com/2011/08/10/surf-more-securely-with-https-everywhere/</link>
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		<title>OpenDNS FamilyShield Protects You and Your Family from Porn (and more)&#8211;for Free</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OpenDNS recently announced a free, simple-to-setup service called FamilyShield which not only blocks pornography sites, but also proxy and anonymizer, phishing and some malware sites. OpenDNS FamilyShield versus OpenDNS Basic OpenDNS has 2 free services, OpenDNS Basic and OpenDNS FamilyShield. Unlike OpenDNS Basic, which requires you to create an account, FamilyShield requires no account, as]]></description>
		<link>http://preparedpc.com/2010/06/24/opendns-familyshield-protects-you-and-your-family-from-porn-and-more-for-free/</link>
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		<title>Secure Facebook in One Easy Step with SaveFace by Untangle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Facebook has been rightly criticized recently for its increasingly complicated privacy settings. Several high-profile users in the tech community have left Facebook (after carefully deleting their posts). Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says, &#8220;In the coming weeks, we will add privacy controls that are much simpler to use.&#8221; But what can you do now to ensure]]></description>
		<link>http://preparedpc.com/2010/05/25/securing-facebook-in-one-easy-step-with-saveface-by-untangle/</link>
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		<title>Dell Warranty Information Script Puts Your Computer(s)&#8217; Information into an Excel Spreadsheet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE (2010-05-23) &#8211; Frank van der Horst added some nice &#8220;eye candy&#8221; to this script. For each Service Tag in Computers.txt, the script will display a small Internet Explorer window with a progress bar. Thanks, Frank! Do you or your company use Dell laptops, desktop and server computers? If asked, could you provide the current]]></description>
		<link>http://preparedpc.com/2010/05/11/dell-warranty-information-script-puts-your-computers-information-into-an-excel-spreadsheet/</link>
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		<title>Using Multiple Monitors? KatMouse Just Made Your Life Easier</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every once in a while, you come across a Windows utility that makes you wonder &#8220;How did I live without this?&#8221; KatMouse is one of those utilities. This free, lightweight (using ~2 KB of memory) program allows your mouse&#8217;s scroll wheel to scroll whichever window the mouse cursor is currently over WITHOUT having to left-click]]></description>
		<link>http://preparedpc.com/2010/05/04/using-multiple-monitors-katmouse-just-made-your-life-easier/</link>
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		<title>Firefox Add-on UntinyFox Reveals Those Shortened URLs Automatically</title>
		<description><![CDATA[URL-shortening services such as bit.ly and SnipURL have been around for a while. They&#8217;re very handy for shortening long links, but they do present a risk, since they disguise the original website address. Clicking on an innocent-looking bit.ly link could result in browsing to a site that could infect your computer. How can you protect]]></description>
		<link>http://preparedpc.com/2010/04/28/firefox-add-on-untinyfox-reveals-those-shortened-urls-automatically/</link>
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		<title>Take Control of Your PDF Documents With PDFTK</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a good chance that you use Adobe Acrobat documents in your daily work, school or personal life. They&#8217;re very useful for keeping a nicely formatted copy of your information, especially manuals and educational material. But what if you only need part of a really large PDF document? Or what if you if have a]]></description>
		<link>http://preparedpc.com/2010/03/31/take-control-of-your-pdf-documents-with-pdftk/</link>
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		<title>SteadyState for Windows 7?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft&#8217;s SteadyState is a great tool. After you install and configure SteadyState, you basically have a local backup image of your computer, exactly how you&#8217;ve set it up. Any changes that a user makes (installing programs, getting infected by viruses, etc.) get undone with a simple reboot. This is really helpful in situations such as]]></description>
		<link>http://preparedpc.com/2010/03/15/steadystate-for-windows-7/</link>
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		<title>No Longer Using Internet Explorer? Lock It Down!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Unless you live in the European Union, your Windows computer will have Internet Explorer installed. Maybe you no longer use Internet Explorer for browsing, and have moved on to a more security-conscious browser like Chrome or Firefox? You&#8217;ll still need IE, or rather, Windows needs IE for downloading patches. Also, programs like Microsoft Outlook are]]></description>
		<link>http://preparedpc.com/2010/03/04/no-longer-using-internet-explorer-lock-it-down/</link>
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		<title>Make Your Own Custom &#8220;20th Century Fox&#8221; Fanfare Opening Movie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know the famous 20th Century Fox fanfare opening? Here&#8217;s how to make your own for free (though this will take your computer a few hours to render). It makes for an impressive, personalized 20-second opening sequence for your personal video productions. Create the Video 1. Download and install Blender, a free open-source 3D content]]></description>
		<link>http://preparedpc.com/2010/03/02/make-your-own-custom-20th-century-fox-fanfare-opening-movie/</link>
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