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Tip of the Week: Jump to the address bar

Power Internet surfers often find themselves using as many keyboard shortcuts as possible to avoid having to take their hands off of the keyboard.  Most folks will reach for the mouse whenever they want to type in a new web address, but here is a tip for both Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox web browsers:

Press Alt-D to jump to the insertion point of the address bar.  This will cause whatever is in the address bar to by highlighted which will go away as soon as you start typing the new address!

Headwhack of the Week: How can I share many large files with many users? 

If you find yourself working with several large files that you need to share with several people, one of the old school ways to do it was to setup a FTP server (File Transfer Protocol).  This only worked for those that were technically savvy that had access to secured web space.  Today, there are a number of free web resources that will allow you to send a single large file that is too big for e-mail to a single person (one of our favorites is TransferBIGfiles.com), but that is a big pain if you have many large files that you want to send to many people.

The next time you find yourself in the need to collaborate with a group of people and a group of large files, checkout drop.io.  This free website allows you to setup private space that you can drop any type of file onto and securely share with whomever you want and set an expiration date (it's one of PC Magazines Top 100 Undiscovered web sites).

Geek Speak of the Week: Incremental Backup

Any backup where only the data that has changed since the last backup is copied. Incremental backups can not be made until at least one full backup has been performed. The primary reason incremental backups are used is to save time over a full backup of all data.

Security: Global trail of an online crime ring

As an international ring of thieves plundered the credit card numbers of millions of Americans, investigators struggled to figure out who was orchestrating the crimes in the United States.  When prosecutors unveiled indictments last week, they made a stunning admission: the culprit was their very own informant.

News: How to step away from your 'Desk Rage'

First there was road rage, then there was air rage and now there is DESK RAGE?  Is desk rage truly the newest “workplace killer” or is this just a contrived story to fill out news hours in the dog days of summer?   Just in case... Here are some tips to keep your temper under control.

News: TSA declares some laptop bags 'checkpoint friendly'

Starting August 16, travelers will not have to remove laptops from bags that are deemed "checkpoint friendly." This category includes "butterfly style," "sleeve style," and "trifold style" bags.  These styles were chosen after the TSA asked bag manufacturers to design bags that would not obstruct the image of a laptop when put through an X-ray machine.

Data Doctors Video on Cnn.com: Sending attachments out for a second opinion

If you didn't catch our tip a couple of weeks ago, or our advice column last week, then here is our final offering on using Virustotal.com to scan questionable e-mail attachments before opening them (it's also a great way to test the various anti-virus engines, if you have a file you know is infected for sure!)

Watch the video and help our rankings on CNN.com!  You can watch us live every Saturday morning at 9:30AM Pacific, 12:30PM Eastern or watch the archived versions of our segments whenever you want at CNN.com/video.

MacLife: Rearranging iPhone/iTouch Icons 

Louis from MacMedia has a tip for all of you that are lucky enough to own an iPhone or iPod Touch .

You've updated your iPhone or iTouch to the latest and greatest Apple software. (Currently software version 2.0.1)  and if you’re like me you downloaded a bunch of software from Apple’s new Apps store.    How do you go about organizing of those fancy applications?

To rearrange the iPhone’s home screen icons, do the following:
Tap an icon and hold your finger on it until the icons start shaking.  When the icons are shaking, you can rearrange them in whatever order you want (icons have to swap places on the screen, though. They can’t be moved to empty space.)  To move the icon to a new page, just drag the icon off the screen to the right or left. When the icon is in the place you want it, let it go to confirm the changes then tap the iPhone’s home button.

Scrolling Through iPhone Pages
If you have more than one page of icons on your iPhone after rearranging them, you can scroll through the pages either by flicking them left or right, just like in Coverflow, or by tapping the white icons just above the dock. The white icons indicate how many pages you have.

For more information in regards to touch screen basics download: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPod_touch_2.0_User_Guide.pdf

Opinion: Ads, coming soon to a phone near you

The mobile phone continues to evolve as communication device, but the combination of a GPS and a smartphone could cause an explosion on the mobile advertising platform according to Tim Bajarin of PC Magazine.

Weekly Advice Column: Is there really a difference in printer paper?

Veronica asks: When I go to the office supply store to buy printer paper, the selection is ridiculous and confusing. Is there really a difference in all those different types of paper or is it just a bunch of hooey?

This Week's Show:  PC Magazine's Top 100 undiscovered web sites

Each year, the fine folks over at PC Magazine review thousands of new web sites and compile their annual web site lists. This year's choices include entries from the following categories:

Apps and Services, Fun and Games, Health and Science, Info, Search and Reference, Lifestyle, Money and Real Estate, Music, News, Photo, Shopping, Social Networking, Technology and Traval and Maps.

Some of the more interesting choices include a site that allows you to monitor all of your online accounts on one page, a search engine that provides results like Apple's Cover Flow interface on the iPod Touch and various new ways to get a date online.

Listen in as we discuss our favorites and invite you to do the same as we review the best of the unknown web!

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