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Some people have been experiencing issues with the latest version of Apple’s iTunes software. There are various symptoms including slowness of your computer system and even overheating (mostly on laptops). What most user’s have reported is that CPU usage for the AppleMobileDeviceService.exe service either spikes, hogging a lot of resources, or it stays at a constant 25 percent of CPU usage for extended periods of time. I ran into this problem recently and here is what I did to fix the issue…

Microsoft has made a lot of significant changes from the way things worked in Windows XP to how they work now in Windows Vista and Windows 7. One of the most frustrating changes in my opinion is Windows Search. I used the search function in XP on a regular basis to do everything from a basic search for a file to more advanced things like searching for certain text within a file. In the effort to make things "simpler" Microsoft has removed the interface that used to allow you to do that.

Security is one of those topics that is all too often ignored by the general computing public to their own detriment. I have put together a very simple, common sense list of steps you can take to keep yourself a little more secure while enjoying the benefits of today’s connected computing world.

If you are not too thrilled with the Windows Vista/7 shutdown menus or just want the convenience of having those options on your desktop it’s pretty simple to do.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 both have a great option called the Preview Pane. Instead of having Windows classic style folders with file names, icons, and maybe some details, you can have a pane on the right side of your Explorer window that will preview any file selected including graphics files and Microsoft Office files without having to open them.