Last week's column detailing nine things you need to know to be computer literate drew a great response. They reinforced the column's premise that a lot of people know how to do just what they need to ...

How can your computer get a virus, trojan, worm or spyware? What are the ways malware can infect your Windows computer? What types of files carry viruses and malware? We will touch upon these ...

Irene Greif always thought she'd be a teacher. "For one thing," she told me, "I'd been told by my mother that it was good to be a teacher because you just worked the hours your kids were in school and ...