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One of the best features on an Android phone, Google Maps, gives you excellent turn-by-turn navigation for free. To make it even better, you can create a shortcut which immediately gives you directions that take you home from anywhere. More »

Most people who click on this article won't finish reading it. So says Nick Carr. The New York Times will remind you that you'll probably forget it in a few minutes. This idea's so prevalent, even the Onion has started taking jabs. More »

If you're on Windows, need to use OS X, but don't want to buy or build a new computer, reader Bobby Patton shows us how to run Snow Leopard in a virtual machine on Windows with just a few tweaks. More »



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OpenID is an open standard for logging onto various web services with a single digital identity. The tool puts your online identity back in your hands—and as it turns out, OpenID on your own domain is surprisingly easy. More »



Security - Single sign-on - Authentication - OpenID - Google