http://easypctips.com Easy-to-follow tips, how-tos and advice for novice computer users Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:55:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en EasyPcTipshttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EasyPcTips/~3/W30fGe_WKAQ/ I must confess, I&#8217;ve left the PC world behind pretty much.  I bought an iMac last year, have been thrilled with the simplicity and ease of use and have gone on to buying a MacBook Pro for...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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