Ultra-Fast Broadband Is Here... at least in Europe, Japan, Korea

Superhigh-speed Internet service is available in many countries, but not yet in the USA.

In Sweden a 10-megabit-per-second service from telecommunications company Bredbandsbolaget is up to 20 times faster than conventional cable modems, enabling a user to download a two-hour movie in a matter of minutes rather than hours. It allows you to watch television shows and movies, makes phone calls, surfs the Web and plays multiplayer shoot-'em-up games -- often doing one or more activities at once.

The same Swedish company also offers 100-megabit-per-second service for $80 a month in neighborhoods where the telecom wiring is state-of-the-art.

North America has missed the high-speed revolution occurring in homes across Europe, Japan and South Korea. But within the next two years, multimegabit broadband will be a reality in most countries.

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Livewire: Beep! Beep! Ultra-Fast Broadband Is Here

Windows XP Service Pack 2: A guided tour

Here is a guided tour of some of SP2's major new features.

Calling XP Service Pack 2 a new version of Windows XP may be exaggerating a little, but it's certainly much more than the average collection of patches we're used to seeing.

This 264MB monster (or 100MB if you install it via Windows Update) not only fixes bugs in the OS, but also adds brand new functionality both to core services and applications such as Internet Explorer and Outlook Express.

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Windows XP Service Pack 2: A guided tour

Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) - A Major Update

Microsoft is launching a major security update to its Windows XP operating system.

The nearly 100Mb update will be available as a free download from Microsoft later this month. And the company is offering to post you a CD or provide it free through retail stores.

Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) is full of all the incremental security updates that Microsoft has ever released. And it has a few new features.

Of the two new icons in the Control Panel one is called Windows Security Centre. It provides a one-stop shop for maintaining the currency of Windows XP. It will allow you to control your computer's firewall (its protective barrier against unwanted intruders), its software update history and even your anti-virus software.

The other new icon is Windows Firewall (formerly called Internet Connection Firewall), which extends protection of your PC when it is booting up and shutting down.

Windows XP SP2 has a whole bunch of other convenient features that include:
- improved program for accessing wireless networks
- Internet Explorer blocks pop-up ads.

This is a must-have update to Windows!

Microsoft Protect Your PC

Laptop Battery Management Tips

Got a laptop and want to maximize how long your battery lasts?

The display, processor, CD/DVD drive, and hard drive use the MOST battery power.

To maximize the battery operating time, perform one or more of the following actions:

* Press Fn+F7 to reduce the display brightness and to select a short wait for your screen saver.
* Select a screen saver that does not generate a lot of graphics or motion.

* Reduce audio volume or use headphones.

* Exit modem programs when you are not using them.

* Remove PC Cards when you are not using them.

* Remove CDs or DVDs when you are not using them.

* Use Sleep or Hibernation mode to turn off your notebook when you are not using it.

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