Technology: Afternoon Edition

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Most Viewed Articles in Technology 1) Fix Common Windows Problems with One Click Have you ever wished for a magic wand that could make annoying Windows problems disappear? Like, say, a missing Recycle Bin icon, or those pesky Runtime Error messages in Internet Explorer? 2) Google's Big December Code Freeze Each Winter, the United States Congress adjourns through the end of the year. Before that recess occurs, there's usually a flurry of legislative activity happening to squeeze it in before the break, during which time nothing gets done. This week, there has been a curious amount of activity coming... 3) Facebook adopts new privacy settings Uh, about that status update on Facebook last night . . . you may want to make sure that information isn't available to more than just your friends. 4) Use Virtual CD...And Never Completely Lose a CD Again CDs and DVDs are useful for installing or running software or storing data, but in other ways, they're problematic. They're easy to lose, can be easily damaged, tough to keep track of, and they often take a long time to load. Virtual CD ($35, 30-day free trial) solves the problem by letting you... 5) U.S. teens ignore laws against texting while driving LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Karen Cordova, a 17-year-old high school student and part-time supermarket cashier, admits she sometimes texts friends while driving home from work late at night, lonely and bored. 6) Build the Space Elevator Above Volcano Thermals David Bigelow is the name of a very smart and courageous aviator you've probably never heard of. In 2008, Bigelow used the hot air rising from Hawaii's volcanoes to fly a glider higher than 33,000 feet. Riding the thermal above these volcanoes, where air rises as fast as 600 feet per minute, Bigelow... 7)  How to Optimize Your HDTV You've bought the HDTV. You've set it up, plugged everything into it. Maybe you've even calibrated it for the best possible picture. (If you need advice on handling those chores, see " How to Install Your HDTV " and " Calibrate My HDTV ".) But you're not done yet: Fiddling with a few more settings... 8) Wolfram Alpha Does The Math, Slashes iPhone App Price (Sort Of) There's a lot to love about Wolfram Alpha's iPhone app. But as regular readers will know, one of them is not the price . At $50, it's just way too hard to justify the purchase when you can get all of the information online, for free. So just in time for the holidays, Wolfram Alpha is doing something... 9) AOL tries to navigate the Web it helped you find Before it was AOL, it was America Online, and before it was America Online it was Quantum Computer Services, and before that it was Control Video Corp., selling online services for the Atari. Remember the Atari? Pac-Man? In Internet time, that was basically 10,000 years ago. 10) Local Digest AOL resumed life as an independent Internet company Thursday as it completed its spinoff from Time Warner and closed the book on one of the most disastrous business combinations in history. UNSUBSCRIBE | Additional Newsletter Services | Advertising | Subscribe to the Paper | Privacy Policy

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