The 10-Minute Ubuntu Setup

Use the 10/20/30 Rule to Avoid Disastrous PowerPoint Presentations

UnknownDevices Recognizes Your Hardware When Device Manager Can't

Recover Data Like a Forensics Expert Using an Ubuntu Live CD

A guide to protecting your information on the New Facebook

Paradisoft Touchpad Locker - Lock the touchpad while typing

"Lock your laptop touchpad while typing. Touchpad Locker prevents accidental mouse clicks when typing on laptop keyboard."

When Copyright Goes Bad - documentary

"'When Copyright Goes Bad' (from Consumers International) is a great, 15-minute mini-documentary on what copyright can do, what it is doing, and what it needs to stop doing. "

Windows Maintenance Tips: The Good, Bad, and Useless

"Everybody's got an opinion on how to keep a Windows system running fast and smooth. Some tips are timeless, others are bunk that always recirculate. Here's a closer look at what really helps and hurts your Windows PC."

Create a Persistent Bootable Ubuntu USB Flash Drive

"Don’t feel like reinstalling an antivirus program every time you boot up your Ubuntu flash drive? We’ll show you how to create a bootable Ubuntu flash drive that will remember your settings, installed programs, and more!"

Double Driver 4.0 is an even better driver backup and restore app for Windows

How Much CPU Power Is Really Needed?

Good article, to which I would add: don't worry about the processor. Get as much RAM as financially possible, it makes a big difference.

Are Passwords a Waste of Time?

Scan a Windows PC for Viruses from a Ubuntu Live CD

Alice

"Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. Alice is a teaching tool for introductory computing. It uses 3D graphics and a drag-and-drop interface to facilitate a more engaging, less frustrating first programming experience."

Use OpenID

"OpenID was designed to be a free, decentralized identity system -- in other words, a bit like a driver's license for the web. Instead of maintaining dozens of usernames and passwords spread out over all the web, an OpenID user can maintain a single identity with just one password. "