Spyware is among the most prevalent PC annoyances I am aware of. It threats our online privacy, not only by monitoring our activity; but also by potentially collecting personal information such as passwords and transmitting them to unauthorized 3rdparties.

Luckily, although spyware threat is definitely on the rise, so is the quality and capabilities of the available Antispyware tools. Interestingly, some of the best Spyware preventers and removers are 100% free. Today, I would like to quickly go over those tools, aiming to make you aware of them, so you can pick which of them to add to your PC security toolkit.

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I have been using Outlook 2007 since beta 2. Feature wise it’s richest than its predecessors, and offers some new functionality such as the To-Do Bar, Instant Search, enhanced junk filtering and attachment previewing.

That said, Outlook 2007 can be sometimes annoyingly sluggish, specially when starting up. Today, I would like to provide you with a few easy-to-use tips that will allow you to easily speed up Outlook 2007.

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Hopefully you had a great week. Today we will be starting off a new meme here in Connected Internet. Every month, we will be posting a Web 2.0 Update, in which we’ll be updating you regarding the latest and greatest in the Web 2.0 scene.

Naturally, we will be focusing on social networks like MySpace, Facebook, FlickR and those alike as well as on other popular web applications and services Connected Internet readers use. Unlike websites that specialize in Web 2.0 entrepreneurial topics, we are not going to get too technical nor go deep into business models here, but try to focus on analyzing the news from our standpoint as social network members.

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So far, 2007 is definitely an excellent year for PC video gamers. Although the year is not over yet, it looks like all upcoming new video games have been announced and thus I feel comfortable to announce my picks for 2007.
One thing that concerns me a bit is the somewhat exaggerated system requirements dictated by companies that develop video games. Unfortunately, in the quest for better graphical performance, video gaming companies have sacrificed their consumers interest, by forcing them to upgrade their PC configuration (specially the Video Card) on a periodic basis.

So here they are, five games that you should at least try to play (even if you are not a gaming addict ). All these games have a demo version that you might wish to try before buying the paid version.

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Hopefully you had a good week over at work, and are getting ready for the weekend.

I like weekends because they allow me to spend time with my family and friends, but also because they provide me with a unique opportunity to review my goals and plan the upcoming week accordingly.

One conclusion I often reach during my weekend reflections, is that I didn’t make the most from my time during the previous week. I am not a personal effectiveness guru or that sort of thing, however from my past experience I have learnt that effective time management is first and foremost a matter of planning and self discipline. Today, i would like to introduce you to four simple, but effective, online tools that can help you to get your tasks organized around your goals and priorities and hopefully boost your productivity, without leaving your browser. These tools can be used instead of or in conjunction with more traditional task and time planning tools like those offered by the leading email clients (Hotmail , Outlook, Yahoo Mail etc’).

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