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Canada's privacy commissioner has ended an investigation into Facebook's privacy practices by saying the social-networking site has resolved issues raised in a May 2008 complaint.

Selecting components to build a fast PC for everyday office and multimedia tasks is never an easy undertaking, no matter how well you know your stuff. You have to make a large number of decisions about components, and the longer you take to research what you can get within a certain budget, the more likely it is that prices will have changed by the time you finally choose what you want. Sometimes that can work in your favour, but Murphy's Law means that more often than not, prices will go up if you take too long to pounce on a good current deal. (Sure enough, component pricing has gone up slightly in the last month.)

Laser printers have long been used by medium to large businesses, but they are now much more affordable for small businesses and home offices as well. These days, monochrome laser printers can be bought for as little as $100, while decent colour laser printers start from around $600.