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One thing you should know about me: I'm no fan of Windows Vista. Some things about it just annoy me to death, like the unnecessary overhaul of certain interface elements. That said, Vista has a few features I positively love, starting with connection sharing. In other words, you can turn your Internet-connected notebook into a Wi-Fi hotspot for others to share.

You can create a simple add-on for your router's antenna that will boost and focus the wireless signal. We show you how.

We've rounded our five favourite BlackBerry shortcuts - so good you'll wonder how you ever coped without them.

Do you have that sexy new Apple iPhone in the palm of your hand? And yearning to connect to your corporate Exchange e-mail account, contacts and calendar? And grinding your teeth because Apple doesn't yet support Exchange?

Google recently added a welcome feature to Google Docs, its free Web-based office productivity tool set, which includes word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation apps. It's called Google Docs Offline, and as its name suggests, the feature enables you to edit Google documents without being connected to the Internet.

If you use your Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry's Bluetooth wireless connectivity, it's probably to connect to a hands-free headset or ear piece so you can drive or take notes during conversations, or a set of earphones to beam your latest tunes from your device sans wires.

Browse the mobile Web in safety

Secure your home Wi-Fi network

Access the mobile internet easily and in safety

How to get the most from your BlackBerry

There's a lot more power lurking in your home or small-office router than you realize. It may be capable of tricks that powerful, multihundred dollar enterprise routers can do. So why can't you get at them? Because of the firmware built in to your router.