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| RFID Credit Cards and Theft: Tech Clinic Bad news: Scammers can scan your new RFID-enhanced credit card from more than 2 ft. away. But is it any more vulnerable than a conventional credit card? (Published in the January 2007 issue)
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| How to Install a New Hard Drive: Tech Clinic I've run out of capacity on my laptop's 30GB hard drive and would like to install a new, larger one. I'm not sure how to get my operating system and data onto the new drive before I install it. Is there an easy way to do this? (Published in the January 2007 issue)
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| Sharing a Broadband Connection with Neighbors: Tech Clinic You want to share a broadband connection with your neighbors via WiFi. Is it legal? (Published in the January 2007 issue)
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| Physics Card Not Worth The Trouble: Tech Clinic (Published in the January 2007 issue)
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| Hard-Drive Capacity Math: Tech Clinic Differences between advertised and actual hard-drive sizes explained. (Published in the January 2007 issue)
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| Tech Clinic Expert Q & A June 2006: Recording Satellite Radio, Avoiding Mac Viruses and the Ultimate Guide to Cables Q. I'm interested in one of the new portable satellite radios that also play MP3s. Can I record broadcasted songs directly with these machines? Also, can I offload these songs from the machine? (Published in the June 2006 issue)
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| Popular Mechanics: Tech Clinic Expert Q & A - April 2006 That flash memory card is big -- but is it fast enough to keep up with today's data-hungry devices? PM's crack team of uber-geeks give you expert advice on how your technology works, and what to do when it doesn't. Plus: RSS feeds will change the way you surf. (Published in the April 2006 issue)
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| Tech Clinic Expert Q & A - March 2006 Q: How many USB devices can I hook up to my PC at one time? Is there a limit? (Published in the March 2006 issue)
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| Tech Clinic Expert Q & A - February 2006 (Published in the February 2006 issue)
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| Tech Clinic Expert Q & A - Jan. 2006 (Published in the January 2006 issue)
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