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Embrace digital technology. Join the Tekzilla crew and make your tech work better for you. Or you can go live in the woods with an axe. Every Friday, Patrick Norton delivers product reviews, computer help, tech tips on everything from iPods to camcorders, HD to the Internet, plus do it yourself projects

From firewalls to antivirus software to tools for combatting rootkits and spyware, here are some great downloads to protect your system against malicious attacks.

I suspected that creating an avatar and exploring the "world" would be time-consuming, without much reward. I was dead right. The other week when I downloaded the program, I discovered just how much of a learning curve there is, and realized what I'd long suspected: Second Life requires far too much effort and expertise to become mainstream.