More and more baby boomers and their parents are joining Facebook. And why not? It's fun. It's free. And it gives you a chance to catch up with old friends, keep track of current friends, and make new friends, as well. If you have already joined Facebook or are thinking of doing so, here are a few tips that will help.

Opera is a free web browser that measures up to Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and other browsers. But it has a few unique features that may make it worth a try. If you eyes appreciate being able to increase the size of the text on a web page, Opera does a better of magnification than most other browsers. It also has a turbo mode that those who are on a slow Internet connection will really appreciate.

Microsoft recently decided to push out Internet Explorer 8 as a high priority update. That means that if you have Windows Automatic Update turned on, as you should, Internet Explorer 8 will be a part of your Windows Update. Microsoft says that this was done in an effort "To help our customers become more secure and up-to-date", but it is causing much trouble for some computer users, including very slow surfing.

Would you like to customize a home page so that every time you start your web browser, you get to see just the information you are interested in? That's what you can do with iGoogle.