• Can they keep video from clogging the Web?
S oftware whiz Bram Cohen released BitTorrent for free on the Internet in 2002 so his hippie friends could swap concert videos. The first big success was a Grateful Dead concert.

• Facebook's privacy features may lure adults
Facebook is growing up -- and could finally become a social hub that grown-ups find indispensable.

• Hulu offers simple but sparse video entertainment
My TV remote has been gathering some dust lately, since I've been catching up with shows on the Web -- at my leisure. And, no, I haven't been visiting network Web sites.

• Prettier than Google, but less raw data
Search doesn't need to be overly exciting stuff. It usually involves typing a word in a box, pressing "enter" and reading results -- this style works well for plenty of people, as Google's success shows. But many would like to see Web searching be smarter, more intuitive or more stimulating visually.

• Tech help
After disabling some start-up programs and using a registry cleaner on my Gateway, the screen saver stops working, and the machine re-detects the graphics card after a restart. Gateway said only a system restore would work, but I find that hard to believe.

• Tech notes
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