It is time for this years' last Best of the Web roundup. We've got a very solid list of suggestions for all Windows 7 users, with articles covering interesting areas such as: encryption, password security, cloning your computer and programs, lessons about the web, it's core technologies and pitfalls, etc. If all this sounds interesting, don't hesitate to click on Read more.

How To Clone Your Old PC For Free And Without Losing Programs - Our friends from Guiding Tech have a really useful guide on how to clone your old computer and all its installed programs to a virtual machine, using Sun Virtual Box. Definitely worth a read.

HTG Explains: What is Encryption and How Does It Work? - The How-To Geek is back in our monthly roundup with a great article about encryption. If you wanted to know what it is, its history and how it works in modern day computing, then this guide is for you.

How to Audit and Update Your Passwords - Passwords are always a weak-spot when it comes to security. Many of us, including myself fall into the trap of reusing passwords across many websites and, when unfortunate things happen, hackers get access to the password we use on a popular website, they suddenly have free access to most of our digital life and many other websites we use. Lifehacker has created an awesome guide which helps readers evaluate their password security and what to do in order to be safe(r) on the web.

Easily Disable and Enable Windows Features with Mini Regedit - The Nirmal TV website offers a neet little tool which allows you to easily enable or disable Windows features such as: the Registry Editor, Task Manager, Command Prompt, Tray Menu, etc. It might come in handy for some of you.

20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web - The Google Chrome team has recently published a great online book about the web. The book is very visual and easy to read. If you need to know the basics about the web: how it works, how to protect yourself, what are cookies or HTML 5, etc. don't hesitate to spend a few minutes to go through it.

Windows Live Messenger has already powered 1.5 billion minutes of Facebook chat - Last but not least is a positive piece of news about the latest version of Windows Live Messenger and its integration with Facebook chat. Apparently, more than 10 million people have connected Facebook to Windows Live. That's a great achievement indeed.

We hope you've enjoyed this months' roundup. If you have other interesting links and tips to share from other websites, don't hesitate to leave a comment.

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