We'll be bringing loyal readers 12 different and useful programs and tip posts over the next few days as our little gift to you.

Here's the list, check it twice:

• "The Partridge Family" with VLC


• Two Dead Drives: Back Stuff Up


• Three Sweet Functions in One for TV on Your Computer French Hens (Miro)


• Four Easy Keystrokes: Quicksilver (Mac for Students)


• Five Power Hours!


• Six Hours A-Talking


• Seven Hours A-Surfing


• Eight Times the Internet Speed with OpenDNS


• Nine Onion Routers of Anonymity


• Ten Keys A-Sizzling (Mac)


• Eleven Clean, Fast PCs


• Twelve Friends on Facebook, Keeping Contacts in Sync