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Last week Microsoft launched its new operating system and is reportedly spending $200 million to publicize Windows XP. Most technology reviewers have given XP high marks, but is it a "must-have" product? And for those who are thinking of upgrading, what will it take to make XP work on your system? Get the inside story this week: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/larry.htm

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I have to admit that Halloween ranks among my favorite holidays, maybe because I have an incorrigible sweet tooth. As a child, my idea of heaven was a bag full of candy! Just as exciting was the mysterious transformation on the night of October 31. Even ordinary pumpkins became glowing beacons. No Halloween is complete without a Jack-O-Lantern. For creative ideas on pumpkin carving, visit our CoolTool site: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/cooltool.htm

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1. Celebrate Mexico's Day of the Dead: http://www.calacafeast.com/intro1.html

2. Send a ghoulish greeting card: http://www.123greetings.com/events/halloween/

3. Brew some supernatural treats: http://www.vamphalloween.com/recipes/

4. Sneak inside the Salem Witch Museum: http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/

5. Discover the truth about werewolves: http://members.tripod.com/alam25/

6. Watch for the ghostly White Lady: http://www.ordsallhall.org/ghost.html

7. Find out if you're a vampire: http://www.cs.utk.edu/~ghenry/vamptest.html

8. Crawl into a vintage coffin: http://www.vintagecoffins.com/

9. Ponder the macabre writings of Edgar Allan Poe: http://www.gothic.net/poe/works.html

10. Make your own haunted house: http://familycrafts.about.com/library/weekly/aa091100a.htm

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