15 Internet Annoyances, and How to Fix Them The Internet's a wonderful thing, but it can also be a royal pain. Fortunately, there's help. By Jared Newman, PCWorld It seems that every day we go online and there's some new type of nagging Web annoyance to deal with. In a perfect world, we wouldn't have to worry about auto-playing video ads, leaping pay walls to read the news, fake emails phishing for our bank details, or Farmville spam from Facebook. But for now, we're on our own. Here are 15 of the most annoying things on the Internet, and how to work around, ignore, improve or fix them. TED 2010: Wired for the iPad to Launch by Summer By Kim Zetter, Wired LONG Beach, California — Wired Magazine Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson announced at the Technology, Entertainment and Design conference on Friday that the publication would be releasing its content for the iPad by summer. No Apple? No Problem! New Toys Take Center Stage at Macworld Expo By Nick Mediati, PCWorld Macworld Expo without Apple is a smaller, lower-key affair, but that hasn't kept Apple enthusiasts from attending the show. The show floor is as packed with attendees as ever, despite Apple's absence. And in a sense, the lack of Apple isn't such a bad thing, as it lets the show's focus shift from the giant Apple booth to smaller vendors, some of which had impressive wares. How to Switch to a Solid-State Drive By Patrick Miller, PC World Prices on solid-state drives are dropping, and operating systems (particularly Windows 7) are beginning to take advantage of the potential higher speeds of SSDs, so it's a good time to consider slapping one in your computer. Wi-Fi Direct Could Be the Death of Bluetooth By Tony Bradley, PC World The Wi-Fi Alliance announced a new wireless networking specification which will enable devices to establish simple peer-to-peer wireless connections without the need for a wireless router or hotspot. Wi-Fi Direct has a wide array of potential uses, many of which encroach on Bluetooth territory and threaten to make the competing wireless protocol obsolete.	CCCeZINE is published by the Instructional Media Production Unit of the Office of Academic Support. Contact the editor: Alex Breve Director of Instructional Media Camden County College (856) 374-5049