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This week we explained how HTML5 will change the web as you know it, offered 10 alternatives to the recently-fallen BitTorrent tracker Mininova, and helped you decide whether or not you really need to upgrade your RAM.

• How HTML5 Will Change the Way You Use the Web
  Firefox and Safari partially support it, Google's Wave and Chrome projects are banking on it, and most web developers are ecstatic about what it means. It's HTML5, and if you're not exactly sure what it is, here's an explainer.
• 61 Free Apps We're Most Thankful For
  As we prepare to stuff our faces with a bountiful Thanksgiving feast, we turn our Thanksgiving spirit to the gobs of free software we love to say thank you to the developers, and to give our computers a feast of their own.
• Ten Alternatives to Mininova
  Last week, popular BitTorrent tracker Mininova started limiting torrents to only approved partners. If you're hunting for a new torrent-tracking home, all-things-BitTorrent weblog TorrentFreak is here to offer some worthwhile alternatives.
• Do You Really Need More Than 4GB of RAM?
  With the price of upgrading system RAM extremely low these days, people are always asking me whether it's really worth it to upgrade beyond 4GB; today we'll answer that question for everybody.
• How to Fix Your Relatives' Terrible Computer
  Drop your bags, fix a drink, and grab the XP CD-it's time for the holiday ritual of fixing up your relatives' computer. Here are some tips and downloads to keep handy while you're cursing all the auto-starting crapware.
• Top 10 Cross-Platform Apps that Run on Windows, OS X, Linux, and More
  Whether your important data lives in the cloud, on your laptop, or on a different operating system, you shouldn't have to use sub-par tools to get at it.
• Download All of National Geographic's Wallpapers at Once
  National Geographic offers some stunning, professional-quality wallpaper photos, but only as individual downloads. If you're a frequent wallpaper switcher, or like background variety, a simple command line script makes it easy to grab them all.
• The Human's Guide to Running Google Chrome OS
  Two weeks ago Google released the source code of their upcoming Chrome OS operating system, and thanks to some fast and hard-working developers, you don't have to be a coder to try it out.
• Wallpaper Roundup: Abstract Ice and Snowy Scenes
  Thanksgiving has come and gone and in many locales the frost and snow are settling in. It's that winter wonderland time of year again and we've rounded up some pictures to help celebrate it.
• The Mac Lover's Bedroom
  Putting your workspace in your bedroom is a gamble. Do it poorly and you invite a clutter magnet into your sleeping space. Do it well, and you can put your bedroom's extra space to stylish, productive use.

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