Preparing for the coming switch to the IPv6 standard

The next standard for Internet addressing — Internet Protocol Version 6 or "IPv6" — is almost here.

My Q&A column in WindowsSecrets.com this week starts with the whys, whens, and hows of the coming switch to IPv6, which will affect us all in the next couple years.

Also, I address these reader-submitted questions and problems:

• What to do when Chkdsk can't fix hard-disk errors
• How to internally clean a laptop
• How to tell exactly what's going online from your PC

Here's the full issue lineup:

Free content posted on Oct. 21, 2010: TOP STORY By Becky Waring Hybrid hard drives finally come of age Hybrids offer more bang for the buck than SSD Use a drive dock for easy cloning and upgrading LOUNGE LIFE By Keely Dolan Picking the best all-purpose media player WACKY WEB WEEK By Keely Dolan Unexpected gift leads to a greedy end   Paid content: LANGALIST PLUS By Fred Langa Preparing for the switch to the IPv6 standard Looking for some easily digested details on IPv6 Chkdsk didn't fix his hard-disk errors Laptop PCs need a thorough cleaning, too What's using your Internet connection? IN THE WILD By Robert Vamosi WS Security Baseline update — browsers Browsers are the chink in PC cyber-defense armor Using SSL and defending against clickjacking Letting sites play in their own sandbox Taking browser security to another level Internet Explorer still playing second runner-up PERIMETER SCAN By Ryan Russell Wiped hard drives pose little data-theft risk Should you bother with 35 overwrites? Evaluating data-theft risk through modeling Easier ways to steal — and protect — data Wiping flash drives requires more caution A portion of your support helps children in developing countries Each month, we send a full year of sponsorship to a different child. Your contributions in October are helping us to sponsor Genesis, an 8-year-old girl from Honduras. Children International channels development aid from donors to Genesis and her community. We also sponsor kids through Save the Children. More info

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