By JAMES DERK, Scripps Howard News Service

Like everyone else in the computing world, all eyes were on Apple last week when it unveiled the iPad, which if nothing else proved Apple had no women on the committee in charge of naming new products.

OK, Google wins again.

The newest browser version of Google Chrome, version 4.0, was released this week, and is now my favorite browser by far. It's fast, it's lovely and now supports some cool features that I find appealing.

After a few weeks of product reviews, the mail is piling up. Let's get right to it and answer some questions.

Q. Your column last week mentioned AVG's Anti-Rootkit, but the company's Web site said it is not a separate product anymore. Where can I get it?

Most every Windows PC user knows about the threat from viruses by now and I think most even are aware of "malware" such as Trojans and ad-ware.

In the interest of full disclosure, I need to point out that I really dislike netbooks.

Netbooks are these little, tiny underpowered PCs that are becoming more popular among a small segment of the computing world, including high-school students who often have them forced upon them by unsuspecting school boards.

Many folks received Amazon's Kindle from Kris Kringle this year (say that three times fast) and discovered a pretty cool way to read books. The online retailer is trumpeting that more people bought e-books on Christmas Day than physical books, a first for the company.

One of the most popular "hot and cold" Web sites out there is "Yelp," a huge and growing site that allows users to review everything from restaurants to bars in your hometown or places you have visited.

A few hard questions popped into the mailbag this week, just in the nick of time for the answers to make it into stockings. Let's get right to them and see what Santa might bring.

One of the best parts of having an Android-based smartphone is the ability to download one of the thousands of cool, free applications that have been designed for it. That is the main benefit of owning a phone like the Motorola Droid -- the huge open-source community of developers.

If you're one of the lucky ones getting a new computer under your tree this year, your work won't be done when you open the box.

The first task, if you have a Windows PC, will be installing the right antivirus software. Really. Before you do anything else.