Geeks offer help with Vista

A little note of warning if you’re buying relatives a new computer with Windows Vista: When they start asking for help with assorted technical issues, send them to HowtoGeek.com and get them signed up on that help site’s Vista solutions forum.

Online community help sites are rampant but HowToGeek remains one of the most trustworthy.

It has a vast Windows community. But it also attracts good people who deal with issues for the Mac, and for Linux.