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August 1, 2011
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Top Story: How to Benchmark Your PC Looking to maximize your PC's performance or troubleshoot a problem? First, you'll need to master the art of benchmarking.
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21 Great PC Games Youll Never Play on a Console Think PC gaming is dead? Think again. Here are 21 awesome PC games that rely on system performance and unique gameplay that consoles and iPads just can't match.
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Internet Explorer Users Are Kinda Stupid, Study Suggests A new study suggests IE6 users may have low IQs.
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R.I.P. DVD: Six Reasons It's Time for Discs to Die CDs and DVDs were great for awhile, but its time to move on. Here are six reasons why it's time to ditch optical drives and the discs that feed them.
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How-To
11 Tips to Ensure Great Smartphone Photography A phone is designed to make calls, but for many people it's also their primary camera. Here are our tips on how to make phone photos look great.
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Travel Smart: The Best Tech Gear for the Road You can take it with you. A digital nomad reveals his favorite mobile equipment for traveling light.
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5 More PC Upgrade Mistakes (And How To Avoid Them) Upgrading your computer can be easy enough for most people. But it's not without its pitfalls. Here are five common upgrade mistakes that even experienced users make.
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Downloads
Still Awesome After All These Years: Eight Excellent Free Downloads Wine gets better with age. Men get more distinguished-looking. And some programs are like perennials, returning each year with fresh blooms and stronger stems. Indeed, think of some of the world's best productivity tools and system utilities, and I'll wager that some were "planted" at least five years ago--decades in computer years. Take a look at eight of these blossoming apps, all of which are more awesome than ever, and all of which are, amazingly, free.
Visual Search Pony Visual Search Pony ($25) identifies duplicate video files so you can free up space. Better yet, it identifies them even if the if the format, name, or resolution are different--the program uses other criteria--so it finds copies that other duplicate finders miss.
Fast Duplicate File Finder With photos, videos, and music files clogging up your hard disk, it's harder than ever to keep it clean, trim, and free of duplicates. Use Fast Duplicate File Finder, though, and you'll be able to find duplicate files with ease.
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Product Reviews
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2011
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Pros Good interface; Strong malware detection Cons Scan speeds lag behind top performers
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Nikon Coolpix P7000
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Pros Superior image quality with very sharp photos; Optical viewfinder; Excellent macro mode; In-camera editing and enhancement tools; 7.1X optical zoom (28mm to 200mm); Buttons provide fast access to manual settings Cons Control complexity may intimidate casual users; Disappointing video quality; Maximum aperture of F2.8; A bit bulky
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Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG
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Pros Good performer; Excellent battery life Cons Slightly narrrow viewing angle; Crowded software installation
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Google Ups Ante with 1000 Patents from IBM Google has recently argued that patent litigation is getting out of hand and stifling competition, but it still needs to hedge its bets and prepare to defend itself because that is just how business is done these days.
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Can We Avoid the Mobile Bandwidth Drought? Smartphones, our addiction to mobile apps, and broadband gluttony are all putting us on a path to wireless broadband scarcity.
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Top Reviews on PCWorld.com
Hardware Problems? Troubleshoot a Cranky PC With HWMonitor Find the slacker inside your system with free benchmarking/tuneup software HWMonitor.
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LastPass Is the Last Word in Free Password Management Can't keep track of all of your passwords? Don't worry: Password manager LastPass does it for you.
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Cybernet iOne H5: Business-Ready All-in-One Packs a Punch Powerful desktop PC performance in a basic business all-in-one package.
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Need to Organize Your Music Library? MusicBrainz Picard Makes It So Free tool MusicBrainz Picard can identify, tag, rename, and sort music files, to make your library all neat and tidy.
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Downloads: Editor's Collection
Still Awesome After All These Years: Eight Excellent Free DownloadsWine gets better with age. Men get more distinguished-looking. And some programs are like perennials, returning each year with fresh blooms and stronger stems. Indeed, think of some of the world's best productivity tools and system utilities, and I'll wager that some were "planted" at least five years ago--decades in computer years. Take a look at eight of these blossoming apps, all of which are more awesome than ever, and all of which are, amazingly, free.
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition   2890458 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Antivirus
Free program protects against viruses and hackers.
WinPatrol   747691 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Security
Kill off unwanted background programs like worms, adware, and spyware.
RoboForm   90247 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Internet Tools
Manage your digital life--including passwords, profiles, and more--with this handy utility.
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