The Web's Geekiest Papercraft Projects

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The Web's Geekiest Papercraft Projects We bring you nine gadget-oriented papercraft models that you can assemble with paper, a printer, glue, and a little skill. News Sprint's HTC EVO 4G: 5 Killer Features Sprint's HTC EVO 4G dazzles with its specs. Here is a look at the top 5 features that put it over the top Top 12 Weirdest Notebooks A dozen of the strangest and most outlandish notebook computers. Is iPad Sold Out? It's less than a week until those eager early adopters can pick up the iPads they've ordered . . . and the rest of us can wait. How-To Long Live Your Laptop Battery! Keep your laptop battery working for years (and for hours between charges). What to Do When You Lose Your Tech Gear When your cell phone, laptop, or other gear goes missing, these essential tips will improve your odds of recovering itï¾­or ensure that the lost item wont come back to haunt you. Bugs & Fixes: Patch Problem Uncovers Hidden Infection A piggybacking rootkit plagues XP, kill bits patch IE, and both Adobe and Firefox update. Downloads 10 Downloads to Power Up Your Printer Locked up in your printer is far more power than you might imagine. We've assembled ten great printer downloads that can reduce paper and ink consumption, print out CD and DVD labels, create posters, and generate business cards--and that's just a start. Check out these free and affordably priced utilities. They're the best way to unlock your printer's potential. Luxand Blink! Blink allows a PC equipped with a Webcam to scan your face during the login process. If it matches a previously saved template, it will allow you to login by facial recognition instead of password. Deskman If you share a PC with others, or for some other reason want to lock down specific parts of your PC, give Deskman ($49) a whirl. It lets you block an astonishing number of Windows features. Connect Your Employees Get BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express for free and give your business the freedom to connect all its employees. Download it today. Microsoft Office 2010 Beta View a demo of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010. View Demo Now Most Popular PCWorld Searches Laptops Software utilities Scanners Windows 7 OS Android phone Free White Papers for Your Business Product Reviews Google Nexus One 90 Pros Sleek, ultraslim design; Snappy performance; Dazzling OLED display Cons Software keyboard is far from perfect; Average multimedia player Read Complete Review » Top 10 Android Phones » Top 10 Cell Phones » Sony VAIO X Series 70 Pros Incredibly light (1.6 pounds) and very sleek; Bright, colorful LED-backlit screen Cons Expensive; Small keyboard--and an even smaller touchpad Read Complete Review » 10 Laptops With The Best Battery Life » Google Nexus One 90 Pros Sleek, ultraslim design; Snappy performance; Dazzling OLED display Cons Software keyboard is far from perfect; Average multimedia player Read Complete Review » Top 10 Android Phones » Top 10 Cell Phones » Get Big Savings When you Shop at PCWorld.com Shop online at PCWorld.com, where you can compare product information, read trusted reviews, and find the best prices on consumer electronics. UN55B8000 55" LED TV Price: $2095.00 Avg User Rating 9 User Reviews BRAVIA KDL-40EX400 40" LCD TV Price: $625.00 Avg User Rating User Reviews Browse more Best Prices on Plasma & LCD TVs, Camcorders, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD, Best Prices on Projectors, Digital Video Recorders, MP3 Players Top News on PCWorld.com Is iPad Sold Out? It's less than a week until those eager early adopters can pick up the iPads they've ordered . . . and the rest of us can wait. Line2's Continuing Troubles The iPhone VoIP app is great in theory, but it's been a bit rough putting it into practice. Top Reviews on PCWorld.com A Closer Look at the HTC EVO 4G Take a visual tour of the features on one of the hottest phones debuting this summer. First Look: Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 Nvidia's first DirectX 11 card is finally here -- we see how it stacks up against the competition Beta Watch: Springpad, Xpenser, and Citrify This month we look at a note taker, a receipt tracker, and an online photo editor. Gateway LT2120u: Style Meets Endurance Gateway wrings great battery life out of this Atom N450-based, 10.1-inch netbook. Downloads: Editor's Collection 10 Downloads to Power Up Your PrinterLocked up in your printer is far more power than you might imagine. We've assembled ten great printer downloads that can reduce paper and ink consumption, print out CD and DVD labels, create posters, and generate business cards--and that's just a start. Check out these free and affordably priced utilities. They're the best way to unlock your printer's potential. ProPoster   1510 Downloads  |  Trial  |  Filed Under Peripherals Create posters and other oversized output with your printer. FinePrint    60452 Downloads  |  Trial  |  Filed Under Word Processing Save paper and ink by printing multiple pages on a single sheet, creating booklets, deleting pages, and more. GreenPrint World (32-bit version)   11414 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Peripherals Streamline your printouts and save money with this free utility. See (8) more 10 Downloads to Power Up Your Printer » Browse DownloadsAntivirus & Security • Design & Multimedia • Utilities • Games • Chat, Email, & the Web • Sponsored Downloads StickyNoteThe most popular virtual notes program in the world. With StickyNote 9.0, you can create beautiful 3D notes on your desktop and send them instantly over the Internet or a LAN. StickyNote also enables you to adhere notes to documents or windows AND to attach documents to your note. StickyNote eliminates the clutter and confusion of keeping up with the reminders and phone numbers that never seem to be where you left them. Forget jotting down messages and let StickyNote deliver them for you. You can even customize a note's texture, color and priority with a few simple clicks, and you can set an alarm to have notes appear at a certain time or at regular intervals. Managing important information has never been easier! Net Librarian 8.0Net Librarian is an Internet Search utility which functions like a search engine, but brings back lists of Web sites which match keywords you enter. This saves you the time of waiting to browse each one of these Web sites to see whether your keywords are there. (Search engines don't ensure that your keywords are actually on the page.) You can view these at your leisure, and copy and paste topics for your research report or student paper.

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