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PCWorld's Giant Cable Guide Here's how to identify every important audio, video, PC, peripheral, and networking cable. News The Apple iPad Printing Secret Apple's iPad can't print, you say? Pshaw. You just have to know the secret to making it happen. Apple Fans Are Clueless About Security, Hacker Says Not only are Apple fans misguided about the Mac's security, but Apple doesn't take security as seriously as Microsoft, according to one expert. 10 Things the Internet Has Killed or Ruined (and 5 Things It Hasn't) From sex to Nigeria to arguments in bars to Chuck Norris: The Internet has badly affected them all (except Chuck Norris). How-To How to Stay Safe on Public Wi-Fi Wi-Fi makes it easier for you to work on the go--and easier for other people to sneak a peek at your data. We'll show you how to remain secure on public wireless networks. 28 Time-Saving Tricks for Google, Facebook, and More Save time and money with our favorite secret tricks for Google, Facebook, YouTube, eBay, and several other sites you already use. Five Ways to Get More Out of Internet TV Theres an ever-expanding universe of sites, services, and software designed to make it a cinch to find both shows you know you love and ones you havent discovered yet. Downloads Organize Your Thoughts With PIMs and Mind-Mapping Software You think your PC multitasks? Your brain puts it to shame. Offload and organize some of that data into a freeform database, desktop wiki, or PIM. Jot your inspirations into a mind-mapping program and develop them into plans. Actual Multiple Monitors Using more than one monitor takes some getting used to. Under normal circumstances, Windows treats one of your displays as the "primary" display, and keeps all the key user interface elements inside that display. Actual Multiple Monitors ($30) make those "secondary" displays at least as functional as the primary display by adding those functions to the desktop(s) of the extra display(s). UltraMon (32-bit version) UltraMon ($40) extends the Windows taskbar to all monitors, instead of showing it only in the primary display. UltraMon's extended task bar shows only the applications or windows within a particular display's desktop space. UltraMon offers powerful tools for users of multiple monitors to get more out of that kind of configuration. The powerful keyboard shortcut feature makes it appealing to the power user. 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. 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Pavilion Dv6-2150us Notebook Price: $719.99 Avg User Rating User Reviews mini NB305-N410BN Netbook Price: $374.54 Avg User Rating User Reviews Browse more Best Prices on Laptops, Notebook Accessories, Wireless Networking, Desktops Top News on PCWorld.com Adobe Announces Flash for Android Beta Testing Adobe has officially begun beta testing its Flash Player for Android -- and you can sign up now to be a part of the process. School's Laptop Webcams took Thousands of Photos of Students The Pennsylvania school district's IT director refuses to testify in students' lawsuit. Top Reviews on PCWorld.com Atomic Web: A Better iPad Browser Atom Web handles tabs like a desktop browser, supports multi-touch shortcuts, and has a built-in ad blocker. Freebie AxCrypt Helps You Make Single Files More Secure Encrypt individual files, turn them into executables, or remove all traces with AxCrypt. HTC Droid Incredible Lives Up to Its Name The HTC Droid Incredible is one of the most impressive Android phones available with a gorgeous display, slick user interface and lightening fast processor. SpeedUpMyPC Can Goose a PC--But It Also Speeds Through the Info You Need Perform numerous tweaks to streamline your PC's speed with SpeedUpMyPC. Downloads: Editor's Collection Organize Your Thoughts With PIMs and Mind-Mapping SoftwareYou think your PC multitasks? Your brain puts it to shame. Offload and organize some of that data into a freeform database, desktop wiki, or PIM. Jot your inspirations into a mind-mapping program and develop them into plans. ConnectedText   286 Downloads  |  Trial  |  Filed Under PIMs Organize and edit your information with this desktop wiki. TreePad Lite   4182 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under PIMs This outliner lives up to its "lite" name but provides solid basic functionality. FreeMind   11705 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Office Get a taste of powerful mind-mapping technology without a signficant investment of time or money. See (3) more Organize Your Thoughts With PIMs and Mind-Mapping Software » Browse DownloadsAntivirus & Security • Design & Multimedia • Utilities • Games • Chat, Email, & the Web • Sponsored Downloads DiskRescueSave $10! How degraded is your PCs performance? Unless checked, disk fragmentation is largely inevitable. Nonetheless, it is also slowly incremental, and, over time and if left unfixed, disk defragmentation will contribute to a significant loss of disk performance and an overall slowing of your PCs speed. East-Tec DisposeSecureDon't give away sensitive information with the old computers that you or your company resells, donates or removes from operation. Deleting all files, formatting the hard disk or using FDISK is not enough to prevent people from restoring information using basic recovery programs. 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