Monday, April 4, 2011

Best Free Stuff for Your PC (and Mobile Devices)

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April 4, 2011
Weekly Brief
Top Story: Best Free Stuff for Your PC (and Mobile Devices) Here are 68 amazing Web tools, desktop downloads, and mobile apps to help you speed up your PC, share files and photos, fend off malware, entertain your brain, and more.
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Erase Yourself From the Web Drunken party pictures from college haunting you? Fed up with Facebook? Victim of Internet overwhelm? Here's how to protect yourself by wiping your data off the Web.
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Google +1 = Social Overload Google's new +1 program adds a social layer into search -- but do we really need it, or is this more about what's good for Google?
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Top 10 April Fools' Day Fake News Items for 2011 Spoiler Alert: From a 3D monocle, a new Google service called Gmail Motion, to a game called Angry Nerds, 2011 is shaping up to be another banner year of April Fools' online gags.
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Firefox 4 Tips: Bend the New Browser to Your Will There's a lot to like about Firefox 4, but some of the changes can be annoying--here's how to get the new browser working like you want it to.
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Manage Media on Android With Windows Media Player Who says there's no desktop app for Android? Windows Media Player handily syncs music, videos, and pictures to Android devices.
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HDTV Shopping Tips: 3D, 1080p, and More Purchasing an HDTV is a tricky proposition. To avoid ending up with a dud, read these tips before you buy.
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Downloads
PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Files: March 2011 Our reviewers were very practical in March, focusing on utilities. Somebody's doing spring cleaning on their PCs: Benchmarking, cleanup, and system info programs dominate the list. If real-life technology feels too safe, check out the Blade Runner and HAL9000 themes for Windows 7. Those should make you want a nice, docile computer that does what you tell it to do.
PCMark Vantage Basic Although most benchmarking programs focus on extreme graphics performance, PCMark Vantage ($7) instead rates everyday productivity performance. This makes it a useful tool for both users trying to tune their PC's speed, and IT supervisors evaluating hardware purchases.
SIW Standalone Version You can ask the SIW tool anything about your PC--it'll give you a list of regional settings or scheduled tasks, or which DLLs are loaded and which are shared. How about which video and audio codecs you have installed, or details about your network or open ports? SIW has everything.
Quiz: What kind of network manager are you? Answer these 10 questions to gauge your approach to network management. Start here.
Free Trial of Trend Micro Internet Security Pro Download Free 30-Day trial of full version , includes all security features of the regular product. Learn more.
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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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HP Pavilion s5660f
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Pros Built-in Wireless-N networking; TV tuner; Excellent price-to-performance ratio Cons 10/100 ethernet connection; Limited upgrade potential
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Asus Eee PC 1215N
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Pros Big display; higher resolution than most netbooks; Excellent keyboard for a netbook Cons Severe motion smearing in fast action video; A bit bulky and heavy for a netbook
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Mozilla Aims to Speed Up Slow Firefox Add-Ons The browser maker will warn users about extensions that slow startup time significantly, and pressure developers to fix the offending add-ons.
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6 Super Security Freebies These six free downloads will bolster your system and network security.
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Firefox 4 for Android: Desktop-Like Browsing for Your Phone Formerly known as Fennec, Firefox 4 for Android devices is among the most feature-rich mobile browsers to date.
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Best Free Stuff for Your PC (and Mobile Devices) Here are 68 amazing Web tools, desktop downloads, and mobile apps to help you speed up your PC, share files and photos, fend off malware, entertain your brain, and more.
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Read E-Books on Your PC Desktop With Stanza Read, convert, and share e-books with this limited--but still handy--desktop companion to Stanza's e-book reading software.
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Downloads: Editor's Collection
PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Files: March 2011Our reviewers were very practical in March, focusing on utilities. Somebody's doing spring cleaning on their PCs: Benchmarking, cleanup, and system info programs dominate the list. If real-life technology feels too safe, check out the Blade Runner and HAL9000 themes for Windows 7. Those should make you want a nice, docile computer that does what you tell it to do.
VirtualBox   7564 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Utilities
Run virtually any OS inside VirtualBox on virtually any PC.
TrueCrypt   117940 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Encryption
This free, open-source encryption program lets you place files and folders in "safes" of any size.
PagePlus Starter Edition   19683 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Desktop Publishing
Try the free edition of this full-featured desktop publishing program.
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