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New, Improved Web Ready for the next online revolution? Powerful tools help you work, search, communicate, and share data your way; usually for free.   |
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Get to Your Data Anywhere and Anytime: Tools and Tips You never know where or when you'll need to get work done. Here is how to ensure that your vital programs and files will always be along for the ride. |
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May 2006
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101 Fabulous Freebies The best things in life aren't just free -- they're indispensable. Case in point: these outrageously useful downloads, sites, and services. |
PC World
March 28, 2007
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101 Fantastic Freebies Want to make your PC more productive, secure, informative, and entertaining? These downloads and services will do the trick and they don't cost a dime. |
PC Magazine
October 17, 2006
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Google Docs & Spreadsheets Google Docs & Spreadsheets online word processor and spreadsheet isn't perfect, but it's one of our favorite no-software-necessary productivity apps. |
PC World
May 2005 |
Supercharge Your Software Our experts unearthed more than 65 gems to give you new features that you wish your Windows software already had. |
PC Magazine
May 31, 2007
Robert P. Lipschutz |
Google Apps Well-integrated apps give you spreadsheet and word-processing tools, collaboration tools, and great mail and calendar features. |
PC Magazine
May 11, 2010
Edward Mendelson |
Microsoft Office 2010 Microsoft delivers serious power and polish with Office 2010, but unless you need its new high-end features (like 64-bit code, for big Excel spreadsheets), it's an early-adopter, power-user product.... OpenOffice... Zoho... |
PC Magazine
November 26, 2007
Edward Mendelson |
The Best Office Alternatives Most of us use Microsoft Office, but there are plenty of alternatives. Is there one that's better, cheaper, or more convenient for you to use? |
PC Magazine
September 14, 2005
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The Experts' Guide to Google Yahoo MSN and AOL A review of the search, Web mail, instant-messaging services and uncover other features of the four largest portals. |
PC Magazine
October 21, 2005 |
Share and Play Tag on the New Web Playground Somewhere between Web and desktop search engines lies a new breed of "community" search engines: Clipmarks... del.icio.us... Jeteye... Shadows... My Web 2.0... |
PC World
January 30, 2007
Erik Larkin |
Build the Perfect Browser We tested dozens of add-ons to find tools that make the new versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox even more useful. |
PC Magazine
May 4, 2005
Sarah Pike |
2005 Utility Guide Spend any time with your PC and you'll quickly realize that man cannot live by Windows (and Office, and a browser) alone. |
PC Magazine
March 2, 2005
Cade Metz et al. |
Total Recall In recent months, several companies have introduced free applications that let you search your desktop as easily as you search the Web. We put eight of them to the test. |
PC World
February 2005
Spanbauer & Bass |
The New Web Challengers The Bottom Line: Eight Options for Browsing... New Names Shake Up Web Searching... Tools for Business... Shopping, Internet Style... A World of Travel Info... etc. |
PC World
July 25, 2006
Robert Luhn |
78 Ways to Make Software Do More With these tips and tools, your everyday applications -- from Office to IE, Firefox to ZoneAlarm -- can become faster, more powerful, and easier to use. |
PC World
March 21, 2007
Erik Larkin |
Back Up Your Files Online Without Even Trying Use online services to create automatic backups of your files while you work on them as usual. |
PC World
November 21, 2006
Michael S. Lasky |
Your Online Office Internet productivity suites innovate with online sharing and storage, but don't yet challenge Microsoft for document-creation features. |
PC Magazine
December 12, 2008
Michael Muchmore |
Google Chrome Google's maiden voyage into the browser waters brings us a different kind of vessel for Web applications. |
PC World
July 2001 |
Office XPosed Office XP brings lots of changes to Microsoft's productivity suite, but you might not like every new feature. We'll tell you if you should upgrade now or just save your money... |
PC World
October 23, 2007
Scott Spanbauer |
Life Without Desktop Software Give up desktop applications for a week and work solely on the Web and you may never go back to the desktop. |
PC World
April 1, 2000
Jeff Bertolucci & Matt Lake |
Beyond Free-Mail If you're paying anything for e-mail, Internet access, Web hosting, backup storage, or a personal information manager, you may be paying too much. Dozens of sites give away everything from applications to personal organizers to multiple megabytes of storage space. Some ISPs even offer free Net access, a huge bargain that can save you hundreds of dollars annually. But are these services really free? What are the hidden costs? And do no-cost offerings make sense for every user? |
PC World
August 2006
Ryan Singel |
Web News Wranglers So much news on the Web, so little time to read it all. These tools and sites can help make you an incredibly well-informed person in a hurry. |
Entrepreneur
April 2008
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Work Smarter With increasingly sophisticated offerings, web applications are a smart choice for any business. You can collaborate, store and save from anywhere in the world. Not sure which web apps are right for you? Here are some of our favorites. |
PC Magazine
January 13, 2009
Eric Griffith |
The Best Free Software of 2009 The best things in life often actually are free. Here, a list of 173 of the best things in life -- free software, for launching apps, networking, backup, synchronization, entertainment, and more. |
PC Magazine
January 31, 2007
Tony Hoffman |
The Best Free Software Not 1, not 10, but 78 tried-and-true applications hand-selected by our hard-working editors. |
PC World
August 2004
Laurianne McLaughlin |
The Best Free Software 94 tools and sites that help you work smarter, communicate better, and have more fun--all great, and all gratis. |
PC World
November 28, 2006
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Microsoft Office 2007: A Worthy Upgrade This redesigned productivity suite is powerful and full featured, once you get used to the changes. |
PC Magazine
June 1, 2005
Sarah Pike |
Top Tips & Tricks For Windows Windows XP tips that will help you solve nagging problems, make Windows suit your style better, make you more safe and secure, help you cooperate with multiple users, and improve performance when you're on the go with a laptop. |
PC World
February 25, 2008
Christopher Null |
50 Ways to Make Your Software Do More Give your browser, office applications, and multimedia programs new life with these 50-plus add-ons, tips, and tweaks. |
PC World
August 22, 2007
Jacobi et al. |
12 Great Do-It-Yourself PC Projects How to customize Vista, streamline your network, create an entertainment hub, and do much more quickly and easily. |
PC World
July 2004
Bob Stepno |
News on Demand Tired of browsing around the Web for timely information? RSS readers, one of the biggest new categories of software, deliver exactly the news you need--fast. |
PC World
October 2005
Laurianne McLaughlin |
Build a Better Browser Ready to make the most of today's Web? These 35 free downloads add invaluable new features to Internet Explorer and Firefox. |
Search Engine Watch
October 18, 2006
Chris Sherman |
A Closer Look at Google Docs & Spreadsheets Google has integrated its online spreadsheet and word processor into a single free service that's now available to anyone with a Google account. How does it compare to Microsoft Word & Excel? |
PC Magazine
August 24, 2005
Jamie Lendino |
Google Desktop 2.0 (Beta) Yahoo!'s still the king of desktop search but Google Desktop 2.0's sidebar offers a compelling new way to navigate both your own computer and the Internet. |
Search Engine Watch
July 26, 2006
Chris Sherman |
Diigo Offers "Social Annotation" Tool Combining bookmarks with sharing, tagging, annotation and very powerful search tools, Diigo is an appealing, evolutionary step forward in how we find, consume and share information on the web. |
PC Magazine
June 16, 2009
Eric Griffith |
2009 Windows Utility Guide Browse our largest-ever collection of utilities to install on Windows XP and Vista (and, in some cases, even Windows 7) and you'll find the functions you need at prices you'll like. |
D-Lib
April 2005
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Social Bookmarking Tools (I): A General Review Just as long as old links are managed, tagged, commented upon, and published onto the Web, they represent a user's own personal library placed on public record, which - when aggregated with other personal libraries - allows for rich, social networking opportunities. |
PC Magazine
March 20, 2009
Neil J. Rubenking |
LastPass 1.50 LastPass manages your log-in passwords and fills in Web forms. It outperforms the competition in almost every area, and it's free!... RoboForm Pro 6.0... Eikon To Go Digital Privacy Manager... |
PC World
August 19, 2007
Scott Spanbauer |
Eight Great, Simple Ways to Hack the Web New services make it easy to customize the best of the Web's content to your heart's delight, or to meet the needs of your business. |
PC World
October 23, 2007
Scott Spanbauer |
Review: The 10 Best (Non-Google) Web Apps Step outside the Google universe and try these useful online applications for e-mail, calendars and lists, file storage, document creation and editing, and more. |
PC Magazine
August 27, 2007
Monson et al. |
Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites Picks for the top new or under-the-radar sites of 2007. You may not know many of the sites on this list, but you should. |
BusinessWeek
January 10, 2005
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Desktop Search: The Game Is Afoot New tools have various strengths. Unfortunately, you can't safely run more than one desktop search program on your computer. |
PC Magazine
October 13, 2009
Edward Mendelson |
ACT! by Sage 2010 The best contact manager around for SMBs is vastly improved by tying into social networks and finally getting the interface it deserves. |
Search Engine Watch
October 25, 2006
Chris Sherman |
Yahoo Updates Toolbar and Bookmarks Yahoo is releasing a new version of its toolbar with a powerful new bookmarking feature that integrates seamlessly with Yahoo web search, and features a "radical" new user interface. |
PC World
October 26, 2007
Ryan Naraine |
Web Presentation Apps: Glide Outshines Google Glide Presenter 2.0 could be a PowerPoint replacement; Google's presentation software is good for basic projects and collaboration. |
PC Magazine
August 24, 2007
Edward Mendelson |
iWork '08 An innovative new spreadsheet, a graphics-centric alternative to Microsoft Office, and tight integration with Mac OS X are at the core of Apple's iWork '08. |
PC World
October 9, 2003
Dunn et al. |
Time-Saving Tips From the Pros Five experts share their favorite secrets for working faster, not harder -- from file management shortcuts to photo editing tricks. |
Information Today
September 11, 2008
Greg R. Notess |
Google the Browser Builder: Chrome Chrome is designed to be fast, especially to support the Web 2.0 advanced, JavaScript-based applications such as Google Docs, Gmail, and Google Reader. |
PC Magazine
July 12, 2006
Michael J. Miller |
The New Web Applications The new Web applications like Google Spreadsheet and Yahoo! Photos beta really shine in letting people work together to share information and in creating new applications. |
