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TECHNOLOGY ADVICE YOU CAN TRUST
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TOTAL PROTECTION AGAINSTSPYWARE, HACKERS & SPAM
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FEATURESCOVER STORY
SECURITY SUITES
Today, threats to your PC take many forms,from simple viruses to sophisticated spy-ware. Though you can defend your systemwith separate tools by different makers,security suites promise integrated, compre-hensive protection from dangers old andnew. We tested ten such packages, pittingthem against a rogues’ gallery of malware.
ONLINE STORAGE
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Online data storageservices provide ahedge against harddisk failure with off-site backup, a conve-nient place to store fileswhen you’re running out of room, and an easy way to share anythingfrom spreadsheets to videos with family,friends, and coworkers. We look at 17 freeand low-cost services—and pick our favoritefor each of these three major uses.
82The 100 Best Products of the Year
Our World Class awards for 2006pay tribute to outstanding productsand services as diverse as dual-coreCPUs, image editors, wide-screenLCDs, e-mail apps, digital cameras,browsers, and (of course) PCs. Plus:We take a not-very-nostalgic look atsome true technology lowlights—the25 worst tech products of all time.
Cover photography by Marc Simon.
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isthe appropriate five-digit number) into your browser’s location field.You’ll jump to a Web page containing the information you want.The Top 10 Security Threats YouDon’t Know About:The latest onthe battle for control of your PC.Affordable Dual-Core PCs:A newcrop of value desktops promisehigh speed for around $1500.Internet News Wrangling:Newsites and software make gettingthe news you need a breeze.Cheap Laptop Tweaks:Tips andadd-on hardware and software forgetting more from your notebook.
12How to Contact PC World141PC World Marketplace151Advertiser Index128 Step-By-Step
Assemble your own ully equipped desktop PC.
A sae way to run programs that you don’t trust.
Identiy IP addresses; create Web site shortcuts.
Transer important data to a new drive partition.
138 GPS Tips
Use waypoints to customize your GPS device.
They’re here, but until the ormat war betweenBlu-ray and HD DVD gets resolved, consumersmust careully weigh their buying alternatives.
Equipment based on the interim 802.11n wire-less standard is slower than 802.11g products.
In a major overhaul, the sotware acquires a new,Vista-style interace. We test-drive the beta.
Companies are targeting domain name ownerswith marketing pitches disguised as invoices.
AMD and Intel are poised to do battle yet again.
A look behind this year’s World Class Awards.
34 Letters
A range o reactions to our “Fabulous Freebies.”
Charges or cell phone extras add up—and up.
Reuse e-mail with huge attachments; use blind-copy addressing to protect recipients’ privacy.
Is the truly universal remote just a cruel mirage?
What to do when security patches need patching.
Craving a hot new product? Better cool of a bit.
Models rom Apple, Cre-ative, Dell, and SanDisk
Samsung Q1,TabletKiosk EO
Ulead MovieFactory 5
Toshiba SatelliteP105-S921
Models rom Maxent,Samsung, and Vizio
Seagate Barracuda7200.10 750GB
Peachtree Premium 2007
MovieBeam Player
Sony Nav-U NV-U70
Apps rom CMS Prod-ucts, NTI, and Stardock
eMachines T6532
Panasonic VDR-D300
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