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Celebrity Tech Gift Guide 2008
Racking your brain for the perfect gifts for the celebrities on your holiday shopping list? These unique tech products will make life bearable for in-the-spotlight types like Paris, Lindsay, TomKat, and Brangelina.
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5 Great Digital Cameras for Less Than $250
You don't need to break the bank to get superb pictures. These compact shooters offer convenience and quality.
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CDW Security Center
Is your data protected? Visit the CDW Security Center Learn where you may be vulnerable and how to address those risks.
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Asus Laptop Showcase
Ultra-fashionable thin and light notebooks with SmartLogon Face Recognition. Find out more...
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Personal Productivity
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Downloads: Freeware, Shareware and Software to Buy
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SpeedUpMyPC 3
SpeedUpMyPC is the award winning utility software that ensures your PC is automatically optimized for maximum performance in just a few easy clicks.
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WinRAR
WinRAR is a powerful archive-creation utility that remains the only way to create .rar files.
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Windows Movie Maker
Use your PC to create, edit, and share home movies.
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Quake III: Arena
Now the king of first-person shooters is optimized for multiplayer gaming.
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Top 10 Downloads for October 2008
Who says Halloween isn't for grownups? This October, our readers downloaded security software to squash tricks, but a venerable game remains a treat. Startup Delayer made an impressive debut--so impressive, it crashed the author's server. <I>PC World</I> now hosts clever little tidbit, so if you missed Startup Delayer before, give it another nibble.
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15 Tools to Make Your PC a Multimedia Powerhouse
These 15 pieces of our favorite video and audio software will handle just about any video or audio job you throw at them. With these files, you can download YouTube videos to your PC, or convert videos to formats viewable on handheld devices. You can play any audio and video formats you find. You can become a DJ, create your own customized mixes, and much more. So if you want to get the most out of that entertainment device on your desk, get downloading.
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Freedom from iTunes
Love your iPod, but hate iTunes? It's a common feeling from Windows-using iPod owners. We present alternatives to the ubiquitous audio player. And almost all of these match iTune's unbeatable price: free.