Gadgets
Gadgets How-Tos
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The Audiophile's Guide to Streaming Music
Don't sacrifice sound quality in the name of convenience. With a lossless codec, a well-optimized streaming setup, and a few easy tricks, you can push phenomenal audio to every room in your house.
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Put an End to Cell Phone Spam
Stop spammers from hassling you by keeping unwanted text messages, e-mail, and voice calls from reaching your mobile phone.
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How Do I Back Up a Pre-USB PC?
Edward Zolotarevsky still uses an old PC without USB ports. How should he back up the hard drive?
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Unlock Advanced Features on Your Canon Digital Camera
With this simple, free software hack, you can add RAW support, histograms, burst mode, and other high-end features to even a low-end Canon camera.
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Six Hacks For Your Mobile Gear
Unlock your iPhone, supercharge your camera, and take your TiVo shows on the road for free. These six hacks unleash the hidden power in your mobile gadgets.
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Gadgets Reviews
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Top 10 MP3 Players (Flash-Based)
There's no stopping the iPod, but Apple's latest players are edged out by the versatile, great-sounding Creative Zen X-Fi in our latest Top 10 list. New to the chart is the $80 Samsung S3, a sleek, pocketable 4GB player.
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RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000
The BlackBerry Bold sports a revamped design and interface, but it falls short in other areas.
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What I've Learned Writing 'Gadget Freak'
The best gadgets are both simple and elegant, and they change your life in ways you don't expect.
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iRiver Spinn Multimedia Player
Though pricey and sometimes confusing to navigate, the Spinn has a gorgeous design and provides excellent playback quality.
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Casual Friday: Geek Gadgets
Kick back, relax, and check out some geeky gadgetry that you might actually consider buying--if you had the extra cash.
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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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Tune Tools 2.1
Finally access to 100% of your iPod! Your iPod's potential has been limited by iTunes' features.
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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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Ad-Aware 2008 Free
Remove spyware and protect your privacy with this popular free anti-spyware program.
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Windows Movie Maker
Use your PC to create, edit, and share home movies.
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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.